    [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 84 (Friday, May 2, 2025)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 18846-18847]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2025-07658]

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    [Project No. 3407-088]

    Big Wood Canal Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
    With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and
    Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a 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: New Major License.
        b. Project No.: P-3407-088.
        c. Date filed: April 9, 2025.
        d. Applicant: Big Wood Canal Company.
        e. Name of Project: Magic Dam Hydroelectric Project.
        f. Location: On the Big Wood River in Blaine and Camas Counties,
    Idaho. The project occupies Federal land managed by the U.S. Bureau of
    Land Management.
        g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
        h. Applicant's Authorized Agent: Peter Josten, 2742 Saint Charles
    Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404; Telephone: (208) 339-3542.
        i. FERC Contact: Ingrid Brofman at (202) 502-8347 or email at
    ingrid.brofman@ferc.gov.
        j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies
    with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
    environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
    environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
    requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
    the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
    of the environmental

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    document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
        k. Pursuant to Sec.  4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
    regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
    that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
    form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
    application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
    must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
    days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
    the request on the applicant.
        l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
    cooperating agency status: June 9, 2025.
        The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
    additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
    using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
    FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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:
    Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
    888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
    via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
    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: Magic Dam
    Hydroelectric Project (P-3407-088).
        m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
    time.
        n. Project Description: The existing project consists of: (1) a
    3,100-foot-long dam comprised of an earth-filled section, a dike, and a
    concrete spillway section; (2) a 3,740-acre reservoir with a storage
    capacity of approximately 191,500 acre-feet at an elevation of 4,798
    feet; (3) a 36.5-foot-high intake tower; (4) a 620-foot-long, 132-inch-
    diameter outlet conduit leading to a 170-foot-long, 132-inch-diameter
    penstock connecting to a powerhouse; (5) a powerhouse containing three
    generating units with a combined capacity of 9.0 megawatts; (6) a 9.2-
    mile-long, 4.16 kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant
    facilities.
        The project operates in a run-of-release mode only using flows that
    are seasonally released into the Big Wood River for irrigation. The
    estimated annual generation is 14.3 gigawatt-hours.
        o. A copy of the application is available for review on the
    Commission's website at https://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 (P-3407). For assistance,
    contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
    tollfree, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
        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.
        The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
    meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
    proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
    community organizations, Tribal members and others, access publicly
    available information and navigate Commission processes. For public
    inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions,
    comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
    contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.
        q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
    be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions
    to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

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                   Milestone                           Target date
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    Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary).  June 2025.
    Request Additional Information.........  June 2025.
    Issue Acceptance Letter................  September 2025.
    Issue Scoping Document 1 for Comments..  October 2025.
    Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)  January 2026.
    Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental  January 2026.
     Analysis.
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        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: April 23, 2025.
    Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 2025-07658 Filed 5-1-25; 8:45 am]
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