Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 52452-52453 [2024-13721]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 52452 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 121 / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Notices Gouldtown, and Kosterville Developments) from 2019 through 2023, was 33,601 megawatt-hours. The 2016 Order amended the license to include several additional conditions for the construction of the new intake and powerhouse facilities, including but not limited to: (1) preconstruction requirements, such as a stream flow and water level monitoring plan and invasive species management plan; and (2) conditions required by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s water quality certification, such as: (a) restrictions on the timing of construction, impoundment drawdowns/dewatering activities, dredging, sediment disposal, placement of cofferdams, and erosion control measures during construction; and (b) run-of-river operation, water level fluctuation limits, minimum bypassed reach flows, seasonal installation of 1-inch trashrack overlays, a trashrack management plan, and downstream fish passage measures following construction. Northbrook proposes to revise the project boundary around the impoundments to follow the normal maximum impoundment elevations and add/remove land that is occupied by or adjacent to project facilities, which would result in a net reduction of land and water in the project boundary from 202 acres under the current license to 196 acres under the proposed relicensing. Northbrook proposes to continue operating the project in a run-of-river mode. Northbrook proposes to maintain the surface elevations of the impoundments within 6 inches of the flashboard crests or the spillway crests if flashboards are not in place. Northbrook also proposes to: (1) release a continuous minimum flow of 10 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, to the north channel bypassed reach of the Gouldtown Development; (2) install trashrack overlays with 1-inch clear bar spacing at each development from April 15 through October 15; (3) implement a stream flow and water level monitoring plan as required by the 2016 Order; (4) implement the Invasive Species Management Plan, Bat Management Plan, and Bald Eagle Management Plan filed as Appendices H, I, and J of Volume 1 of the license application, respectively; (5) release an aesthetic flow of 0.5 inch of spill over the dam/ flashboard crest of each development from Memorial Day to Labor Day; (6) revise the Recreation Plan required under the current license; (7) construct a parking lot for up to 15 cars at the Kosterville Development; (8) develop a walking trail to the pool below the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:55 Jun 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 Gouldtown Development waterfall; (9) provide public access to the Kosterville Development from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on whitewater release days; (10) cease generation at the Kosterville and Gouldtown Developments and release all inflow from the spillways when the Moose River Project is releasing whitewater boating flows; and (11) install directional and safety signage at project recreation facilities. o. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–2548). For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). You may also 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. p. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. q. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency Letter and Request Additional Information—July 2024 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—September 2024 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—November 2024 Issue Acceptance Letter—November 2024 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—November 2024 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis—November 2024 r. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: June 14, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–13718 Filed 6–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1971–135] Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment On October 6 and 7, 2022, and supplemented October 21, 2022, March 17, 2023, April 10, 2023, and July 17, 2023, Idaho Power Company filed an application for a non-capacity amendment of its license for the Hells Canyon Project No. 1971. The project is located on the Snake River in Adams and Washington counties, Idaho, and in Baker, Wallowa, and Malheur counties, Oregon. Federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (Payette and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests and Hells Canyon National Recreational Area) are included within the project boundary. The licensee proposes to perform maintenance work on the turbines and generators at the Oxbow Development of the project. The work would increase the authorized installed capacity of the project from 1,222,300 kilowatts (kW) to 1,252,065 kW. To facilitate the turbine and generator maintenance work, the licensee is also proposing to: (1) extend the existing erection deck to the east; and (2) provide an area for additional parking and a job trailer. The deck extension would be approximately 100 feet by 84 feet and would necessitate relocating the septic drain field for the Oxbow power plant and increasing the amount of security fencing. The total disturbance area to the east of the existing erection deck would be approximately 0.75 acre. The licensee planned to commence construction of the erection deck in 2023 and begin the maintenance work on the first unit in 2025. The licensee would take a single unit off-line periodically between September 2025 and September 2029. The licensee is not proposing any changes to project operations nor has the licensee proposed variances to license conditions to complete the work. None of the work for the turbine and E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 121 / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 generator maintenance would involve in-water work and the licensee would use best management practices for all construction work. On April 10, 2023, the Commission issued a public notice for the proposed amendment. On April 28, May 1, May 5, May 9, May 10, and May 10, 2023, the State of Oregon by and through the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Water Resources Department, National Marine Fisheries Service, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the State of Idaho,1 respectively, filed notices of intervention. On May 11, 2023, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation, Inc. filed untimely motions to intervene, which were granted on March 7, 2024. On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs filed comments. On October 24, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed a letter with the Commission concurring with Commission staff’s determination that the proposed action may affect but is not likely to adversely affect bull trout or bull trout critical habitat. This notice identifies Commission staff’s intention to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The planned schedule for the completion of the EA is October 30, 2024.2 Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued and made available for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in the Commission’s final decision on the proceeding. With this notice, the Commission is inviting federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues affected by the proposal that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental assessment to contact staff for further instructions. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in 1 On behalf of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Water Resources Board, and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. 2 42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)(1)(B) requires lead federal agencies to complete EAs within 1 year of the agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This notice establishes the Commission’s intent to prepare an EA for the project; therefore, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:55 Jun 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others to access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeremy Jessup at 202–502–6779 or Jeremy.Jessup@ ferc.gov. Dated: June 14, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–13721 Filed 6–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER24–227–004. Applicants: RPC Power, LLC. Description: Tariff Amendment: Response to Deficiency Letter— Ownership Clarification (ER24–227–) to be effective 6/15/2024. Filed Date: 6/14/24. Accession Number: 20240614–5155. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2270–000. Applicants: ISO New England Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: ISO– NE; Ministerial Filing to Conform Section I.2 of ISO New England Inc. Tariff to be effective 4/15/2024. Filed Date: 6/13/24. Accession Number: 20240613–5117. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2271–000. Applicants: Aspen Road Solar 1, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rate Application to be effective 8/13/2024. Filed Date: 6/13/24. Accession Number: 20240613–5118. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2272–000. Applicants: Egypt Road Solar, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rate Application to be effective 8/13/2024. Filed Date: 6/13/24. Accession Number: 20240613–5121. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2273–000. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52453 Applicants: Jones Farm Lane Solar, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rate Application to be effective 8/13/2024. Filed Date: 6/13/24. Accession Number: 20240613–5124. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2274–000. Applicants: Entergy Mississippi, LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Ragsdale Solar, LLC, LBA Agreement to be effective 6/17/2024. Filed Date: 6/14/24. Accession Number: 20240614–5002. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2275–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2024–06–14_SA 4124 Termination of NIPSCO-Malden Solar GIA (J1447) to be effective 5/27/2024. Filed Date: 6/14/24. Accession Number: 20240614–5046. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2276–000. Applicants: Prairie Ronde Solar Farm, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Petition for Initial Market-Based Rate Authority w/Waivers & Expedited Treatment to be effective 7/1/2024. Filed Date: 6/14/24. Accession Number: 20240614–5048. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2277–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2646R10 Kansas Municipal Energy Agency NITSA NOA to be effective 6/ 1/2024. Filed Date: 6/14/24. Accession Number: 20240614–5054. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2278–000. Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: NYISO 205: LGIA LIPA Yaphank Energy Storage Project SA2847 (CEII) to be effective 5/31/2024. Filed Date: 6/14/24. Accession Number: 20240614–5056. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2279–000. Applicants: Bull Run Energy LLC. Description: Bull Run Energy LLC Submits a Request for Prospective Tariff Waiver and Expedited Action. Filed Date: 6/13/24. Accession Number: 20240613–5158. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/24. Docket Numbers: ER24–2280–000. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company. E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52452-52453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13721]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1971-135]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment

