[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52083-52084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21335]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 8046-004]
Big Wood Canal Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, Protests,
Recommendations, and Terms and Conditions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Amendment of Conduit Exemption.
b. Project No.: 8046-004.
c. Date Filed: August 22, 2019, and supplemented on September 20,
2019.
d. Applicant: Big Wood Canal Company.
e. Name of Project: Sagebrush Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the South Gooding Main Canal
in Lincoln County, near Gooding, Idaho. The project occupies federal
lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas E. Josten, GeoSense LLC, 2742
Saint Charles Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528-6152.
i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, (202) 502-8184,
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing responsive documents: Due to the small size
of the proposed project, as well as the resource agency consultation
letters filed with the application, the 60-day timeframe specified in
18 CFR 4.34(b) for filing all comments, motions to intervene, protests,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is shortened
to 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply comments
must be filed with the Commission within 45 days from the issuance date
of 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-8046-004.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 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, it must also serve a
copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: Big Wood Canal Company (exemptee)
proposes to construct a new powerhouse and remove the existing
powerhouse. Specifically, the exemptee proposes to construct a new
powerhouse containing a single 475-kilowatt (kW) turbine generating
unit. The new powerhouse would be located immediately downstream of the
existing intake structure, which would be retained. The exemptee also
proposes to remove the approximately 400-foot-long existing, buried
penstock and the existing powerhouse, which contains three turbine
generating units with a total installed capacity of 315 kW. The
exemptee would also excavate, along the route of the existing buried
penstock, an approximately 350-foot-long open tailrace channel to
return water to the South Gooding Main Canal.
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 website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number, P-8046, 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
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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 address in item (h) above.
m. 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
deadline date for the particular application.
n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'',
``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``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, motions to intervene, or protests must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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: September 25, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-21335 Filed 9-30-19; 8:45 am]
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