[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52156-52157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16746]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2736-046]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2736-046.
    c. Date Filed: February 14, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power).
    e. Name of Project: American Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).
    f. Location: On the Snake River, in Power County, Idaho, near the 
City of American Falls, Idaho. The project occupies 7.37 acres of 
United States lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Brett Dumas, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70 
(83707), 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID 83702; (208) 388-2915; email 
at [email protected].
    j. FERC Contact: Kristen Sinclair at (202) 502-6587, or 
[email protected].
    k. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: September 
29, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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. All 
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the 
first page: American Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-2736-046).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener 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.
    l. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    m. The existing American Falls Hydroelectric Project is located at 
Reclamation's American Falls Dam and consists of: (1) three 18-foot-
diameter, 240-foot-long, steel-lined penstocks, that connect upstream 
with similar U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's penstocks and the intake 
works; (2) a reinforced concrete powerhouse containing three 22.5 MW 
turbines for total installed capacity of 67.5 MW; (3) a 2,300-foot-
long, 138-kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission line extending from the 
powerhouse downstream to the American Falls Switchyard; (4) a tailrace; 
(5) recreation facilities; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project 
generates an annual average of 395,000 megawatt-hours.
    The project is operated in a run-of-river mode and generates an 
estimated average of 40,669 megawatt-hours per year.
    Idaho Power is not proposing any changes to the current operations 
of the project, as project operations are completely dependent on 
Reclamation's operation of the dam and available flows.
    As part of the license application, Idaho Power filed a settlement 
agreement between itself and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game 
(IDFG) that resolves issues related to project effects of turbine 
mortality on trout. As part of the settlement agreement, Idaho Power 
proposes to increase the poundage of hatchery-reared trout to be 
stocked by Idaho Power annually from 8,000-pounds to 24,000-pounds, 
with the size (fish per pound), time of stocking, and location 
determined by IDFG in consultation with Idaho Power. Before release, 
IDFG will certify the general health and condition of the fish.
    n. A copy of the application is available for review via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY 
(202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining

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the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all 
protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--September 2023
Comments on Scoping Document 1 Due--October 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--November 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--December 2023

    Dated: July 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-16746 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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