[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74958-74959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00638]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12063-001]


Little Wood River; Ranch II Hydro; Notice of Paper Scoping and 
Soliciting Scoping Comments

December 18, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 12063-001.
    c. Date filed: October 17, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Mr. William Arkoosh.
    e. Name of Project: Little Wood River Ranch II Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: On the Little Wood River, near the Town of Shoshone, 
Lincoln County, Idaho. No lands of the United States would be affected.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: William Arkoosh, 2005 Highway 26, Gooding, 
Idaho 83330, (208) 934-5387.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments is January 20, 2004.
    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 and Procedure 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.
    Scoping comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in 
lieu of paper. 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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of the Project: The proposed new run-of-river 
project would consist of: (1) A 10-foot-high, 220-foot-long rock rubble 
diversion dam; (2) a 2,800-foot-long open feeder canal; (3) a concrete 
intake structure having two parallel 5-foot-diameter, 250-foot-long 
steel penstocks; (4) a 60-foot-long, 20-foot-wide, 25-foot-high 
concrete and steel power house containing two hydraulic Francis 
turbines with a total installed capacity of 1,500 kilowatts; (5) a 
3,500-foot-long tailrace channel; (6) a 10,500-foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt 
transmission line; (7) an access road and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    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/

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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. Scoping Process: Scoping is intended to advise all parties 
regarding the proposed scope of the environmental analysis and to seek 
additional information pertinent to this analysis. The Commission 
intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the project in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    At this time, the Commission staff do not propose to conduct any 
formal public or agency meetings or an on-site visit. Instead, we will 
solicit comments, recommendations, information, and alternatives by 
conducting paper scoping through issuing this scoping document.
    Copies of the scoping document outlining the subject areas to be 
addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's 
mailing list. Copies of the scoping document are available for review 
at the Commission 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 filed to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact 
(202)502-8659.
    As part of scoping the staff will: (1) Summarize the environmental 
issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) solicit from 
comments all available information, especially quantifiable data, on 
the resources at issue; (3) encourage comments from experts and the 
public on issues that should be analyzed in the EA, including 
viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff's preliminary 
views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the EA; and 
(5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as 
those issues that do not require a detailed analysis. Consequently, 
interested entities are requested to file with the Commission any data 
and information concerning environmental resources and land uses in the 
project area and the subject project's impacts to the aforementioned.
    o. The tentative schedule for preparing the Little Wood River Ranch 
II EA is:

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              Major milestone                        Target date
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Ready for Environmental Analysis Notice...  February 2004
EA Issued.................................  May 2004
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E3-00638 Filed 12-24-03; 8:45 am]
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