[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25067-25068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09981]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13570-002]


Warmsprings Irrigation District; 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: Application for New License for a Major 
Water Project 5 Megawatts or Less--Existing Dam.
    b. Project No.: 13570-002.
    c. Date filed: April 15, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Warmsprings Irrigation District.
    e. Name of Project: Warm Springs Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Malheur River, near the Town of Juntura, 
Malheur County, Oregon. The project would utilize the existing Warm 
Springs dam and reservoir, which is owned by the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation and would occupy 13.5 acres of land administered by the U.S 
Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy Kinney, Warmsprings Irrigation 
District, 334 Main Street North, Vale, OR 97918, (541) 473-3951.

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    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6480; email: 
[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: June 14, 2013.
    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://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 five 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 proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation's Warm Springs dam and reservoir, and would consist of the 
following new facilities: (1) An 8-foot-diameter, 32-foot-long 
cylindrical intake; (2) a 190-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter steel 
penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing one 2.7-megawatt Francis or 
Kaplan turbine; (4) a 2.2-mile-long, 25-kilovolt (kV) transmission 
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is 
estimated to be 7.442 gigawatt-hours.
    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://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://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. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Oregon 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106 
of the National Historic Preservation Act and the regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

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Issue Adequacy or Deficiency Letter   June 2013.
 (if needed).
Issue Acceptance Letter.............  August 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for          September 2013.
 Comments.
Comments on Scoping Document 1......  October 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 2............  December 2013.
Issue notice of ready for             December 2013.
 environmental analysis.
Issue draft Environmental Assessment  June 2014.
 (EA).
Comments on draft EA................  July 2014.
Issue final EA......................  October 2014.
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    Dated: April 19, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-09981 Filed 4-26-13; 8:45 am]
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