[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59368-59369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23985]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8046-004]


Big Wood Canal Company; Notice of Amendment of Application for an 
Amendment of Conduit Exemption 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 Application for Amendment of 
Conduit Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 8046-004.
    c. Date Filed: October 24, 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: On September 25, 2019 the Secretary of 
the Commission issued a Notice of Application for Amendment of Conduit 
Exemption for the Sagebrush Project. The notice described Big Wood 
Canal Company's (exemptee) request to amend the conduit exemption, 
filed on August 22, 2019, and supplemented on September 20, 2019. On 
October 24, 2019, the exemptee filed additional information to reflect 
a proposed design change to its amendment application. Instead of 
removing the existing powerhouse, which contains three turbine 
generating units with a total installed capacity of 315 kilowatts (kW), 
and constructing a new powerhouse containing a single 475-kW turbine 
generating unit immediately downstream of the existing intake system, 
the exemptee now proposes to partially remove the existing powerhouse 
and to construct a new powerhouse adjacent to the downstream wall of 
the existing powerhouse. The new powerhouse would contain a single 475-
kW turbine generating unit, as originally proposed by the exemptee. 
Additionally, instead of removing the approximately 400-foot-long 
existing, buried penstocks (three pipes) and excavating an open 
tailrace channel along the route of the existing penstocks, the 
exemptee now proposes to replace the existing penstocks with a single 
penstock.
    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 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. Any entity who intervened in the amendment proceeding (sub 
docket P-8046-004) pursuant to the September 25, 2019 Notice of 
Application for Amendment of Conduit Exemption need not intervene 
again.
    o. 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

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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: October 28, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23985 Filed 11-1-19; 8:45 am]
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