[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15164-15165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7419]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

March 21, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New license.
    b. Project No.: 2726-012.
    c. Date filed: July 29, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Upper and Lower Malad Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Malad River, in the Town of Hagerman, Gooding 
County, Idaho.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert W. Stahman, Idaho Power Company, 1221 
West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho 83707, (208) 388-2676.
    i. FERC Contact: John Blair, (202) 502-6092 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 interveners 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 
intervener 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://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link. The Commission encourages electronic filings.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the Project: the project consists of (1) an upper 
diversion dam consisting of a gated spillway section 100 feet long and 
a flume section 123 long; (2) a concrete flume 4,635 feet long between 
the upper diversion dam and the upper intake structure; (3) the upper 
concrete intake structure 80.5 feet long and approximately 21 feet 
wide; (4) a steel penstock 10 feet in diameter and approximately 238 
feet long connected to the upper powerhouse; (5) the upper reinforced 
concrete powerhouse containing one generating unit having an installed 
nameplate capacity of 8.27 megawatts; (6) a lower diversion dam 
consisting of a gated spillway section 163 feet long and a flume 
section 136 feet long; (7) a concrete flume 5,318 feet long between the 
lower diversion dam and the lower intake structure; (8) the lower 
concrete intake structure 85 feet long and approximately 23 feet wide; 
(9) a steel penstock 12 feet in diameter and approximately 301 feet 
long connected to the lower powerhouse; (10) the lower reinforced 
concrete powerhouse containing one generating unit having an installed 
capacity of 13.5 megawatts; and (11) other appurtenances.

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    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. 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 03-7419 Filed 3-27-03; 8:45 am]
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