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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2899-144]

 
Idaho Power Company and Milner Dam, Inc.; Notice of Application 
for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, 
and Protests

September 24, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public comment.
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No. 2899-144.
    c. Date Filed: September 9, 2010.
    d. Applicants: Idaho Power Company and Milner Dam, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Milner Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Snake River in Twin 
Falls and Cassia Counties, Idaho.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicants Contact: Rex Blackburn, Senior Vice President and 
General Counsel, and Nathan F. Gardiner, Idaho Power Company, 1221 West 
Idaho Street, P.O. Box 70, Boise, Idaho 83707-0070; telephone: (208) 
388-2713.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to John Mark at (212) 273-5940 or john.mark@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: October 25, 2010.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. 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 
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp) and must include name 
and contact information at the end of comments. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filings.
    All documents (original and seven copies) filed by paper should be 
sent to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number 
(P-2899-144) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, 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 any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicants specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of the Application: The Applicants propose to amend 
article 415 of the project license to include April as a month when 
whitewater releases are potentially available at the Milner Project. 
Specifically, the Applicants request that the first paragraph of 
article 415 of the license for the Milner Project be amended to read as 
follows: Upon receiving a whitewater release request by two or more 
boaters by 3:00 p.m. on Friday before the weekend and after at least 
two boaters have checked in at the main powerhouse on the day of the 
whitewater release, the licensees shall not operate the main 
powerhouse, located 1.6 miles downstream of Milner Dam, for up to 4 
weekend days (included is the observed Memorial Day holiday) from 10:00 
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. between April 1 and June 30, when inflow to the 
Milner Project, in excess of irrigation demands, is between 10,000 and 
12,500 cfs. Powerhouse operation will resume when inflow in excess of 
irrigation demand is greater than 12,500 cfs and utilize for generation 
any flows in excess of 12,500 cfs. The licensees are required by 
article 417 to provide a communication network used to predict the 
volume of streamflow that will be available for whitewater boating 
during April, May, and June.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Pubic 
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 Web site using the ``eLibrary'' link at http://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits (P-2899) 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 e-mail of 
new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. 
For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSuport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) 
above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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, 
.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 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be

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obtained by agencies directly from the Applicants. If an agency does 
not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it 
will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments 
must also be sent to the Applicants' representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24979 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]
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