[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 85 (Thursday, May 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24580-24581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8408]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12429-001]


Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

April 26, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 12429-001.
    c. Date filed: August 1, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Beaverhead River, 18 miles southwest of the 
Town of Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana. The project would occupy 
3.5 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, Northwest Power Services, 
Inc., P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208) 745-0834 or Dr. Vincent 
Lamarra, Ecosystems Research Institute, Inc., 975 South State Highway, 
Logan, UT 84321.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502-6077, 
[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: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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 for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed project would utilize the Bureau of Reclamation's 
existing Clark Canyon dam, and would consist of the following new 
facilities: (1) A steel liner in the existing 9-foot-diameter concrete 
outlet conduit; (2) a new outlet gate structure; (3) a 9-foot-diameter 
steel penstock bifurcating into an 8-foot diameter and a 6-foot 
diameter steel penstock directing flow to the turbine units about 70 
feet from the bifurcation; (4) a powerhouse containing two generating 
units with a combined capacity of 4.75 megawatts; (5) a 300-foot-long 
access road; (6) a switchyard; (7) a substation; and (8) about 0.3 mile 
of transmission line connecting the project to the local utility's 
existing transmission system. The average annual generation is 
estimated to be 16.5 gigawatthours.
    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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    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 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

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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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.

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                                                      Date
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Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments.  May 2007.
Issue Scoping Document 2..............  August 2007.
Additional information due............  December 2007.
Notice of application is ready for      January 2008.
 environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the EA..  July 2008.
Ready for Commission's decision on the  October 2008.
 application.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-8408 Filed 5-2-07; 8:45 am]
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