[Federal Register: May 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 85)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12429-001]
Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
April 26, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major License.
b. Project No.: 12429-001.
c. Date filed: August 1, 2006.
d. Applicant: Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Beaverhead River, 18 miles southwest of the
Town of Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana. The project would occupy
3.5 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Reclamation.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, Northwest Power Services,
Inc., P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208) 745-0834 or Dr. Vincent
Lamarra, Ecosystems Research Institute, Inc., 975 South State Highway,
Logan, UT 84321.
i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502-6077,
dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all
intervenors 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 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.
Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link.
k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize the Bureau of Reclamation's
existing Clark Canyon dam, and would consist of the following new
facilities: (1) A steel liner in the existing 9-foot-diameter concrete
outlet conduit; (2) a new outlet gate structure; (3) a 9-foot-diameter
steel penstock bifurcating into an 8-foot diameter and a 6-foot
diameter steel penstock directing flow to the turbine units about 70
feet from the bifurcation; (4) a powerhouse containing two generating
units with a combined capacity of 4.75 megawatts; (5) a 300-foot-long
access road; (6) a switchyard; (7) a substation; and (8) about 0.3 mile
of transmission line connecting the project to the local utility's
existing transmission system. The average annual generation is
estimated to be 16.5 gigawatthours.
m. 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 Web site 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, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application, a competing development application, or
a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing
development application no later than 120 days after the specified
deadline date for the particular application. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may
be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development
application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent
must be served on the applicant named in this public notice.
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 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,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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
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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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate.
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Date
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Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments. May 2007.
Issue Scoping Document 2.............. August 2007.
Additional information due............ December 2007.
Notice of application is ready for January 2008.
environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the EA.. July 2008.
Ready for Commission's decision on the October 2008.
application.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-8408 Filed 5-2-07; 8:45 am]
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