[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 213-214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30797]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 719-033]


Trinity Conservancy, Inc.; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment to modify approved resident fish 
habitat and project tailrace plan and effectiveness monitoring plan
    b. Project No: 719-033
    c. Date Filed: July 11, 2014
    d. Applicant: Trinity Conservancy, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Trinity Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: The Trinity Project is located on Phelps and James 
Creeks, tributaries of the Chiwawa River in the Columbia River Basin, 
near the city of Leavenworth, in Chelan County, Washington.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Reid L. Brown, President, Trinity 
Conservancy, Inc., 3139 E. Lake Sammamish SE., Sammamish, WA 98075, 
(425) 392-9214.
    i. FERC Contact: B. Peter Yarrington, telephone (202) 502-6129 or 
email [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
and recommendations is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by 
the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. 
Please file motions to intervene, protests, or comments using the 
Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-719-033) on 
any comments, motions to intervene, protests, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: Trinity Conservancy, Inc. (license) 
requests amendment of the Trinity Project's resident fish habitat and 
project tailrace plan and effectiveness monitoring plan, which was 
approved in a Commission order issued April 22, 2008.\1\ The Trinity 
Project uses water from Phelps Creek, then returns it via the project 
tailrace to the Chiwawa River, several hundred yards above where the 
historic natural channel of Phelps Creek meets the Chiwawa River. The 
April 22, 2008 order approved two alternatives for the tailrace plan, 
both involving routing of water through a short section of pipe to a 
new 858-foot open tailrace channel that would follow natural contours 
to a confluence with Phelps Creek above where it meets the Chiwawa 
River. The licensee now requests, based on consultation with resource 
agencies, an amendment of the tailrace plan which would utilize 680 
feet of primarily buried pipe for the first section of the new 
tailrace, leading to a shorter open reach. The change would reduce 
water loss and provide enhanced salmonid habitat in the area where the 
tailrace would join Phelps Creek. The licensee also requests approval 
of minor modifications to the effectiveness monitoring plan.
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    \1\ Order Modifying and Approving Resident Fish Habitat and 
Project Tailrace Plan and Effectiveness Monitoring Plan per Article 
401, Appendix A Condition 1, and Appendix B Condition 6 (123 FERC ] 
62,062).
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    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/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 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 email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and

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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. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to project works which are the subject of the proposed amendment. 
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. 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 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.

    Dated: December 24, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-30797 Filed 1-2-15; 8:45 am]
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