[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71404-71405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27921]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14513-002]


Idaho Irrigation District, New Sweden Irrigation District; Notice 
of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing 
Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final 
Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 14513-002.
    c. Date Filed: December 18, 2019.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Irrigation District, New Sweden Irrigation 
District (the Districts).
    e. Name of Project: County Line Road Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the Snake 
River in Jefferson and Bonneville Counties, Idaho. The project would 
not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas Josten, 2742 Saint Charles Ave., 
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404; (208) 528-6152.
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, (503) 552-2762 or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The proposed project would utilize water 
diverted from the Snake River at an existing diversion dam located 10 
miles upstream of Idaho Falls. Currently the diversion dam diverts 
irrigation water for agricultural purposes into the existing Idaho 
Canal on the east side of the river and Great Western Canal on the west 
side of the river. Under the proposed project, the Districts would 
enlarge the canals by raising the banks of each by an additional 1 to 3 
feet to increase their capacity and then divert up to 1,000 cubic feet 
per second (cfs) of additional flow into each canal for power 
generation. On the east side of the Snake River, flows for power 
generation would be diverted into the Idaho Canal and conveyed about 
3.1 miles to a new East Side Powerhouse and then discharged back to the 
Snake River. On the west side of the Snake River, flows for power 
generation would be diverted into the Great Western Canal and conveyed 
about 3.5 miles to a new West Side Powerhouse and then discharged back 
to the Snake River. The Districts propose to maintain a 1,000-cfs 
minimum flow in the 3.5-mile-long segment of the Snake River bypassed 
by the project whenever the project is operating. The total capacity of 
both powerhouses would be 2.5 megawatts (MW), with a 1.2-MW capacity 
for the single Kaplan turbine in the East Side Powerhouse and a 1.3-MW 
capacity for the single Kaplan turbine in the West Side Powerhouse. The 
average annual generation is expected to be 18.3 gigawatt-hours. The 
project would also include two new 12.5-kilovolt transmission lines, 
extending 2,500 feet and 400 feet from the East Side and West Side 
Powerhouses, respectively, to the interconnection points with the 
existing electrical distribution system.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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 website 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    m. 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.
    n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready     February 2020.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary   April 2020.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft Environmental    October 2020.
 Assessment (EA).
Comments on Draft EA...................  November 2020.
Modified terms and conditions..........  January 2021.
Commission issues Final EA.............  April 2021.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: December 19, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-27921 Filed 12-26-19; 8:45 am]
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