Document ID: FERC-2015-0825-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: PacifiCorp Energy
Posted Date: 2015-06-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 36328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15490]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 308-007]

PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft and Final 
Environmental Assessment and Revised Procedural Schedule

    On February 28, 2014, PacifiCorp Energy (PacifiCorp) filed an 
application for the continued operation of the 1.1-megawatt Wallowa 
Falls Hydroelectric Project (Wallowa Falls Project) No. 308. On 
February 10, 2015, PacifiCorp filed an updated application that 
included modifications to its proposed action. On March 6, 2015, the 
Commission issued a Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 
and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions (REA Notice). The 
REA notice included a procedural schedule that included preparation of 
a single Environmental Assessment (EA).
    Based on the comments received in response to the REA notice, 
Commission staff has determined that its analysis of the proposed 
relicensing action will require preparation of a Draft and Final EA. A 
Draft EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested 
parties. All comments filed on the Draft EA will be analyzed by staff 
and considered in the Final EA. Staff's conclusions and recommendations 
will be available for the Commission's consideration in reaching its 
final licensing decision.
    The application will be processed according to the following 
revised procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Draft EA............................  November 2015.
Comments on Draft EA due..................  December 2015.
Modified terms and conditions due.........  January 2016.
Commission issues Final EA................  April 2016.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Matt Cutlip 
at (503) 552-2762, or by email at matt.cutlip@ferc.gov.

    Dated: June 18, 2015.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-15490 Filed 6-23-15; 8:45 am]
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