Idaho Power Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date, 70035 [2013-28016]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 226 / Friday, November 22, 2013 / Notices review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov., or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: November 13, 2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–28012 Filed 11–21–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL14–3–000] Idaho Power Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date On November 13, 2013, the Commission issued an order that initiated a proceeding in Docket No. EL14–3–000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2006), to determine the justness and reasonableness of the market-based rates proposed by Idaho Power Company. Idaho Power Company, 145 FERC ¶ 61,122 (2013). The refund effective date in Docket No. EL14–3–000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Dated: November 14, 2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–28016 Filed 11–21–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Western Area Power Administration Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the San Luis Transmission Project, Alameda, Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, California (DOE/ EIS–0496) Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and to Conduct Scoping Meetings; Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:47 Nov 21, 2013 Jkt 232001 Western Area Power Administration (Western) is a power marketing administration within the U.S. Department of Energy. Western has a statutory responsibility to make the necessary arrangements to deliver federal power to federally authorized projects including the San Luis Unit (SLU), a part of the Central Valley Project (CVP). The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) submitted a transmission request to Western to interconnect several key SLU facilities to Western’s CVP transmission system. Reclamation requested Western to consider various transmission service arrangements so Reclamation can continue to economically deliver federal water when the current transmission service contract with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) expires. Western must respond to Reclamation’s transmission request consistent with Western’s Open Access Transmission Tariff and existing laws. The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (Authority), a Reclamation contractor that operates and maintains a part of the SLU, has a direct interest in this requested transmission service between Western’s Tracy Substation and several key pumping and generating facilities of the SLU. Western determined an environmental impact statement (EIS) is the appropriate level of review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Western will prepare the EIS in accordance with NEPA, the DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures, and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA. Western will be the lead federal agency for the NEPA EIS review process, and Reclamation will be a cooperating agency. Western intends to prepare a joint EIS/environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed San Luis Transmission Project (SLTP) in coordination with the Authority. The Authority will be the lead agency for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) EIR review process. Portions of the proposed action may affect floodplains and wetlands, so this Notice of Intent (NOI) also serves as a notice of proposed floodplain or wetland action in accordance with DOE floodplain and wetland environmental review requirements. SUMMARY: Western invites public comments on the scope of the SLTP EIS during a 60-day public scoping period beginning with publication of this notice and ending on January 21, 2014. See Public Participation in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70035 the public scoping meeting dates and locations. Written comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR and requests to be added to the EIS/EIR distribution list may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Electronic comments via the project Web site at www.sltpeis-eir.com. • Email to: SLTPEIS–EIR@wapa.gov. • U.S. Mail to: Mr. Donald Lash, NEPA Document Manager, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or to have your name added to our mailing list, contact Mr. Donald Lash, NEPA Document Manager, Western Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630, telephone (916) 353– 4048, facsimile (916) 353–4772, email at SLTPEIS–EIR@wapa.gov. For general information on the DOE NEPA process, contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, telephone (202) 586–4600, voicemail at (800) 472–2756, or email at askNEPA@hq.doe.gov. For information related to Reclamation’s participation, contact Mr. Russell Grimes, Chief, Environmental Compliance and Conservation, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95818, telephone (916) 978–5051, email at rwgrimes@usbr.gov. For information related to the Authority’s participation and the CEQA process, contact Ms. Frances Mizuno, General Manager, San Luis & DeltaMendota Water Authority, 15990 Kelso Road, Byron, CA 94514, telephone (209) 832–6200. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: 1. Background Western is a federal power marketing administration within the DOE that markets and delivers federal electric power (mostly hydroelectric power) to federal preference customers defined to include municipalities, rural electric cooperatives, public utilities, irrigation districts, federal and state agencies, and Native American tribes in 15 western and central states, including California. Western is responsible for making the necessary arrangements to deliver federal power to federally authorized projects. Reclamation is the largest wholesaler of water in the country, supplying more than 31 million people, and providing one out of five Western farmers E:\FR\FM\22NON1.SGM 22NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2013)]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-28016]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL14-3-000]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and 
Refund Effective Date

    On November 13, 2013, the Commission issued an order that initiated 
a proceeding in Docket No. EL14-3-000, pursuant to section 206 of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2006), to determine the 
justness and reasonableness of the market-based rates proposed by Idaho 
Power Company. Idaho Power Company, 145 FERC ] 61,122 (2013).
    The refund effective date in Docket No. EL14-3-000, established 
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: November 14, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-28016 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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