Document ID: FERC-2018-1293-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric Applications: Boise Project Board of Control
Posted Date: 2018-10-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51455-51456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22073]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5038-001]

Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, Protests, Recommendations, and Terms 
and Conditions; Boise Project Board of Control

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of Conduit Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 5038-001.
    c. Date filed: May 10 and 17, 2018, September 17 and 24, 2018, and 
October 3, 2018.
    d. Applicant: Boise Project Board of Control.
    e. Name of Project: Main Canal No. 6 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the applicant's irrigation 
canal system, near the town of Kuna, in Ada County, Idaho. The project, 
in part, occupies federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Tim Page, Manager, Boise Project Board of 
Control, 2465 Overland Road, Boise, ID 83705, phone (208) 334-1141.
    i. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, (202) 502-6778 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing responsive documents: Due to the small size 
of the proposed project, as well as the resource agency consultation 
letters filed with the application, the 60-day timeframe specified in 
18 CFR 4.34(b) for filing all comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is shortened 
to 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply comments 
must be filed with the Commission within 45 days from the issuance date 
of this notice.
    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 [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please 
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing 
should include docket number P-5038-001.
    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 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, it must also serve a 
copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed amendment consists of the 
following changes to the previously authorized, but unconstructed 
project: (1) Increase the hydraulic capacity from 350 cubic feet per 
second (cfs) to 700 cfs; (2) increase the authorized installed capacity 
from 1,200 kilowatts (kW) to 2,300 kW; (3) move the intake structure 
approximately 400 feet downstream; (4) reduce the penstock length from 
2,300 feet to 1,770 feet and increase its diameter from 72 inches to 
120 inches; (5) move the powerhouse approximately 150 feet to the 
northeast; (6) decrease the number of units from three to two turbines 
connected to a single generator; and (7) excavating a tailrace and 
relocating the discharge point approximately 100 feet downstream.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 
20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed on 
the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number, P-5038, 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 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. 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, 
and .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 
deadline date for the particular application.
    n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, MOTION TO 
INTERVENE, REPLY COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or 
PRESCRIPTIONS; (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

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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: October 4, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-22073 Filed 10-10-18; 8:45 am]
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