Document ID: FERC-2012-0104-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2012-01-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2965-2966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1085]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2821-011]

City of Portland, Oregon; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and 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: Non-Capacity Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2821-011.
    c. Date Filed: June 27, 2011, and supplemented November 23, 2011, 
and January 11, 2012.
    d. Applicant: City of Portland, Oregon.
    e. Name of Project: Portland Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Approximately 25 miles east of the City of Portland, 
on the Bull Run River, in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, Oregon.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Frank Galida, Portland Hydroelectric Project 
Manager, Portland Water Bureau, City of Portland, Oregon, Room 530, 
1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 823-7517, 
frank.galida@portlandoregon.gov.
    i. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, (202) 502-6778, 
christopher.chaney@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is 30 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 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.
    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 proposed amendment: The licensee proposes to 
modify the North Tower intake at the Dam No. 2 Development of the 
Portland Project. A multi-level intake structure would be added to the 
tower to allow for the selective withdrawal of water

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from different reservoir elevations. The modifications are necessary to 
allow for better temperature management below Dam No. 2, as required by 
the Bull Run Water Supply Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). 
Environmental impacts related to selective water withdrawal were 
already analyzed as part of the HCP. Neither the hydraulic capacity nor 
the installed capacity would change as a result of the modifications, 
and there would be no change in project operation or normal reservoir 
elevations.
    l. 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: 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 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 and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). 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 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: January 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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