36482 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2022 / Notices 

l. The existing Beaver City Project 

consists of: (1) a small reservoir with a 

normal pool elevation of 6,769 feet, a 

surface area of about 0.15 acres, and a 

storage capacity of approximately 1- 

acre-foot; (2) a 15.5-foot-high by 65-footwide diversion dam; (3) a 30-inchdiameter, 11,632-foot-long steel 

penstock; (4) a 34-foot-long by 41-footwide stone powerhouse containing an 

impulse turbine and one generating unit 

with an installed capacity of 625 

kilowatts; (5) a 4-foot-wide by 150-footlong tailrace channel; (6) a 12.5-kilovolt, 

approximately 21,000-foot-long 

transmission line; and (7) appurtenant 

facilities. The estimated average annual 

generation (2012 to 2017) is 4,446 

megawatt-hours. 

Beaver City Corporation proposes to 

abandon the existing: (1) powerhouse; 

(2) portion of penstock between the 

existing powerhouse and proposed new 

powerhouse; (3) buried line from the 

turbine generator to the transformer on 

the west side of the existing 

powerhouse; (4) old transformer; (5) 

overhead line from the old transformer 

to the start of the transmission line on 

the west bank of the Beaver River; and 

(6) tailrace. As such, Beaver City 

proposes to remove approximately 50 

feet of the existing penstock, increase 

the existing project boundary, and 

construct: (1) a new 40-foot-long by 27- 

foot-wide metal-walled powerhouse, 

with a reinforced concrete foundation, 

to contain one new turbine-generator 

with an installed capacity of 720 

kilowatts; (2) a new approximately 35- 

foot-long buried line from the new 

turbine-generator to the new 

transformer; (3) a new approximately 

33-foot-long buried line from the new 

transformer to a 40-foot-tall 

intermediate pole of wood and metal 

construction; (4) a new 120-foot-long 

overhead line from the intermediate 

pole to the start of the existing 

transmission line; and (5) a new 43-footlong tailrace that tailrace varies from 7.5 

feet wide adjacent to powerhouse to 19 

feet wide at point of discharge. The 

section of tailrace adjacent to the 

powerhouse would be a 9-foot-long by 

7.5-foot-wide concrete structure and 

would terminate prior to the ordinary 

high-water mark of the Beaver River. 

The remainder of the tailrace would be 

of earthen construction, rock-lined, and 

shaped to return flow to the river with 

minimal turbulence. The new 

powerhouse, power distribution 

facilities, and tailrace would be 

constructed approximately 50 feet 

upstream (south) of the existing 

powerhouse and enclosed by 

approximately 240 feet of 8-foot-tall 

chain-link perimeter fence. Beaver City 

proposes to preserve the existing 

powerhouse and operate it as a 

museum. 

m. A copy of the application can be 

viewed 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. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘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 submitting the 

filing; 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. 

Each filing must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed on 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

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. 

n. The applicant must file no later 

than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice either: (1) 

evidence of the date on which the 

certifying agency received the 

certification request; (2) a copy of the 

water quality certification; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

o. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Deadline for Filing Comments, 

Recommendations, and Agency Terms 

and Conditions/Prescriptions— 

August 12, 2022 

Licensee’s Reply to REA Comments— 

September 26, 2022 

p. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

Dated: June 13, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13120 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER22–2091–000] 

Calhoun Solar Energy LLC ; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of Calhoun 

Solar Energy LLC’s application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is July 5, 2022. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2022 / Notices 36483 

1Referred to in Idaho Power’s license application 

as the Hells Canyon Complex. 

2The current license expired on July 31, 2005, 

and the project is operating under an annual 

license. 

3On January 7, 2020, the Commission issued 

notice of the offer of settlement’s filing. 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (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. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: June 13, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13114 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1971–079] 

Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent 

To Prepare a Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement 

On July 21, 2003, Idaho Power 

Company (Idaho Power) filed an 

application for a new license for the 

Hells Canyon Project,1 FERC No. 1971. 

The project is located on the Snake 

River in Washington and Adams 

Counties, Idaho, and Wallowa and 

Baker Counties, Oregon. The Hells 

Canyon Project consists of three 

developments (dams, reservoirs, and 

powerhouses) on the segment of the 

Snake River forming the border between 

Idaho and Oregon.2 The three 

developments are Brownlee, Oxbow, 

and Hells Canyon, which combined 

provide 1,167 megawatts of power 

generating capacity and 6,562,244 

megawatt hours of electricity annually. 

The project occupies approximately 

5,640 acres of federal land, including 

land managed by the U.S. Bureau of 

Land Management and the U.S. Forest 

Service. 

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.3 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 1, 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. 

In order to assess the new and revised 

fish-related protection, mitigation, and 

enhancement measures proposed under 

the settlement, the Oregon and Idaho 

water quality certificates, and the draft 

biological assessments, Commission 

staff intends to prepare a draft and final 

supplemental EIS in accordance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act. 

The supplemental EIS will describe and 

evaluate the effects of the proposed 

action and alternatives. The focus of the 

supplemental EIS will be on the new 

and revised measures proposed by the 

settlement, the conditions contained in 

the Oregon and Idaho water quality 

certificates, and the information 

provided in the draft biological 

assessments. For the resource areas not 

affected by the new and revised 

proposed measures or new 

environmental information, the 

supplemental EIS will either include or 

incorporate by reference analyses from 

the Commission’s final EIS. 

With this notice, we are reinitiating 

informal consultation with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service and the National 

Marine Fisheries Service under section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 

joint agency regulations thereunder at 

50 CFR part 402. 

The draft supplemental EIS will be 

sent to all persons and entities on the 

Commission’s service and mailing lists 

for the Hells Canyon Project. Recipients 

will then have 60 days to review the 

draft supplemental EIS and file written 

comments with the Commission. All 

comments filed with the Commission on 

the final supplemental EIS will be 

considered in the Order taking final 

action on the license application. The 

application will be processed according 

to the following Hydro Licensing 

Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 

may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Draft supplemental EIS 

Issued.

June 2023. 

Comments Due on draft 

supplemental EIS.

August 2023. 

Final supplemental EIS 

Issued.

December 2023. 

This notice informs all interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

with environmental expertise and 

concerns, that: (1) the Commission staff 

has decided to prepare a supplemental 

EIS addressing the settlement; and (2) 

the comments, recommendations, and 

terms and conditions already on file 

with the Commission on the application 

will be taken into account in the 

supplemental EIS. 

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Nicholas Ettema at 

312–596–4447, or by email at 

nicholas.ettema@ferc.gov. 

Dated: June 13, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13119 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL22–57–000] 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of 

Institution of Section 206 Proceeding 

and Refund Effective Date 

On June 13, 2022, the Commission 

issued an order in Docket No. EL22–57– 

000, pursuant to section 206 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 

824e, instituting an investigation into 

whether Puget Sound Energy, Inc.’s 

market-based rate authority in the Puget 

Sound balancing authority area is 

unjust, unreasonable, unduly 

discriminatory or preferential, or 

otherwise unlawful and to establish a 


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