Columbia Basin Fish Accords, 26380 [E8-10435]

Download as PDF 26380 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 91 / Friday, May 9, 2008 / Notices reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of these applications will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by accessing the program Web site at https:// oe.energy.gov/permits.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2008. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E8–10368 Filed 5–8–08; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ackley, Bonneville Power Administration—KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208–3621; toll-free telephone number 1–800–282–3713; fax number 503–230–5699; or e-mail sjackley@bpa.gov. Issued in Portland, Oregon, on May 2, 2008. Stephen J. Wright, Administrator, and Chief Executive Officer. [FR Doc. E8–10435 Filed 5–8–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Bonneville Power Administration [Project No. 13014–000] Columbia Basin Fish Accords Agency Valley Hydro, LLC ; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision (ROD). jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the ROD for the 2008 Columbia Basin Fish Accords (Accords) consistent with and tiered to the Fish and Wildlife Implementation Plan Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ EIS–0312, April 2003) and ROD (October 31, 2003). BPA has decided to enter into these agreements to help mitigate the impacts of the Federal Columbia River Power System on fish species, particularly salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act with projects that are expected to produce significant and measurable biological effects. Projects will be implemented throughout the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Accords are 10-year agreements with four tribes, two states, and two other federal agencies. The Accords will provide greater certainty and stability to BPA’s mitigation funding commitments and help BPA manage its financial risks. The Accords will also resolve some of the outstanding issues regarding BPA’s compliance with its fish and wildlife mitigation and recovery responsibilities. The Accords will also help BPA meet its treaty and trust responsibilities to the tribes. ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD may be obtained by calling BPA’s toll-free document request line, 1–800–622– 4520. The ROD is also available on the BPA Web site, https://www.bpa.gov/ corporate/pubs/rods/2008/ MOA_ROD.pdf. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:01 May 08, 2008 Jkt 214001 May 2, 2008. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit. b. Project No.: 13014–000. c. Date filed: August 31, 2007. d. Applicant: Agency Valley Hydro, LLC. e. Name of Project: Agency Valley Dam Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: Malheur River in Malheur County, Oregon. It would use the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Agency Valley Dam. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, COO, Symbiotics, LLC, P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208) 745–0834. i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502–4126. j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: 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. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project number (P–13014–000) on any comments or motions filed. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in 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. k. Description of Project: The proposed project using the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Agency Valley Dam and operated in a run-of-river mode would consist of: (1) One 223-foot-long, 72-inch-diameter steel penstock; (2) a new powerhouse and switchyard; (3) one turbine/generator unit with an installed capacity of 2 megawatts; (4) a new 0.04-mile-long above ground 12.5kilovolt transmission line extending from the switchyard to an interconnection point with the utility distribution system owned by Harney Electric Coop; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Agency Valley Dam Project would have an average annual generation of 4 gigawatt-hours. l. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 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 in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 3676 or e-mail FERCONLINESUPPORT@FERC.GOV. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. m. Competing Preliminary Permit— Anyone desiring to file a competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36. n. Competing Development Application—Any qualified development applicant desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular application, either a E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 91 (Friday, May 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 26380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10435]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration


Columbia Basin Fish Accords

AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the ROD for the 2008 
Columbia Basin Fish Accords (Accords) consistent with and tiered to the 
Fish and Wildlife Implementation Plan Environmental Impact Statement 
(DOE/EIS-0312, April 2003) and ROD (October 31, 2003). BPA has decided 
to enter into these agreements to help mitigate the impacts of the 
Federal Columbia River Power System on fish species, particularly 
salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act with 
projects that are expected to produce significant and measurable 
biological effects. Projects will be implemented throughout the states 
of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Accords are 10-year 
agreements with four tribes, two states, and two other federal 
agencies. The Accords will provide greater certainty and stability to 
BPA's mitigation funding commitments and help BPA manage its financial 
risks. The Accords will also resolve some of the outstanding issues 
regarding BPA's compliance with its fish and wildlife mitigation and 
recovery responsibilities. The Accords will also help BPA meet its 
treaty and trust responsibilities to the tribes.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD may be obtained by calling BPA's toll-free 
document request line, 1-800-622-4520. The ROD is also available on the 
BPA Web site, https://www.bpa.gov/corporate/pubs/rods/2008/MOA_ROD.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ackley, Bonneville Power 
Administration--KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208-3621; 
toll-free telephone number 1-800-282-3713; fax number 503-230-5699; or 
e-mail sjackley@bpa.gov.

    Issued in Portland, Oregon, on May 2, 2008.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator, and Chief Executive Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10435 Filed 5-8-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

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