Document ID: FERC-2018-0774-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric Applications: PacifiCorp
Posted Date: 2018-06-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28218-28219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12945]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1744-041]

Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission; 
PacifiCorp

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Constructed Project.
    b. Project No.: 1744-041.
    c. Date filed: May 30, 2018.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Weber Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Weber River, in Weber, Davis, and Morgan 
Counties, Utah. The project occupies 14.94 acres of United States lands 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Eve Davies, PacifiCorp--Renewable Resources, 
1407 West North Temple, Suite 210, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; (801) 220-
2245; [email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams at (202) 502-8462; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The existing Weber Project consists of: (1) A 114-foot-long, 27-
foot-high concrete diversion dam that includes a low-level outlet, a 
35-foot-long intake structure, and a 79-foot-long section containing 
two 29-foot-long, 10-foot-high radial gates; (2) a 3-foot by 18-foot 
non-operative fish passage structure that is used to pass minimum flows 
through a calibrated slide gate opening at the dam; (3) an 8.4-acre 
reservoir having a total storage of approximately 42 acre-feet at 
elevation 4,798 feet mean sea level; (4) a 9,107-foot-long, 5-foot to 
6.3-foot-diameter steel penstock partially encased in concrete, and 
buried for most of its length; (5) a powerhouse with one 3,850-kilowatt 
generating unit; (6) a 36-foot-long, by 20-foot-wide, by 30-foot-deep 
concrete tailrace structure, integrated into the powerhouse foundation, 
which returns flows directly into the Weber River on the south side of 
the powerhouse; (7) a 77-foot-long, 46-kilovolt transmission line; and 
(8) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an 
average of 16,932 megawatt-hours annually. PacifiCorp proposes to build 
a new fish passage structure at the edge of the existing diversion dam 
in an area that currently has graded, unvegetated soil.
    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 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. 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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Notice of Acceptance...............  June 2018.
Issue Notice Soliciting Final Terms and    August 2018.
 Conditions.

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Commission issues EA.....................  March 2018.
 

    Dated: June 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-12945 Filed 6-15-18; 8:45 am]
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