[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37421-37422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15697]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12574-002]
Santiam Water Control District; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms Conditions, and
Recommendations
June 22, 2010.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
b. Project No.: 12574-002.
c. Date filed: June 18, 2007 and supplemented on July 18, 2007,
pursuant to Order Denying Rehearing (119 FERC ] 61,159).
d. Applicant: Santiam Water Control District.
e. Name of Project: Stayton Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Stayton Ditch near the Town of Stayton, Marion
County, Oregon. The project would not occupy United States land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705 and 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Brent Stevenson, Santiam Water Control
District, 284 East Water Street, Stayton OR 97383, (503) 769-2669.
i. FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell, (202) 502-8079.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
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 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.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18
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CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The Stayton Hydropower Project would
consist of the existing: (1) Power canal headgate structure and fish
ladder, fish screen, and 28-inch-diameter, 600-foot-long juvenile fish
bypassed return pipe located near the upstream end of Stayton Ditch;
(2) the 0.5-mile-long Stayton Ditch; (3) 24-foot-long by 12-foot-high
intake structure equipped with 24.6-foot-long by 12-foot-high and 3-
inch bar spacing trashracks located just upstream of the powerhouse;
(4) the 40-foot-long V-type spillway weir and integral powerhouse
containing a single 600-kilowatt generating unit; (5) the 24-foot-long
by 12-foot-high outlet structure located just downstream of the
powerhouse; (6) the 0.5-mile-long tailrace channel and tailrace fish
barrier; (7) the100-foot-long, 2,400-kilovolt transmission line; and
(8) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average annual
generation of 4,320 megawatt-hours.
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 [email protected] 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.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' or ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' (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
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations,
terms and conditions must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each
filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on
the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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. Procedural schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue a
single Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and
final EA. Staff intends to allow 30 days for entities to comment on the
EA, and will take into consideration all comments received on the EA
before final action is taken on the exemption application. The
application will be processed according to the schedule, but revisions
to the schedule may be made as appropriate:
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Milestone Target date
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Notice of Acceptance and Ready for June 18, 2010.
Environmental Analysis.
Filing comments, recommendations, August 17, 2010.
terms and conditions.
Reply comments....................... October 1, 2010.
Notice of availability of Final EA... December 1, 2010.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-15697 Filed 6-28-10; 8:45 am]
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