[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68369-68370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00462]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

December 2, 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 Major License.
    b. Project No.: 1971-079.
    c. Date Filed: July 21, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Hells Canyon Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On the Snake River in Washington and Adams, Counties, 
Idaho; and Wallowa and Baker Counties, Oregon. About 5,270 acres of 
federal lands administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
Management (Payette and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests and Hells 
Canyon National Recreational Area) are included within the project 
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert W. Stahman, Vice President, 
Secretary, and General Counsel, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70, 
Boise, Idaho 83707.
    i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick, (202) 502-6074, 
[email protected]; Emily Carter, (202) 502-6512, 
[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://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Hells Canyon Project consists of three 
developments: Brownlee Development consists of a 395-foot-high earth 
and rockfill dam, a 14,621-acre impoundment, and a powerhouse with five 
generating units producing 585.4 megawatts (MW); Oxbow Development 
consists of a 209-

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foot-high earth and rockfill dam, a 1,150-acre impoundment, and a 
powerhouse with four generating units producing 460 MW; and Hells 
Canyon Development consists of a 320-foot-high concrete gravity dam, a 
2,412-acre impoundment, and a powerhouse with three generating units 
producing 391.5 MW. Idaho Power also operates four fish hatcheries and 
four adult fish traps. Idaho Power proposes to exclude 11 of 12 
existing transmission lines from the project.
    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 ``eLibrary'' 
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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    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.
    o. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Oregon 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E3-00462 Filed 12-5-03; 8:45 am]
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