[Federal Register: December 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 239)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-503-048]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
December 5, 2008.
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-503-048.
c. Date filed: June 26, 2008.
d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Swan Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The Swan Falls Hydroelectric Project is located on the
Snake River at river mile (RM) 457.7 in Ada and Owyhee counties of
southwestern Idaho, about 35 miles southwest of Boise. The project
occupies 528.84 acres of lands of the United States within the Snake
River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Tom Saldin, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70, Boise, Idaho 83707
(208) 388-2550.
i. FERC Contact: James Puglisi (202) 502-6241 or
james.puglisi@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
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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 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, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Swan Falls Project consists of: (1) A 1,218-foot-long
concrete gravity and rock-fill dam composed of an abutment embankment,
a spillway section, a center island, the old powerhouse section, the
intermediate dam, and the new powerhouse; (2) a 12-mile-long 1,525-acre
reservoir with a normal maximum water surface elevation of 2,314 feet
mean sea level (msl); (3) Twelve equal-width, concrete spillways with a
capacity of 105,112 cubic feet per second (cfs) at reservoir elevation
2,318 msl, divided into two sections (western and eastern)--the western
section, contiguous with the abutment embankment, is a gated, concrete
ogee section with eight radial gates, and the eastern section, which is
adjacent to the island, contains four radial gates; (4) two concrete
flow channels; (5) two pit-bulb turbine generators with a nameplate
rating of 25 megawatts; (6) a powerhouse completed in 1994; (7) a
1,400-foot-long, 120-foot-wide excavated tailrace channel; (8) a
33,600-kilovolt ampere main power transformer; (9) a 1.2-mile-long,
138-kilovolt transmission line; and (10) appurtenant equipment.
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 email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. 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.
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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