PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 14502-14503 [2014-05623]

Download as PDF 14502 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 803–103] sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Application for Temporary Variance of License Requirement. b. Project No.: 803–103. c. Date Filed: March 4, 2014. d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (licensee). e. Name of Project: DeSabla Centerville. f. Location: Butte Creek and West Branch Feather River in Butte County, California. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r. h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Rich Doble, Senior License Coordinator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Mail Code: N11C, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177. Phone (415) 973–4480. i. FERC Contact: Mr. John Aedo, (415) 369–3335, or john.aedo@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, and recommendations is 15 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission (March 24, 2014). The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, or recommendations 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P– 803–103) on any comments, motions to intervene, protests, or recommendations filed. k. Description of Request: The licensee requests Commission approval for a temporary variance of the minimum flow requirements of Article VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:18 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 39 of the project license. The licensee proposes to reduce flows from Philbrook Reservoir to 0.8 cubic feet per second (cfs) (with an additional 0.2 cfs flow buffer) to ensure the availability of cold water storage for spring-run Chinook salmon during the fish holding period in the summer. The licensee explains that current drought conditions have resulted in depressed storage levels in Philbrook Reservoir and that spring-run Chinook salmon have already entered Butte Creek. The licensee requests the above variance until June 1, 2014, or until conditions improve, as determined by the licensee and resource agencies at monthly meetings. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or email 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. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘Comments’’, ‘‘Protest’’, or ‘‘Motion To Intervene’’ as applicable; (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 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate to project works which are the subject of the license surrender. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. If an intervener 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. Dated: March 7, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–05624 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 308–007] PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent License (Minor Project). b. Project No.: 308–007. c. Date Filed: February 28, 2014. d. Applicant: PacifiCorp Energy (PacifiCorp). e. Name of Project: Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on Royal Purple Creek and the East and West Forks of the Wallowa River in Wallowa County, Oregon. The E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1 14503 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Notices project would occupy 12.68 acres of Federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Russ Howison, Relicensing Project Manager, PacifiCorp Energy, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97232; Telephone (503) 813–6626. i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, (503) 552–2762 or matt.cutlip@ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. The Project Description: The existing Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric Project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 2-foot-high, 9-foot-long concrete diversion dam with a 1-footwide spillway on Royal Purple Creek; (2) a 240-foot-long, 8-inch-diameter wood-stave and polyvinylchloride pipeline conveying water from the Royal Purple Creek diversion dam to a de-silting pond; (3) an 18-foot-high, 125foot-long, buttressed rock-filled timber crib dam with impervious gravel and asphalt core and a 30-foot-wide spillway on the East Fork Wallowa River; (4) a 0.2-acre de-silting pond; (5) a 2-foothigh by 2-foot-wide concrete intake structure with a headgate and steel trash rack; (6) a low-level sluiceway with a steel trash rack and cast iron gate connecting to a 2-foot-diameter steel pipe passing through the dam to provide instream flow releases to the bypassed reach; (7) a 5,688-foot-long steel penstock varying in diameter from 24 to 16 inches and consisting of buried sections or above-ground sections supported on timber crib trestles; (8) a powerhouse containing one impulse turbine-generator unit with an installed capacity of 1,100 kilowatts; (9) a 40-footlong concrete-lined tailrace which conveys powerhouse flows to a 1,000foot-long unlined and braided tailrace channel discharging into the West Fork Wallowa River; (10) a 20-foot-long, 7.2kilovolt transmission line which connects to the Wallowa Falls substation; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The project is operated run-of-river. Up to 1 cubic feet per second (cfs) of flow is diverted from Royal Purple Creek and discharged into the de-silting pond. Up to 16 cfs of water (i.e., 15 cfs maximum from East Fork Wallowa River and 1 cfs from Royal Purple Creek) is diverted through the intake structure at the East Fork Wallow River dam into the steel penstock and conveyed to the powerhouse where it flows through the single impulse turbine and discharges through the tailrace into the West Fork Wallowa River. The project’s current license VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:18 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 requires a minimum instream flow release of 0.5 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, in the bypassed reach. The current license also mandates that PacifiCorp restrict sediment flushing from the de-silting pond to the period from May 1 to August 30 to protect kokanee salmon. PacifiCorp proposes to modify the existing facilities by constructing a buried 30-inch-diameter, 1,000-foot-long pipe and rerouting powerhouse flows from the current discharge location in the West Fork to the East Fork Wallowa River. PacifiCorp also proposes to: Increase the minimum flow release in the bypassed reach to 4 cfs or inflow, whichever is less; modify the sediment management program to only enable sediment flushing during the high-flow month of June; upgrade the instream flow compliance monitoring equipment in the bypassed reach; upgrade recreational facilities at the non-project Pacific Park Campground; and install new signage and interpretive displays at the project. PacifiCorp proposes to amend the project boundary by adding 28.3 acres to incorporate the Pacific Park Campground, forebay access road, buried tailrace pipe, and other new project features. l. Locations of the Application: 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 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, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov 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. m. 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. n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis. PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 April 2014. Sfmt 4703 Milestone Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions. Commission issues Draft EA. Comments on Draft EA ..... Modified Terms and Conditions. Commission Issues Final EA. Target date June 2014. December 2014. January 2015. March 2015. June 2015. o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: March 7, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–05623 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP14–88–000] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application Take notice that on February 21, 2014, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company L.L.C. (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP14–88–000, an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations, requesting abandonment approval and a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Tennessee to construct and operate its Niagara Expansion Project located in southwestern New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. Specifically, the Project consists of: (i) Installation of an approximately 3.1 miles, 30-inch diameter pipeline looping segment along Tennessee’s 200 Line north of Compressor Station 224 in Chautauqua County, New York; (ii) modification of station piping at existing Compressor Station 219 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania; (iii) installation of a new pig launcher at existing Compressor Station 224 in Chautauqua County, New York, and (iv) modification of meter station facilities at the existing Hamburg Meter Station, located within Compressor Station 229 in Erie County New York, including replacement of meter tubes, installation of a filter separator, liquid storage tank, and regulation. The project will allow Tennessee to increase natural gas E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14502-14503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05623]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 308-007]


PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With 
the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License (Minor Project).
    b. Project No.: 308-007.
    c. Date Filed: February 28, 2014.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp Energy (PacifiCorp).
    e. Name of Project: Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on Royal Purple Creek 
and the East and West Forks of the Wallowa River in Wallowa County, 
Oregon. The

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project would occupy 12.68 acres of Federal land managed by the United 
States Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Russ Howison, Relicensing Project Manager, 
PacifiCorp Energy, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97232; 
Telephone (503) 813-6626.
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, (503) 552-2762 or 
matt.cutlip@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: The existing Wallowa Falls 
Hydroelectric Project consists of the following existing facilities: 
(1) A 2-foot-high, 9-foot-long concrete diversion dam with a 1-foot-
wide spillway on Royal Purple Creek; (2) a 240-foot-long, 8-inch-
diameter wood-stave and polyvinylchloride pipeline conveying water from 
the Royal Purple Creek diversion dam to a de-silting pond; (3) an 18-
foot-high, 125-foot-long, buttressed rock-filled timber crib dam with 
impervious gravel and asphalt core and a 30-foot-wide spillway on the 
East Fork Wallowa River; (4) a 0.2-acre de-silting pond; (5) a 2-foot-
high by 2-foot-wide concrete intake structure with a headgate and steel 
trash rack; (6) a low-level sluiceway with a steel trash rack and cast 
iron gate connecting to a 2-foot-diameter steel pipe passing through 
the dam to provide instream flow releases to the bypassed reach; (7) a 
5,688-foot-long steel penstock varying in diameter from 24 to 16 inches 
and consisting of buried sections or above-ground sections supported on 
timber crib trestles; (8) a powerhouse containing one impulse turbine-
generator unit with an installed capacity of 1,100 kilowatts; (9) a 40-
foot-long concrete-lined tailrace which conveys powerhouse flows to a 
1,000-foot-long unlined and braided tailrace channel discharging into 
the West Fork Wallowa River; (10) a 20-foot-long, 7.2-kilovolt 
transmission line which connects to the Wallowa Falls substation; and 
(11) appurtenant facilities.
    The project is operated run-of-river. Up to 1 cubic feet per second 
(cfs) of flow is diverted from Royal Purple Creek and discharged into 
the de-silting pond. Up to 16 cfs of water (i.e., 15 cfs maximum from 
East Fork Wallowa River and 1 cfs from Royal Purple Creek) is diverted 
through the intake structure at the East Fork Wallow River dam into the 
steel penstock and conveyed to the powerhouse where it flows through 
the single impulse turbine and discharges through the tailrace into the 
West Fork Wallowa River. The project's current license requires a 
minimum instream flow release of 0.5 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, 
in the bypassed reach. The current license also mandates that 
PacifiCorp restrict sediment flushing from the de-silting pond to the 
period from May 1 to August 30 to protect kokanee salmon.
    PacifiCorp proposes to modify the existing facilities by 
constructing a buried 30-inch-diameter, 1,000-foot-long pipe and 
rerouting powerhouse flows from the current discharge location in the 
West Fork to the East Fork Wallowa River. PacifiCorp also proposes to: 
Increase the minimum flow release in the bypassed reach to 4 cfs or 
inflow, whichever is less; modify the sediment management program to 
only enable sediment flushing during the high-flow month of June; 
upgrade the instream flow compliance monitoring equipment in the 
bypassed reach; upgrade recreational facilities at the non-project 
Pacific Park Campground; and install new signage and interpretive 
displays at the project.
    PacifiCorp proposes to amend the project boundary by adding 28.3 
acres to incorporate the Pacific Park Campground, forebay access road, 
buried tailrace pipe, and other new project features.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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 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, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
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.
    m. 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.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready     April 2014.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary   June 2014.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA.............  December 2014.
Comments on Draft EA...................  January 2015.
Modified Terms and Conditions..........  March 2015.
Commission Issues Final EA.............  June 2015.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: March 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05623 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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