[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47496-47498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22005]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2082-062; Project No. 14803-000]


PacifiCorp, Klamath River Renewal Corporation; Notice of 
Application for Amendment and Transfer 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. Type of Application: Amendment and Partial Transfer of License.
    b. Project Nos.: 2082-062 and 14803-000.
    c. Date filed: September 23, 2016, supplemented March 1, 2017,and 
June 23, 2017.
    d. Applicants: PacifiCorp (transferor)Klamath River Renewal 
Corporation (transferee).
    e. Name of Projects: Klamath Project (P-2082)Lower Klamath Project 
(P-14803).
    f. Location: Klamath Project: On the Klamath River in Klamath 
County, Oregon, and on the Klamath River and Fall Creek in Siskiyou 
County, California. The project includes about 477 acres of federal 
lands administered by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    Lower Klamath Project: On the Klamath River in Klamath County, 
Oregon, and Siskiyou County, California. The project would include 
about 395 acres of federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management.

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    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicants Contact:
    For Transferor: Ms. Sarah Kamman, Vice President and General 
Counsel, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 2000, Portland, OR 
97232, (503) 813-5865, [email protected].
    For Transferee: Mr. Michael Carrier, President, Klamath River 
Renewal Corporation, 423 Washington Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, 
CA 94111, (415) 820-4441, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon, (202) 502-6139 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: 30 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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. The first page of any 
filing should include docket number P-2082-062 and P-14803-000.
    k. Description of Amendment and Transfer Request: The applicants 
request that the Commission amend the existing Klamath Project No. 2082 
license to remove the J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and Iron 
Gate developments from the license and create a new project, the Lower 
Klamath Project, for those developments. The applicants also request 
that the Lower Klamath Project be transferred from PacifiCorp to the 
Klamath River Renewal Corporation (Renewal Corporation) which, if the 
Commission were to approve its surrender application in a separate 
proceeding, would then surrender the project license and remove the 
project dams. The applicants supplemented their September 23, 2016 
application on March 1, 2017 and June 23, 2017 with information setting 
forth the legal, technical, and financial capabilities of the Renewal 
Corporation to perform its responsibilities as transferee. Applicants 
further request that the Commission act on the amendment and transfer 
application by December 31, 2017, and allow the Renewal Corporation six 
months from the issuance date of the order approving transfer to submit 
proof of its acceptance of license transfer.
    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/efiling.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 reproduction at the addresses 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.
    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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    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, 
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 
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). 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 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. 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.
    o. Additional Information: The Renewal Corporation's request to 
surrender and decommission the Lower Klamath Project, also filed on 
September 23, 2016, will be considered in a separate proceeding. The 
surrender, including removal of the project dams, is contingent upon a 
Commission order amending PacifiCorp's existing Klamath Project (P-
2082) license to create a new project, the Lower Klamath Project, and 
transferring the Lower Klamath Project to the Renewal Corporation, as 
described in item (k), above, and Commission approval of the surrender 
application. The Renewal Corporation requests that the Commission not 
act on the surrender request until it is ready to accept license 
transfer and states that it will file, by December 31, 2017, its 
decommissioning plan to serve as the basis for Commission staff's 
environmental and engineering review of the surrender application. 
Because only a licensee may file to surrender a license and the 
Commission does not accept contingent applications, the surrender 
application is deemed to be filed by both PacifiCorp and the Renewal 
Corporation. See 18 CFR. 6.1 and 4.32(j). If the Commission approves 
the transfer and the Renewal Corporation accepts the license, following 
which the Renewal Corporation would become the sole licensee, the 
surrender proceeding would continue solely in Project No. 14803. We are 
not requesting comments at this time on the surrender application. 
After receiving the applicants' supplemental filing regarding a 
decommissioning plan, the

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Commission will issue a notice requesting comments, protests, and 
motions to intervene in that proceeding.

    Dated: October 5, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22005 Filed 10-11-17; 8:45 am]
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