Document ID: FERC-2014-0946-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Idaho Water Resources Board
Posted Date: 2014-07-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 43038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17359]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14608-000]

Idaho Water Resources Board; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 24, 2014, the Idaho Water Resource Board filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Weiser-Galloway Hydroelectric and Water Storage Project (Weiser-
Galloway Project or project) to be located on Weiser River near Weiser, 
Idaho. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 
the permit holder priority to file a license application during the 
permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder 
to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands 
or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities: 
(1) A 2,480-foot-long, 285-foot-high earthfill embankment dam with a 
single ungated emergency spillway and low-level outlet works; (2) a 
6,719-acre reservoir with a total storage capacity of 752,500 acre-feet 
at a normal maximum operating elevation of 2,470 feet mean sea level; 
(3) a free-standing water intake tower in the reservoir; (4) a large or 
multiple 1,500-foot-long composite steel penstock in reinforced 
concrete; (5) a 75-foot by 150-foot powerhouse containing four Francis 
turbine/generation units rated for a total installed capacity of 60 
megawatts; (6) a 50 to 100-foot-long open channel tailrace returning 
water to the Weiser River; (7) a 10-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission 
line extending from the powerhouse to an interconnection with an 
existing transmission line owned by the Idaho Power Company; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Weiser-
Galloway Project would be 365 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Brian Patton, Idaho Water Resources Board, 322 
East Front St., P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720.
    FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, phone: (202) 502-8074, or email 
ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. 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-14608-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14608) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 17, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-17359 Filed 7-23-14; 8:45 am]
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