Document ID: FERC-2005-0092-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2005-10-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 190)]
[Notices]               
[Page 57593-57594]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, Protests, Recommendations, and Terms 
and Conditions

September 23, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Conduit Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 12550-001.
    c. Date filed: June 24, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Wade Jacobson.
    e. Name of Project: Mary Taylor Drop Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Mary Taylor Drop Hydroelectric Project would be 
located at the Mary Taylor canal drop between the Spring Valley Canal 
and Greenfields Main Canal, which are part of the Bureau of 
Reclamation's Sun River Irrigation Project in Teton County, Montana. 
The proposed hydroelectric facilities would be located on private land, 
some of which is leased to Reclamation for the operation and 
maintenance of the irrigation canals.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ted Sorenson, Sorenson Engineering, 5203 
South 11th East, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 522-8069.
    i. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202) 502-6086.
    j. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is requesting 
comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions.
    k. Deadline for filing responsive documents: The Commission 
directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the Regulations (see Order No. 
533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 1991) that all comments, 
motions to intervene, protests, recommendations, terms and conditions, 
and prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the 
Commission by November 23, 2005. All reply comments must be filed with 
the Commission by December 9, 2005.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' 
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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 in 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.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed small conduit hydroelectric 
project would consist of: (1) An intake structure on the left side of 
Spring Valley Canal, with a trash rack and a stop log slot, (2) a 400-
foot-long, 5-foot-diameter penstock, (3) a metal powerhouse containing 
two turbines and one 890-kilowatt generating unit, and (4) draft tubes 
and a tailrace discharging into Greenfields Main Canal. The average 
annual energy production would be 1,840 megawatt hours.
    m. This filing is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 

number, here P-12550, in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 

also available for review and reproduction at the address in item h. 
above.
    n. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or 
a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    o. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``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 protesting or 
intervening; 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. Any of 
these documents must be filed by providing the original and eight 
copies to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be 
sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, 
Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the 
above address. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be 
served upon each representative of the applicant specified

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in the particular application. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5375 Filed 9-30-05; 8:45 am]

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