[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88752-88753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26046]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1971-079]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Settlement Agreement and 
Soliciting Comments

    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: 1971-079.
    c. Date Filed: October 23, 2024.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power).
    e. Name of Project: Hells Canyon Hydroelectric Project (project).
    f. Location: The project is located on the Snake River in Adams and 
Washington Counties, Idaho; and 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.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Brett Dumas, Director of Environmental 
Affairs, Idaho Power Company, 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho 
83702; (208) 388-2330; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcbeb889919d8fbc95989d94938c938b998ed29f9391"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d5d3e2faf6e4d7fef3f6fff8e7f8e0f2e5b9f4f8fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty, Project Coordinator, Midwest 
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; (202) 502-6862; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#541535263b3a7a183d363126202d14323126377a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c1d3d2e33327210353e392e28251c3a392e3f723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments: November 12, 2024. Reply comments 
due: November 22, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments 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.aspx. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aee8ebfcede1c0c2c7c0cbfddbdedec1dcdaeec8cbdccd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ecaaa9beafa38280858289bf999c9c839e98ac8a899e8fc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be

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addressed to: Debbie Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. All filings must clearly 
identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Hells 
Canyon Hydroelectric Project (P-1971-079).
    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. Idaho Power filed an Offer of Settlement Agreement on behalf of 
itself and the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) for the project's 
relicense proceeding. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to 
resolve, between the signatories, the appropriate terms and conditions 
pursuant to section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act to be incorporated 
into any new license issued for the project for the protection and 
utilization of federal lands administered by the Forest Service within 
and adjacent to the project boundary. Idaho Power, on behalf of the 
signatories, requests that the Commission: (1) consider the Settlement 
Agreement in the forthcoming supplemental environmental impact 
statement; (2) approve the Settlement Agreement; and (3) incorporate, 
without material modification, the terms of the Settlement Agreement, 
including the modified section 4(e) terms and conditions (as set forth 
in Exhibit 1 of the Settlement Agreement), in any new license issued 
for the project.
    l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is available for review on 
the Commission's website at http://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 (i.e., P-1971). For 
assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffb9baadbcb0919396919aac8a8f8f908d8bbf999a8d9cd1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13555641505c7d7f7a7d76406663637c616753757661703d747c65">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll 
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related 
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.
    m. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#37786767775152455419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8b7a8a8b89e9d8a9bd69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: October 30, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-26046 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
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