[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4197-4198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1935]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
to Intervene and Protests

January 22, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Minor original license.
    b. Project No.: 12423-000.
    c. Date filed: November 25, 2002.
    d. Applicant: American Falls Reservoir District No. 2 and Big Wood 
Canal Company.
    e. Name of Project: 993 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Juncture of the 993 Lateral and North Gooding Main 
Canal, Boise Meridian, 20 miles northwest of the Town of Shoshone, 
Lincoln County, Idaho. The initial diversion is the Milner Dam on the 
Snake River. The North Gooding Main Canal is part of a U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation (Bureau) project. The project would occupy about 10-15 
acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825'').
    h. Applicant Contact: Lynn Harmon, General Manager, American Falls 
Reservoir District No. 2 and Big Wood Canal Company, Box C, Shoshone, 
Idaho, 83352; (208) 886-2331.
    i. FERC Contact: Allison Arnold, (202) 502-6346 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site ( http://

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www.ferc.gov ) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The 993 Hydroelectric Power Project would consist of: (1) a new 
concrete diversion structure located across the North Gooding Main 
Canal with a maximum height of 10 feet; (2) a new 7,000-foot-long canal 
with a bottom width of 25 feet that is to be excavated from rock, with 
some earth embankment, having a hydraulic capacity of 350 cfs; (3) a 
10-foot-high gated concrete diversion structure that would divert up to 
350 cfs to a concrete intake structure; (4) a 2,900-foot-long steel 
pipe (or HDPE) penstock (72 inch diameter); (5) a 30 by 50-foot 
concrete with masonry or metal walled powerhouse containing two 750-
kilowatt (kW) turbines with a total installed capacity of 1,500 kW; (6) 
an enlarged 100-foot-long tailrace channel with a bottom width of 40 
feet that would discharge into the North Gooding Main Canal; (7) a 2.4-
mile-long transmission line, and (8) appurtenant facilities. The annual 
generation would be approximately 5.8 gigawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date 
for the particular application, a competing development application, or 
a notice of intent to file such an application.
    Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person 
to file the competing development application no later than 120 days 
after the specified deadline date for the particular application. 
Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response 
to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may 
be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development 
application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent 
must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those 
who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's 
Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (2) set forth in 
the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the 
application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, 
address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; 
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application 
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to 
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant 
specified in the particular application.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-1935 Filed 1-27-03; 8:45 am]
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