[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27325-27326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12403]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2114-303]


Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington; Notice 
of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.

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    a. Type of Application: Application for Non-capacity Amendment.
    b. Project No.: 2114-303.
    c. Date Filed: May 17, 2019, and supplemented on June 5, 2019.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, 
Washington (Grant PUD).
    e. Name of Project: Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed action is located on the mid-Columbia 
River in Yakima County, Washington.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ross Hendrick, Grant PUD, P.O. Box 878, 
Ephrata, WA 98823; (509) 793-1468; or rhendr1@gcpud.org.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, or 
Jennifer.Polardino@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: July 8, 2019.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's 
eFiling system 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, (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 the docket number P-2114-303. Comments emailed to 
Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors 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 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. Description of Request: To improve seismic stability of the 
Priest Rapids Dam, Grant PUD requests to amend its license for the 
Priest Rapids Project to create a separate embankment immediately 
downstream of the existing dam, and structurally connected to the 
existing embankment. This embankment would also include a new, 
approximately 2,200-foot-long roller-compacted concrete dam; and an 
approximately 150-foot-long, 25-foot-high secant pile cutoff wall and 
connecting embankment. The existing embankment would remain in place. 
Grant PUD says the proposed amendment would not affect normal dam 
operations.
    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 website 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. 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. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from 
the applicant.
    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, respectively. 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. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO 
INTERVENE as applicable; (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, motions 
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any 
filing made by an intervenor 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 385.2010.

    Dated: June 6, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-12403 Filed 6-11-19; 8:45 am]
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