
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81265-81266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32363]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL11-12-000]


Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory 
Order

December 17, 2010.
    Take notice that on December 15, 2010, Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC 
(Petitioner), pursuant to Rule 207 of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.207 (2010), filed a Petition for Declaratory Order. Petitioner 
requests that the Commission issue an order confirming that proposed 
transaction in connection with an instantaneous sale of energy and 
renewable energy credits by the Project Companies \1\ to a third-party 
offtaker, with an instantaneous buy-back of the energy only would not: 
(1) Violate any of the Commission's anti-manipulation rules, and (2) 
result in the loss of small power producer qualifying facility status 
for any of the wind generation facilities owned by Project Companies 
and would not disqualify the ultimate sale of electric power from the 
Project Companies to the local utility from being considered an avoided 
cost sale by a QF pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978, as amended (PURPA).\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ Thousand Springs Wind Park, LLC, Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC, 
Oregon Trail Wind Park, LLC, Payne's Ferry Wind Park LLC, Camp Reed 
Wind Park, LLC, Yahoo Creek Wind Park, LLC, Salmon Falls Wind Park, 
LLC, Pilgrim Stage Station Wind Park, LLC, Burley Butte Wind Farm, 
LLC, Milner Dam Wind Farm LLC, Golden Valley Wind Farm, LLC 
(collectively, the ``Project Companies'').
    \2\ Public Law 109-58 Sec.  1253, 119 Stat. 594, 967-70 (2005).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or 
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to 
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

[[Page 81266]]

    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 14, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-32363 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


