[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57266-57267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23365]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 1975-102 and P-2061-086]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

September 13, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of license to amend project 
operation from run-of-river to load-following.
    b. Project Nos.: 1975-102 and P-2061-086.
    c. Date Filed: May 11, 2010 and May 5, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Bliss (P-1975) and Lower Salmon Falls (P-2061).
    f. Location: The Bliss Project (P-1975) is located on the Snake 
River in Gooding, Twin Falls and Elmore Counties, Idaho. The Lower 
Salmon Falls Project (P-2061) is located on the Snake River in Gooding 
and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho. Both projects occupy lands managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management. The Lower Salmon Falls

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project also occupies lands within the Hagerman Fossil Beds National 
Monument managed by the National Park Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Nathan F. Gardiner, Idaho Power Company, 1221 
West Idaho Street, P.O. Box 70, Boise, Idaho 83707-0070; telephone 
(208) 388-2975.
    i. FERC Contact: Andrea Claros, telephone: (202) 502-8171, and e-
mail address: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests: 
October 13, 2010.
    Comments, protests, and interventions 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/docs-filing/efiling.asp). Commenters can submit brief comments up to 
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system 
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp) and must include name 
and contact information at the end of comments. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filings.
    All documents (original and eight copies) filed by paper should be 
sent to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project numbers 
(P-1975-102 and P-2061-086) on any comments or motions filed.
    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 whose name appears 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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: After the completion of a six-year study 
on the effects of load-following operation on the federally threatened 
Bliss Rapids snail, Idaho Power Company (licensee) is proposing to 
amend Article 401 of the licenses for the Bliss and Lower Salmon Falls 
Hydroelectric Projects to implement load-following operation rather 
than run-of-river operation. For the Bliss Project, the licensee 
proposes a minimum flow of 4,500 cubic feet per second (cfs), a hourly 
tailwater ramp rate of 3 feet per hour, a daily tailwater ramp rate of 
6 feet per day and a headwater fluctuation limit of 2 feet from full 
pool. For the Lower Salmon Falls Project, the licensee proposes a 
minimum flow of 3,500 cfs, a hourly tailwater ramp rate of 2.5 feet per 
hour, a daily tailwater ramp rate of 5 feet per day and a headwater 
fluctuation limit of 2 feet from full pool. These limits were 
previously proposed by the licensee prior to the issuance of the 
project licensees in 2004.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-23365 Filed 9-17-10; 8:45 am]
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