
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37212-37213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14737]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2195-088]


Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-capacity amendment of license to install 
minimum flow turbine generating units.
    b. Project No.: 2195-088.
    c. Date Filed: April 10, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas River and the 
mainstem of the Clackamas River in Clackamas County, Oregon. The 
project occupies federal lands within the Mt. Hood National Forest, 
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service, and a reservation of 
the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Julie A. Keil, Director of Hydro Licensing 
and Water Rights, Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW Salmon 
Street, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 464-8864.
    i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski, telephone: (202) 502-6052, or 
email address: mark.pawlowski@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions is 60 
days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail a copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include 
the project number (P-2195-088) on any comments or motions filed.
    k. Description of Request: Portland General Electric (licensee) 
proposes to construct, operate and maintain small turbine facilities at 
four locations: 1) a powerhouse at the base of Timothy Lake Dam housing 
two approximately 0.85-megawatt (MW) turbines, 2) a powerhouse at 
Crack-in-the-Ground located downstream of Lake Harriet housing a 1.0-MW 
turbine, 3) a powerhouse housing a 0.135-MW turbine utilizing return 
flows from the juvenile downstream migrant collection systems and the 
North Fork fishway adult fish trap, and 4) a turbine and an 0.850-MW 
turbine and induction generator utilizing North Fork fishway attraction 
flows. The total capacity of the 136.645-MW Clackamas River 
Hydroelectric Project would increase by approximately 3.8 MW.
    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 Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
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 
FERCOnlineSupport@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

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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. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' 
``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``FISHWAY 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, recommendations, terms and conditions 
or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions should relate to 
project works which are the subject of the license amendment. 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.
    p. As provided for in 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5)(i), a license applicant 
must file, no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this 
notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis: (1) A copy 
of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for 
certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying 
agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality 
certification.
    q. e-Filing: Motions to intervene, protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions 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 
at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e Filing'' link.

    Dated: June 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14737 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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