Black Canyon Bliss, LLC; Notice Of Application Accepted For Filing, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready For Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, Prescriptions, 70798-70799 [2022-25222]

Download as PDF 70798 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 223 / Monday, November 21, 2022 / Notices Tracking the Proceeding Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project will be available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. For more information and to register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp. Dated: November 14, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–25220 Filed 11–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 8866–013] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Black Canyon Bliss, LLC; Notice Of Application Accepted For Filing, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready For Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, Prescriptions 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. b. Project No.: 8866–013. c. Date filed: February 28, 2022. d. Applicant: Black Canyon Bliss. e. Name of Project: Stevenson No.2 Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on an unnamed tributary to the Snake River in Gooding County, Idaho. The project does not affect federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r) h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David Jentzsch, 319 River Road, Bliss, ID 83314, Telephone (208) 431–1227. i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh, (202) 502–8474 or maryam.zavareh@ ferc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:25 Nov 18, 2022 Jkt 259001 j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ QuickComment. 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–8866–013. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on 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. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. The existing Black Canyon Bliss Hydro Project consists of: (1) a 735-footlong, 18-inch-diameter underground concrete intake; (2) a concrete transition box; (3) a 303-foot-long, 18-inchdiameter above ground steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing a single generating unit with a rated capacity of 24 kW; (5) a 20-foot-long tailrace, (6) a 530-foot-long, 34.5 kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project generates an annual average of 155 kilowatt-hours. m. Due to the small size and location of this project, the applicant’s close coordination with federal and state agencies during preparation of the application, and studies completed during pre-filing consultation, we intend to waive scoping and expedite the licensing process. Based on a review of the application and resource agency consultation letters filed to date, Commission staff does not anticipate PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 that any new issues would be identified through additional scoping. Based on the issues identified during the prefiling period, staff’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document will consider the potential effects of project construction and operation on geology and soils, aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered species, recreation, and cultural and historic resources. n. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission’s website 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. Register online at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. 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, and .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. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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 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, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 223 / Monday, November 21, 2022 / Notices 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. p. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b), including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the certification request. Please also note that the certification request must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission concurrently. q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Target date Milestone The Provisional Formula Rates under Rate Schedules L–F12, Firm Electric Service, and L–M3, Sale of Surplus Products, are effective on the first day of the first full billing period beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and will remain in effect through December 31, 2027, pending confirmation and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on a final basis or until superseded. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barton V. Barnhart, Regional Manager, Rocky Mountain Region, Western Area Power Administration, 5555 East Crossroads Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80538–8986, or email: lapfirmadj@ February wapa.gov, or Sheila D. Cook, Rates Manager, Rocky Mountain Region, 2023. Western Area Power Administration, (970) 685–9562, or email: scook@ r. Final amendments to the wapa.gov. application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May the issuance date of this notice. 24, 2018, FERC confirmed and approved Dated: November 14, 2022. Formula Rate Schedules L–F11 and L– Kimberly D. Bose, M2 under Rate Order No. WAPA–179, Secretary. on a final basis through December 31, [FR Doc. 2022–25222 Filed 11–18–22; 8:45 am] 2022.1 These schedules apply to LAP BILLING CODE 6717–01–P firm electric service and sale of surplus products. Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) published a DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register notice (Proposed FRN) on May 25, 2022 (87 FR 31876), Western Area Power Administration proposing increases to both the base component and the drought adder Loveland Area Projects—Rate Order component of the LAP firm electric No. WAPA–202 service rate and to put new 5-year rate AGENCY: Western Area Power schedules in place. The Proposed FRN Administration, DOE. also initiated a 90-day public ACTION: Notice of rate order concerning consultation and comment period and firm electric service and sale of surplus set forth the dates and locations of the products formula rates. public information and public comment forums. SUMMARY: The formula rates for the Rocky Mountain Region’s (RMR) 1 Order Confirming and Approving Rate Loveland Area Projects (LAP) firm Schedules on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF18– electric service and sale of surplus 3–000, 163 FERC ¶ 62,115 (2018). Deadline for filing interventions, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions. Deadline for filing reply comments lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 products have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rates). LAP consists of the FryingpanArkansas Project (Fry-Ark) and the PickSloan Missouri Basin Program (P– SMBP)—Western Division, which were integrated for marketing and ratemaking purposes in 1989. These new formula rates replace the existing formula rates for these services under Rate Schedules L–F11, Firm Electric Service, and L–M2, Sale of Surplus Products, which expire on December 31, 2022. The LAP firm electric service rate is increasing 16.5 percent. There are no changes to the formula rate for sale of surplus products. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:25 Nov 18, 2022 January 2023. Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70799 Legal Authority By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL– RATES–2016, effective November 19, 2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) the authority to develop power and transmission rates to the WAPA Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, or to remand or disapprove such rates, to FERC. By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3– 2022–2, effective June 13, 2022, the Secretary of Energy also delegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure. By Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL–WAPA1–2022, effective June 13, 2022, the Under Secretary for Infrastructure further redelegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to WAPA’s Administrator. This rate action is issued under Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL–WAPA1–2022 and Department of Energy procedures for public participation in rate adjustments set forth at 10 CFR part 903.2 Following review of RMR’s proposal, Rate Order No. WAPA–202, which provides the formula rates for LAP firm electric service and sale of surplus products, is hereby confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis. WAPA will submit Rate Order No. WAPA–202 to FERC for confirmation and approval on a final basis. Department of Energy Administrator, Western Area Power Administration In the Matter of: Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, Rate Adjustment for the Loveland Area Projects, Firm Electric Service and Sale of Surplus Products, Formula Rates. Rate Order No. WAPA–202 Order Confirming, Approving, and Placing the Formula Rates for the Loveland Area Projects Into Effect on an Interim Basis The formula rates in Rate Order No. WAPA–202 are established following section 302 of the Department of Energy (DOE) Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).3 2 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019). 3 This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM Continued 21NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 223 (Monday, November 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70798-70799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25222]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8866-013]


