Document ID: FERC-2012-1400-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2012-08-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51022-51023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20744]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 12429-007]

Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene and Protests, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of license to change transmission 
line route
    b. Project No.: 12429-007.
    c. Date Filed: May 31, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC .
    e. Name of Project: Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: When constructed, the project will be located at the 
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation's Clark Canyon 
dam on the Beaverhead River, in Beaverhead County near the Town of 
Dillon, Montana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, Chief Operating Officer, 
Symbiotics, LLC, P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442; telephone: (208) 745-
0834
    i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, telephone: (202) 502-6680, and 
email address: linda.stewart@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions is 60 
days from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site 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 or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-12429-007) 
on any comments, motions, or recommendations filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC (licensee) 
proposes to change the transmission line route authorized in the August 
26, 2009 Order Issuing Original License. Instead of constructing a 0.3-
mile-long, 24.9-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to the local utility's existing transmission system as 
authorized in the license, the licensee proposes to construct a 7.9-
mile-long, 69-kV transmission line connecting the powerhouse to Idaho 
Power Company's Peterson substation.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 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. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', 
``TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', or ``FISHWAY 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 protesting or intervening; 
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 
through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations or terms and conditions 
must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, recommendations or terms 
and conditions should relate to project works which are the subject of 
the license amendment. Agencies may obtain copies of the application 
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to 
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant 
specified in the particular application. If an intervener files 
comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an 
issue that may affect the responsibilities

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of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the 
document on that resource agency. A copy of all other filings in 
reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service 
on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in 
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

    Dated: August 16, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-20744 Filed 8-22-12; 8:45 am]
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