Document ID: FERC-2021-0201-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: PacifiCorp, Klamath River Renewal Corp., and the States of California and Oregon
Posted Date: 2021-02-23T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10946-10947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03677]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14803-004]

PacifiCorp, Klamath River Renewal Corporation, and the States of 
California and Oregon; Notice of Application for Transfer of License, 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Transfer of Project License.
    b. Project No: 14803-004.
    c. Date Filed: January 13, 2021.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp, Klamath River Renewal Corporation, and 
the States of California and Oregon.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Klamath River in Klamath 
County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The project includes 
federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: For transferor--PacifiCorp: Ryan Flynn, Chief 
Legal Officer, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 2000, 
Portland, OR 97232, ryan.flynn@pacificorp.com, 503-813-5865.
    For transferees--Klamath River Renewal Corporation: Mark Bransom, 
Chief Executive Director, Klamath River Renewal Corporation, 2001 
Addison Street, Suite 317, Berkeley, CA 94704, (415) 820-4441, 
info@klamathrenewal.org.
    State of California: Joshua E. Adrian, Duncan Weinberg Genzer & 
Pembroke, P.C., 1667 K Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006, 
jea@dwgp.com, 202-791-3590.
    State of Oregon: Anika E. Marriott, Sr. Assistant Attorney General, 
Oregon Department of Justice, 1162 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 97301, 
Anika.E.Marriott@doj.state.or.us, 503-947-4520.
    i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon, (202) 502-6136, 
diana.shannon@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: March 19, 2021.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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, you may 
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should 
include docket numbers P-14803-004. Comments emailed to Commission 
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    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: On January 13, 2021, PacifiCorp 
(transferor) and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (Renewal 
Corporation) and the States of California and Oregon (transferees) 
jointly filed an application to transfer the license for the Lower 
Klamath Project No. 14803 from PacifiCorp to the Renewal Corporation 
and the States of California and Oregon as co-licensees. PacifiCorp and 
the transferees jointly propose to transfer the license to Renewal 
Corporation and the States of California and Oregon for the purpose of 
surrendering, decommissioning, and removing the project dams, if 
approved separately by the Commission. The project includes four 
developments: J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, and Iron Gate.
    On July 16, 2020, the Commission issued an order approving a 
partial transfer of the license for the project from PacifiCorp to 
PacifiCorp and the Renewal Corporation as co-licensees. PacifiCorp, 172 
FERC ] 61,062 (2020). The order was contingent on PacifiCorp remaining 
on the license as a co-licensee and required compliance with certain 
conditions before it would take effect. In the January 13 filing, 
PacifiCorp and the Renewal Corporation state that they do not accept 
their status as co-licensees under the July 16 order.
    On November 17, 2020, in a separate proceeding, PacifiCorp and the 
Renewal Corporation filed an amended application to surrender the 
license and decommission the Lower Klamath Project. Decommissioning 
activities would include the full removal of the four developments. The 
Commission issued notice of that application on December 16, 2020, 
soliciting comments, motions to intervene, and protests in the 
surrender proceeding.
    In the January 13 filing, the applicants request that, in any order 
approving the transfer, the Commission establish an extended period of 
time--until 30 days following any Commission order approving the 
surrender application--for the transferees to accept the license 
transfer and their co-licensee status. As a result, PacifiCorp would 
remain as the sole licensee for the Lower Klamath Project while the 
Commission considers what action to take on the surrender application.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.

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    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, respectively. 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 Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 
385.2010.

    Dated: February 17, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03677 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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