[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 71 (Monday, April 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 20493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07701]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2736-042]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2736-042.
    c. Date Filed: February 27, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power).
    e. Name of Project: American Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Snake River, in Power County, Idaho, near the 
City of American Falls, Idaho. The project occupies 10.31 acres of 
United States lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and 
Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: David Zayas, Idaho Power Company, 
P.O. Box 70 (83707), 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID 83702; (208) 
388-2915; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at (202) 502-6077; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Idaho Power filed a request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on February 27, 2020. Idaho Power provided public notice of its 
request on February 26, 2020. In a letter dated April 7, 2020, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Idaho Power's 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We are also initiating consultation 
with the Idaho State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing 
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 
800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Idaho Power as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; and 
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Idaho Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a 
proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 
CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed on the 
Commission's website (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. At this time, the 
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2736. Pursuant to 18 CFR 
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by February 28, 
2023.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: April 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-07701 Filed 4-10-20; 8:45 am]
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