Idaho Power Company; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Hells Canyon Project, 45657 [2024-11375]
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Merced Irrigation District; Notice of
Waiver Period for Water Quality
Certification Application
On April 15, 2024, Merced Irrigation
District submitted to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) a
copy of its application for a Clean Water
Act section 401(a)(1) water quality
certification filed with the California
State Water Resources Control Board
(California Water Board), in conjunction
with the above captioned project.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6 and section
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regulations,1 we hereby notify the
California Water Board of the following:
Date of Receipt of the Certification
Request: April 15, 2024.
Reasonable Period of Time to Act on
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(April 15, 2025).
If the California Water Board fails or
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33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).
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Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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Idaho Power Company; Notice of
Revised Procedural Schedule for the
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Hells Canyon Project
On July 29, 2003, Idaho Power
Company (Idaho Power) filed an
application for a new license to
continue to operate and maintain the
Hells Canyon Project No. 1971.1 On
August 31, 2007, the Commission issued
a final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Hells Canyon Project. On
December 30, 2019, Idaho Power filed
an Offer of Settlement (settlement) with
the Commission for the Hells Canyon
Project.2 The settlement, which was
executed on April 22, 2019, includes,
among other items, spring Chinook
salmon and summer steelhead fish
passage measures. In addition, the
Oregon and Idaho Departments of
Environmental Quality each issued a
water quality certification under section
401 of the Clean Water Act for the Hells
Canyon Project on May 24, 2019.
On July 8, 2020, Idaho Power
supplemented the final license
application for the project with
additional information on its proposal,
including an analysis of the new and
revised fish-related protection,
mitigation, and enhancement measures
proposed under the settlement, and
updated information on project
resources. Additionally, Idaho Power
filed on October 14, 2020, draft
biological assessments for species
managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service, which included an
analysis of the effects of the new and
revised measures on fish and wildlife
listed under the Endangered Species
Act.
On June 13, 2022, Commission staff
issued a notice of intent to prepare a
draft and final EIS to assess the new and
revised fish-related protection,
mitigation, and enhancement measures
proposed under the settlement, the
1 The current license expired on July 31, 2005,
and the project is operating under an annual
license.
2 On January 7, 2020, the Commission issued
notice of the offer of settlement’s filing.
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Oregon and Idaho water quality
certifications, and the draft biological
assessments. The notice of intent
included a schedule for preparing a
draft and final supplemental EIS.
By notice issued October 12, 2023,
Commission staff revised the procedural
schedule for issuing the draft and final
supplemental EIS. The revised date for
issuing the draft supplemental EIS was
to be February 2024. By this notice,
Commission staff is updating the
procedural schedule for completing the
draft and final supplemental EIS.
Further revisions to the schedule may
be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Issue Draft EIS ..................
Comments on Draft EIS
due.
Commission issues Final
EIS.
Target date
July 2024.
September
2024.
February 2024.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Aaron Liberty at
(202) 502–6862 or aaron.liberty@
ferc.gov.
Dated: May 17, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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At-Sea Development, LLC; Notice of
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Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On April 2, 2024, At-Sea
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section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
of the Eastern Long Island Sound Tidal
Energy Project to be located in Eastern
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Idaho Power Company; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for
the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Hells Canyon
Project
On July 29, 2003, Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power) filed an
application for a new license to continue to operate and maintain the
Hells Canyon Project No. 1971.\1\ On August 31, 2007, the Commission
issued a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Hells
Canyon Project. On December 30, 2019, Idaho Power filed an Offer of
Settlement (settlement) with the Commission for the Hells Canyon
Project.\2\ The settlement, which was executed on April 22, 2019,
includes, among other items, spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead
fish passage measures. In addition, the Oregon and Idaho Departments of
Environmental Quality each issued a water quality certification under
section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the Hells Canyon Project on May
24, 2019.
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\1\ The current license expired on July 31, 2005, and the
project is operating under an annual license.
\2\ On January 7, 2020, the Commission issued notice of the
offer of settlement's filing.
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On July 8, 2020, Idaho Power supplemented the final license
application for the project with additional information on its
proposal, including an analysis of the new and revised fish-related
protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures proposed under the
settlement, and updated information on project resources. Additionally,
Idaho Power filed on October 14, 2020, draft biological assessments for
species managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National
Marine Fisheries Service, which included an analysis of the effects of
the new and revised measures on fish and wildlife listed under the
Endangered Species Act.
On June 13, 2022, Commission staff issued a notice of intent to
prepare a draft and final EIS to assess the new and revised fish-
related protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures proposed under
the settlement, the Oregon and Idaho water quality certifications, and
the draft biological assessments. The notice of intent included a
schedule for preparing a draft and final supplemental EIS.
By notice issued October 12, 2023, Commission staff revised the
procedural schedule for issuing the draft and final supplemental EIS.
The revised date for issuing the draft supplemental EIS was to be
February 2024. By this notice, Commission staff is updating the
procedural schedule for completing the draft and final supplemental
EIS. Further revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Draft EIS........................... July 2024.
Comments on Draft EIS due................. September 2024.
Commission issues Final EIS............... February 2024.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Aaron
Liberty at (202) 502-6862 or [email protected].
Dated: May 17, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11375 Filed 5-22-24; 8:45 am]
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