[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83551-83552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28240]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14803-001; 2082-063]


PacifiCorp and Klamath River Renewal Corporation; Notice of 
Application for Surrender of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

December 16, 2020.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Surrender of Project License.
    b. Project No: 14803-001 and 2082-063.
    c. Date Filed: September 23, 2016, and supplemented June 29, 2018; 
July 29, 2019; February 28, 2020; and November 17, 2020.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp and Klamath River Renewal Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Klamath River in Klamath 
County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The project includes 
federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mark Bransom, Chief Executive Officer, 
Klamath River Renewal Corporation, 2001 Addison Street, Suite 317, 
Berkeley, CA 94704, (415) 820-4441, [email protected]. Sarah 
Kamman, Vice President and General Counsel, PacifiCorp, 825 NE 
Multnomah Street, Suite 2000, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 813-5865, 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon, (202) 502-6136, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: February 15, 2021.
    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, you may 
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should 
include docket numbers P-14803-001 and P-2082-063. Comments emailed to 
Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    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 whose name appears 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, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: The Klamath River Renewal Corporation 
(Renewal Corporation) and PacifiCorp request to surrender the license 
for and decommission the Lower Klamath Project No. 14803 (project). 
Decommissioning activities would include the full removal of the J.C. 
Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2 and Iron Gate dams, located on the 
mainstem Klamath River in Klamath County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, 
California.
    On July 16, 2020, the Commission issued an order approving a 
partial transfer of the license for the project from PacifiCorp to 
PacifiCorp and the

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Renewal Corporation as co-licensees. In the amended surrender 
application filed on November 17, 2020, PacifiCorp and the Renewal 
Corporation indicated that they will not be accepting co-licensee 
status. PacifiCorp and the Renewal Corporation state that they intend 
to file a new transfer application by January 16, 2021, requesting that 
the Lower Klamath Project be transferred from PacifiCorp to the Renewal 
Corporation and the states of California and Oregon, for the purposes 
of license surrender and decommissioning the four developments.
    Also included in the November 17 filing was a Memorandum of 
Agreement entered into by PacifiCorp, the Renewal Corporation, the 
Karuk Tribe, the Yurok Tribe, and the states of California and Oregon 
indicating the parties' support for the new transfer proposal to be 
filed by January 16, 2021.
    With PacifiCorp's consent and technical support, the Renewal 
Corporation will act as the proponent of the surrender application and 
is authorized to act as the Commission's non-federal representative in 
ongoing consultations.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing 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. 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. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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, 
.214, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing 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 
commenting, 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. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 385.2010.

    Dated: December 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-28240 Filed 12-21-20; 8:45 am]
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