    On October 6 and 7, 2022, and supplemented October 21, 2022, March 
17, 2023, April 10, 2023, and July 17, 2023, Idaho Power Company filed 
an application for a non-capacity amendment of its license for the 
Hells Canyon Project No. 1971. The project is located on the Snake 
River in Adams and Washington counties, Idaho, and in Baker, Wallowa, 
and Malheur counties, Oregon. Federal lands administered by the U.S. 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (Payette and Wallowa-
Whitman National Forests and Hells Canyon National Recreational Area) 
are included within the project boundary.
    The licensee proposes to perform maintenance work on the turbines 
and generators at the Oxbow Development of the project. The work would 
increase the authorized installed capacity of the project from 
1,222,300 kilowatts (kW) to 1,252,065 kW. To facilitate the turbine and 
generator maintenance work, the licensee is also proposing to: (1) 
extend the existing erection deck to the east; and (2) provide an area 
for additional parking and a job trailer. The deck extension would be 
approximately 100 feet by 84 feet and would necessitate relocating the 
septic drain field for the Oxbow power plant and increasing the amount 
of security fencing. The total disturbance area to the east of the 
existing erection deck would be approximately 0.75 acre. The licensee 
planned to commence construction of the erection deck in 2023 and begin 
the maintenance work on the first unit in 2025. The licensee would take 
a single unit off-line periodically between September 2025 and 
September 2029. The licensee is not proposing any changes to project 
operations nor has the licensee proposed variances to license 
conditions to complete the work. None of the work for the turbine and

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generator maintenance would involve in-water work and the licensee 
would use best management practices for all construction work.
    On April 10, 2023, the Commission issued a public notice for the 
proposed amendment. On April 28, May 1, May 5, May 9, May 10, and May 
10, 2023, the State of Oregon by and through the Oregon Department of 
Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon 
Water Resources Department, National Marine Fisheries Service, the 
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the State 
of Idaho,\1\ respectively, filed notices of intervention. On May 11, 
2023, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and Upper Snake 
River Tribes Foundation, Inc. filed untimely motions to intervene, 
which were granted on March 7, 2024. On May 11, 2023, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs filed comments. On 
October 24, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed a letter 
with the Commission concurring with Commission staff's determination 
that the proposed action may affect but is not likely to adversely 
affect bull trout or bull trout critical habitat.
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    \1\ On behalf of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the 
Idaho Water Resources Board, and the Idaho Department of 
Environmental Quality.
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    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The planned schedule for 
the completion of the EA is October 30, 2024.\2\ Revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued and made 
available for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on 
the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in the Commission's 
final decision on the proceeding.
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    \2\ 42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)(1)(B) requires lead federal agencies to 
complete EAs within 1 year of the agency's decision to prepare an 
EA. This notice establishes the Commission's intent to prepare an EA 
for the project; therefore, the EA must be issued within 1 year of 
the issuance date of this notice.
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    With this notice, the Commission is inviting federal, state, local, 
and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with 
respect to environmental issues affected by the proposal that wish to 
cooperate in the preparation of the environmental assessment to contact 
staff for further instructions. Cooperating agencies should note the 
Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of 
any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ] 61,076 
(2001).
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others to access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeremy 
Jessup at 202-502-6779 or [email protected].

    Dated: June 14, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13721 Filed 6-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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