

[Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

October 13, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License under 5 megawatts 
(MW).
    b. Project No: 11879-002.

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    c. Date filed: May 20, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Chester Diversion Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Henry's Fork of the Snake River, near the Town of 
Rexburg, in Fremont County, Idaho.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, Northwest Power Services, 
Inc. P.O. Box 535, Rigby, Idaho 83442, (208) 745-0834.
    i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, 202-502-6512, Emily.Carter@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The Applicant proposes to utilize the existing BOR Chester 
Diversion dam on the Henry's Fork of the Snake River. The dam has an 
overall structural height of 17 feet and a total length of 457 feet, 
spanning the river. Operation of the project would depend on flows in 
the Henry's Fork and would be dependent on the irrigation season. It 
would be operated run-of-river and no storage would occur at the 
project.
    The proposed project would consist of the following facilities: (1) 
A new three-foot-high inflatable rubber dam bolted to the crest of the 
existing spillway; (2) a new 50-foot-wide concrete spillway; (3) two 
new Kaplan-type turbine generator units with a combined generating 
capacity of 3.3 MW; (4) a new low-profile powerhouse; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The applicant estimates that the average annual generation would be 
about 16.8 gigawatthours.
    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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``Comments'', ``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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions 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. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
 to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate. The schedule given in the 
September 6, 2005, Scoping Document 1 is revised as follows:
    Notice that application is ready for environmental analysis (EA): 
October 2006.
    Notice of the availability of the EA: March 2007.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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