[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5585-5586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2143]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13886-000]
Idaho Irrigation District; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
January 21, 2011.
On November 12, 2010, the Idaho Irrigation District filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the
Idaho Irrigation District Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located
on the Idaho Canal, a tributary of the Snake River, in Bonneville and
Jefferson counties, Idaho. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the
owners' express permission.
The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) An
existing canal intake consisting of a 75-foot-wide trash rack structure
and, about 50 feet downstream, a 10-foot-high, 71-foot-wide headgate
structure; (2) the upper 3.2 miles of the existing Idaho Canal, whose
embankment heights within that reach would be increased 1-3 feet to
convey up to 1,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) of additional flows; (3)
a new gate structure diverting flows to the powerhouse while allowing
irrigation flows to continue down the canal; (4) a
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new powerhouse, containing one 1.2-megawatt Kaplan turbine with a
hydraulic capacity of 1,000 cfs and a generator, discharging flows into
the Snake River; (5) a gated overflow spillway to pass flood flows
around the powerhouse; (6) a 3,000-foot-long, 15-kilovolt transmission
line extending to a distribution line owned by Rocky Mountain Power;
(7) a switchyard; and (8) appurtenant facilities. Flow diversions for
the project would take into account minimum flow requirements for the
bypassed reach of the Snake River. The estimated annual generation of
the project would be 7.5 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Alan D. Kelsch, Chairman, Idaho Irrigation
District, 496 E. 14th Street, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404; phone: (208)
522-2356.
FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman; phone: (202) 502-6077.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13886-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-2143 Filed 1-31-11; 8:45 am]
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