[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21758-21759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8644]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14154-001]


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With The Commission, 
Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 
Ready for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting Comments, Terms and 
Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions, and Establishing an 
Expedited Schedule for Processing; William Arkoosh

    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.: 14154-001.
    c. Date filed: November 15, 2011.
    d. Applicant: William Arkoosh.
    e. Name of Project: Little Wood River Ranch II Project.
    f. Location: On the Little Wood River, six miles west of the Town 
of Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho. The project would occupy 
approximately 0.5 acre of federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: William Arkoosh, 2005 Highway 26, Gooding, 
Idaho 83330. Phone: (208) 539-5443.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, (202) 502-6136 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, requests 
for cooperating agency status, comments, terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions: Due to the small size and 
particular location of this project, the close coordination with state 
and federal agencies during the preparation of the application, and the 
public and agency review of the project under the previous license 
issued for this site, the 60-day timeframe in 18 CFR 4.34(b) for filing 
comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions is 
shortened. Instead, comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, 
and prescriptions will be due 30 days from the issuance date of this 
notice. Further, the date for filing motions to intervene and protests 
will be due 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments are due 45 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

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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 at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 
original and seven copies to: 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The Little Wood River Ranch II Project 
consists of: (1) A 220-foot-long, 12-foot-wide rock rubble diversion 
dam, impounding a 9.1-acre reservoir on the Little Wood River; (2) a 
3,900-foot-long feeder canal; (3) a concrete intake structure having 
two parallel 5-foot-diameter, 120-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 1,230 kilowatts; (5) a 1,600-foot-long tailrace canal; (6) 
a 2.2-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission line; (7) an access road; 
and (8) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is 
estimated to be 5,600 megawatt-hours.
    m. Due to the applicant's close coordination with federal and state 
agencies during the preparation of the application, completed studies, 
agency comments, and discussion of issues under the previous license 
process for this site, we intend to waive scoping, shorten the notice 
filing period, and expedite the license process. Based on a review of 
the application, resource agency consultation letters, and comments 
filed to date, Commission staff intends to prepare a single 
environmental assessment (EA). Commission staff determined that the 
issues that need to be addressed in its EA have been adequately 
identified during the pre-filing period, which included a public 
meeting and site visit, and no new issues are likely to be identified 
through additional scoping. The EA will consider assessing the 
potential effects of project construction and operation on geology and 
soils, aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered species, and 
cultural and historic resources.
    n. 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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.
    o. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, 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 intervention 
deadline date. 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 a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    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, and .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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,'' 
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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. All comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth 
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 
18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to 
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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                         Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of the availability of the EA.......................    July 2012
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    Dated: April 4, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-8644 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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