20170306IPC to Staff Attachment 8-1.pdf

Outline of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s
Traditional Relicensing Stages for Hydroelectric Facilities.

First Stage
o Applicant issues notice of intent, preliminary application document, request to use Traditional Licensing Process (“TLP”), and newspaper notice;
o Commission approves use of TLP;
o Formal Consultation Package (“FCP”) sent out to Consulting entities;
o Applicant conducts joint agency/public meeting and site visit to discuss FCP;
o Resource agencies and tribes provide written comments; and
o Agencies, tribes, or applicant request dispute resolution on studies with the
Commission.
Second Stage
o Applicant completes reasonable and necessary studies;
o Applicant provides draft application and study results to resource agencies and tribes;
o Resource agencies and tribes comment on draft application; and
o Applicant conducts meeting if substantive disagreements exist.
Third Stage
o Applicant files final application with Commission and sends copies to agencies and tribes.

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C onsu nation Appendix
AN OVERVIEW OF IDAHO POWER'S RELICENSING CONSULTATION
PROCESS
Fint Stage Forinal Comulfii lion
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Jan.'53e-Apr.139S
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Apr.It,1936
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laF*.25.13K (Botes]
Sep.26."596 (Harway;
Oett 1336 (Lswteton)
PiU c Meedrg Heldto
Receive Broader
3rafcendder Input
Fed.1996-Jan.1997
Develop Study PlaneiMH
RW3a tf lhe CT
FaP.1 2 .1397
FCP Sent In AgencleE.
Trties,1 IrtefeetaJ Pardee
1ST Comment
Mar.£—12,1997
-APC hlEellrge lo D-s-ojse
FCP
Apr.1,1997
REVIse Stucy ^lareBated or
Comments
nd2 Stage Formal Consultation
(13 CFR Sections 16.3 and4.51}
hJun.1997-0ec.31,2001
Conduct ErTtfraiments!
StLdfeE
Hoidl Regular Meeting with
RWGsand CTtn Review
Progiess and Findings
De^op Potential PMlEs
Attn input Tnxn rwgs
Sep.IS,2002-Jan.10.2003
SLtHTil Draft Application Far
stafceftcldEr Review SynthestzH RWG Goals £
?fceto™^RMP
March M,20C3
Joint Agency-Meeting
June 25,2003
JontAgefteyMEerdrcg
Third Stage Formal Consultation
(ISCFR*]6.S<md4J])
311-31,2003
File Application 'Attn FERC
*Sarnie studies tiave been in.progress since IPS!(i.e.Fa]]Chinook).
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