[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 239 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75417-75418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29359]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-503-048]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

December 5, 2008.
    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.: P-503-048.
    c. Date filed: June 26, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Swan Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Swan Falls Hydroelectric Project is located on the 
Snake River at river mile (RM) 457.7 in Ada and Owyhee counties of 
southwestern Idaho, about 35 miles southwest of Boise. The project 
occupies 528.84 acres of lands of the United States within the Snake 
River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Tom Saldin, Senior Vice President and 
General Counsel, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70, Boise, Idaho 83707 
(208) 388-2550.
    i. FERC Contact: James Puglisi (202) 502-6241 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.

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    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 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 Swan Falls Project consists of: (1) A 1,218-foot-long 
concrete gravity and rock-fill dam composed of an abutment embankment, 
a spillway section, a center island, the old powerhouse section, the 
intermediate dam, and the new powerhouse; (2) a 12-mile-long 1,525-acre 
reservoir with a normal maximum water surface elevation of 2,314 feet 
mean sea level (msl); (3) Twelve equal-width, concrete spillways with a 
capacity of 105,112 cubic feet per second (cfs) at reservoir elevation 
2,318 msl, divided into two sections (western and eastern)--the western 
section, contiguous with the abutment embankment, is a gated, concrete 
ogee section with eight radial gates, and the eastern section, which is 
adjacent to the island, contains four radial gates; (4) two concrete 
flow channels; (5) two pit-bulb turbine generators with a nameplate 
rating of 25 megawatts; (6) a powerhouse completed in 1994; (7) a 
1,400-foot-long, 120-foot-wide excavated tailrace channel; (8) a 
33,600-kilovolt ampere main power transformer; (9) a 1.2-mile-long, 
138-kilovolt transmission line; and (10) appurtenant equipment.
    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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-29359 Filed 12-10-08; 8:45 am]
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