Document ID: FERC-2013-0732-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Corbett Water District
Posted Date: 2013-05-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32643-32644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12889]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14322-000]

Corbett Water District; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing 
With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 14322-000.
    c. Date filed: May 14, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Corbett Water District.
    e. Name of Project: Corbett Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would utilize existing diversions from the 
North and South Forks of Gordon Creek which currently serve a municipal 
water supply system approximately 15 miles east of Portland, in 
Multnomah County, Oregon. A portion of the project would be located on 
federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: James Jans, Corbett Water District, 36120 E. 
Historic Columbia River Hwy., P.O. Box 6, Corbett, OR 97019-0006. 
Phone: (503) 695-2284.
    i. FERC Contact: Ken Wilcox, (202) 502-6835 or ken.wilcox@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental

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document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: July 15, 2013.
    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.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Corbett Project would consist of the following features: (1) 
The existing 10-inch-diameter, 2-mile-long buried steel pipeline from 
the North Fork diversion structure; (2) the existing 10-inch-diameter, 
2-mile-long buried ductile iron pipeline from the South Fork diversion 
structure; (3) a new 10-kilowatt Turgo turbine; (4) a small new 
building housing the turbine, induction motor generator, and controls 
constructed atop an existing filter pond influent diversion structure; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project's power would be used to 
offset power needs at the water treatment plant. The project is 
estimated to generate about 8.4 megawatt-hours annually. The project 
would be located on both private and federal lands.
    o. 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.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate (e.g., if scoping is waived, the 
schedule would be shortened).

Issue Deficiency and/or Additional Information Request--July 2013
Issue Notice of Acceptance--August 2013
Issue Scoping Document--August 2013
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--October 2013
Commission issues EA--February 2013

    Dated: May 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-12889 Filed 5-30-13; 8:45 am]
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