[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8658-8659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2723]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12574-002]


Santiam Water Control District; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, Scoping 
Comments, and Waiving Pre-Filing Consultation

February 7, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Small Hydro Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: P-12574-002.
    c. Date Filed: June 18, 2007, and supplemented on July 18, 2007, 
pursuant to Order Denying Rehearing (119 FERC ] 61,159).
    d. Applicant: Santiam Water Control District.
    e. Name of Project: Stayton Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Stayton Ditch near the Town of Stayton, Marion 
County, Oregon. The project would not occupy United States land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Larry Trosi, Manager, Santiam Water Control 
District, 284 East Water Street, Stayton, OR 97383, (503) 769-2669.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, and scoping 
comments: 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 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, protests, and scoping comments 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 ``eFiling'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Santiam Water Control District proposes to restore operation to 
the Stayton Project which was operated by Pacific Power until 1992. As 
proposed, the Stayton Project would consist of: (1) The existing power 
canal headgate structure and fish ladder, and the fish screen and 28-
inch-diameter, 600-foot-long juvenile fish bypass return pipe located 
near the upstream end of Stayton Ditch; (2) the 0.5-mile-long Stayton 
Ditch; (3) the existing 24-foot-long by 12-foot-high intake structure 
equipped with 24.6-foot-long by 12-foot-high and 3-inch bar spacing 
trashracks located just upstream of the powerhouse; (4) the existing 
40-foot-long V-type spillway weir and integral powerhouse containing a 
single 600-kilowatt generating unit; (5) the existing 24-foot-long by 
12-foot-high outlet structure located just downstream of the 
powerhouse; (6) the existing 0.5-mile-long tailrace channel and 
tailrace fish barrier; (7) the existing 100-foot-long, 2,400-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an average annual generation of 4,320 megawatt-hours.
    Additional project facilities may include the existing: (1) Spill 
dam and fish ladder located on the North Channel of the Santiam River 
just upstream of the power canal headgate structure; and (2) the berm 
habitat channel located between the powerhouse and tailrace fish 
barrier.
    m. Pre-filing Consultation: The tendering notice issued on August 
7, 2007 stated our intent to use the consultation that has occurred on 
this project for the previous conduit exemption application 
supplemented with National Environmental Policy Act scoping as a means 
to conduct further consultation with resource agencies and interested 
entities. Therefore, we noted our intent to waive pre-filing 
consultation sections 4.38(a)-(g) which requires, among other things, 
holding a joint meeting and distributing and consulting on a draft 
exemption application.
    In letters filed on August 10 and 17, 2007, the U.S. Department of 
the Interior and Oregon Water Resources Department, respectively, noted 
numerous omissions in the exemption application that were identified in 
2005 but were not addressed, and recommended additional consultation to 
assist in developing a complete exemption application. Since we will be 
conducting scoping, additional consultation will be afforded. 
Therefore, we are waiving sections 4.38(a)-(g) of the pre-filing 
consultation regulations.
    n. Scoping.
    Commission staff are soliciting comments, recommendations, and 
information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued on February 7, 2008. 
Copies of the application and SD outlining the subject areas to be 
addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's 
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD 
may be viewed on the Web 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, call 1-866-
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy of the application is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the

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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.
    o. Commission staff intend to prepare a single Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the Stayton 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.
    p. 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-2723 Filed 2-13-08; 8:45 am]
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