Twin Lakes Canal Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project, 60380 [2015-25383]

Download as PDF 60380 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 193 / Tuesday, October 6, 2015 / Notices Energy Regulatory Commission, (202) 502–6604, Jonathan.Fernandez@ ferc.gov, Alina Halay, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (202) 502– 6474, Alina.Halay@ferc.gov. Dated: September 30, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–25380 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12486–008—Idaho] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Twin Lakes Canal Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)(18 CFR part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 12486) and prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. The proposed project would be located on the Bear River, near the city of Preston, in Franklin County, Idaho. The project would occupy 243 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The draft EIS contains staff’s analysis of the applicant’s proposal and the alternatives for licensing the Bear River Narrows Project. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff. A copy of the draft EIS is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:31 Oct 05, 2015 Jkt 238001 For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. All comments must be filed by Monday, November 30, 2015, and should reference Project No. 12486–008. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission’s efiling system at https://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 https:// 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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified above. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. For further information, please contact Shana Murray at (202) 502–8333 or at shana.murray@ferc.gov. Dated: September 30, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–25383 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FFP Project 92, LLC; Project No. 14276– 002—Kentucky] Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 11 Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.2010, provides that, to eliminate unnecessary expense or improve administrative efficiency, the Secretary may establish a restricted service list for a particular phase or issue in a proceeding. The restricted service list should contain the names of persons on the service list who, in the judgment of the decisional authority establishing the list, are active participants with respect to the phase or issue in the proceeding for which the list is established. The Commission staff is consulting with the Kentucky State Historic PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Advisory Council) pursuant to the Advisory Council’s regulations, 36 CFR part 800, implementing section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (54 U.S.C. 306108), to prepare a Programmatic Agreement for managing properties included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places that could be affected by issuance of a license for the proposed Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 11 Hydroelectric Project. The Programmatic Agreement, when executed by the Commission, the Kentucky SHPO, and the Advisory Council, would satisfy the Commission’s section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings carried out in accordance with the license until the license expires or is terminated (36 CFR 800.13(e)). The Commission’s responsibilities pursuant to section 106 for the project would be fulfilled through the Programmatic Agreement, which the Commission staff proposes to draft in consultation with certain parties listed below. FFP Project 92, LLC, as the applicant for Project No. 14276–002, is invited to participate in consultations to develop the Programmatic Agreement and to sign as a concurring party to the Programmatic Agreement. For purposes of commenting on the Programmatic Agreement, we propose to restrict the service list for Project No. 14276–002 as follows: John Eddins, Advisory Council on Historic, Preservation, 401 F St. NW., Suite 308, Washington, DC 20001– 2637. Craig Potts, State Historic Preservation Officer, Kentucky Heritage Council, 300 Washington St., Frankfurt, KY 40601. Kary Stackelbeck, Manager, Site Protection Program, Kentucky Heritage Council, 300 Washington St., Frankfurt, KY 40601. Jennifer Ryall, Environmental Review Coordinator, Kentucky Heritage Council, 300 Washington St., Frankfurt, KY 40601. Jerry Graves, Executive Director, Kentucky River Authority, 627 Wilkinson Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601. David Hamilton, Environmental Engineer, Kentucky River Authority, 627 Wilkinson Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601. Lisa C. Baker, Acting THPO, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee, Indians in Oklahoma, P.O. Box 746, Tahlequah, OK 74465. Ramya Swaminathan or Representative, Rye Development acting as Agent for: E:\FR\FM\06OCN1.SGM 06OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12486-008--Idaho]


Twin Lakes Canal Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric 
Project

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)(18 CFR 
part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Bear River 
Narrows Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 12486) and prepared a draft 
environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project.
    The proposed project would be located on the Bear River, near the 
city of Preston, in Franklin County, Idaho. The project would occupy 
243 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
    The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicant's proposal 
and the alternatives for licensing the Bear River Narrows Project. The 
draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the 
license applicant, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the 
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://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.
    All comments must be filed by Monday, November 30, 2015, and should 
reference Project No. 12486-008. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission's efiling 
system at https://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 https://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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
    For further information, please contact Shana Murray at (202) 502-
8333 or at shana.murray@ferc.gov.

    Dated: September 30, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-25383 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am]
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