Document ID: FERC-2014-0100-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Warm Springs Irrigation District
Posted Date: 2014-01-30T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4896-4897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01871]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13570-002]

Warm Springs Irrigation District: Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting 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. Type of Application: Application for New License for a Major 
Water Project 5 Megawatts (MW) or Less--Existing Dam.
    b. Project No.: 13570-002.
    c. Date filed: April 15, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Warm Springs Irrigation District.
    e. Name of Project: Warm Springs Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Malheur River, near the Town of Juntura, 
Malheur County, Oregon. The project would utilize the existing Warm 
Springs dam and reservoir, which is owned by the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation (Reclamation) and would occupy 13.5 acres of land 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy Kinney, Warmsprings Irrigation 
District, 334 Main Street North, Vale, OR 97918, (541) 473-3951.
    i. FERC Contact: Ken Wilcox, (202) 502-6835; 
kenneth.wilcox@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
filing motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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, 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-13570-002.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed project would utilize the existing Reclamation's 
Warm Springs Dam and reservoir, and would consist of the following new 
facilities: (1) A new steel liner fitted into one of the outlets; (2) 
new trashrack at the entrance to the existing outlet works; (3) a 3.5-
foot-long, 6-to-8-foot-diameter steel increaser section attached to the 
liner to transition the outlet into an 8-foot-diameter steel penstock; 
(4) a 150-foot-long increaser/penstock assembly to convey water to the 
new powerhouse located in the stilling basin below the dam; (5) a new 
4-foot-diameter fixed cone bypass valve upstream of the powerhouse; (6) 
a 150-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter steel penstock; (7) a powerhouse 
containing one 2.7-MW Francis or Kaplan turbine; (8) a 2.2-mile-long, 
25-kilovolt transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The 
average annual generation is estimated to be 7.442 gigawatt-hours.
    m. 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.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with

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the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 
385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, 
the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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.

    Dated: January 24, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-01871 Filed 1-29-14; 8:45 am]
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