[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37031-37032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14984]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14367-001]


Don W. Gilbert Hydro Power, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    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.: 14367-001.
    c. Date filed: May 30, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Don W. Gilbert Hydro Power, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Gilbert Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would utilize unnamed springs near the 
Bear River, eight miles southwest of Grace in Caribou County, Idaho. 
The project would be located on lands owned by the applicant and would 
not occupy any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r) 
[For 5-MW exemptions, use the following language instead: Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.]
    h. Applicant Contact: Don W. Gilbert and DeAnn G. Somonich, Don W. 
Gilbert Hydro Power, LLC, 1805 Grace Power Plant Road, Grace, Idaho 
83241. Phone: (801) 725-1754.
    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480 or 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: July 30, 2012.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site http:[sol][sol]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:[sol][sol]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.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Gilbert Project would consist of the following new features: 
(1) A 8-foot-long, 3-foot-wide, 3-foot-deep drop inlet structure; (2) a 
2-foot-diameter, 700-foot-long partially buried steel or plastic 
penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing two 45-kilowatt (kW) turbine/
generator units for a total installed capacity of 90 kW; (4) a tailrace 
to convey flows from the powerhouse to the Bear River; (5) a 150-foot-
long, 480-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. 
The project is estimated to generate an average of 550 megawatthours 
annually. The project would be located on lands owned by the applicant
    o. 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:[sol][sol]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.
    You may also register online at http:[sol][sol]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.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate (e.g., if scoping is waived, the 
schedule would be shortened).

 
 
 
Issue Deficiency and/or Additional        July 2012.
 Information Letter.
Issue Notice of Acceptance..............  August 2012.
Issue Scoping Document..................  August 2012.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental   October 2012.
 Analysis.
Commission issues EA....................  February 2013.
 



[[Page 37032]]

    Dated: June 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-14984 Filed 6-19-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P