Black Canyon Bliss, LLC; Notice Of Application Accepted For 
Filing, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 
Protests, Ready For Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 
Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, Prescriptions

    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.
    b. Project No.: 8866-013.
    c. Date filed: February 28, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Black Canyon Bliss.
    e. Name of Project: Stevenson No.2 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on an unnamed 
tributary to the Snake River in Gooding County, Idaho. The project does 
not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David Jentzsch, 319 River Road, Bliss, ID 
83314, Telephone (208) 431-1227.
    i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh, (202) 502-8474 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from 
the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from 
the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling 
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected], (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. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number P-8866-013.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on 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. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Black Canyon Bliss Hydro Project consists of: (1) a 
735-foot-long, 18-inch-diameter underground concrete intake; (2) a 
concrete transition box; (3) a 303-foot-long, 18-inch-diameter above 
ground steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing a single generating 
unit with a rated capacity of 24 kW; (5) a 20-foot-long tailrace, (6) a 
530-foot-long, 34.5 kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The project generates an annual average of 155 kilowatt-
hours.
    m. Due to the small size and location of this project, the 
applicant's close coordination with federal and state agencies during 
preparation of the application, and studies completed during pre-filing 
consultation, we intend to waive scoping and expedite the licensing 
process. Based on a review of the application and resource agency 
consultation letters filed to date, Commission staff does not 
anticipate that any new issues would be identified through additional 
scoping. Based on the issues identified during the pre-filing period, 
staff's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document will consider 
the potential effects of project construction and operation on geology 
and soils, aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered species, 
recreation, and cultural and historic resources.
    n. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's 
website 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.
    Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to 
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. 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, and .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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,'' 
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 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, 
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth 
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 
18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings

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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.
    p. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date 
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note 
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b), 
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted 
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the 
certification request. Please also note that the certification request 
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission 
concurrently.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Deadline for filing interventions,          January 2023.
 protests, comments, recommendations,
 preliminary terms and conditions, and
 preliminary fishway prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments........  February 2023.
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    r. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: November 14, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-25222 Filed 11-18-22; 8:45 am]
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