FERC ISSUES NOTICE OF APPLICATION OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR THE BLISS, UPPER SALMON FALLS, AND LOWER SALMON FALLS PROJECTS AND SOLICITING COMMENTS, MOTIONS TO INTERVENE, AND PROTESTS TO IDAHO POWER

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.

S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following notice:

Idaho Power Company

Project Nos. 1975-109 2777-115

2061-088

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

a. Application Type: Land Management Plan Update

b. Project Nos.: 1975-109, 2777-115, and 2061-088

c. Date Filed: December 22, 2010

d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company

e. Name of Projects: Bliss, Upper Salmon Falls, and Lower Salmon Falls Hydroelectric Projects

f. Location: The projects are located in south-central Idaho on the Snake River from river mile 551 near Bliss to river mile 592 near Hagerman in Twin Falls, Gooding, and Elmore counties.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791a - 825r

h. Applicant Contact: L. Lewis Wardle, Licensing Program Coordinator, Idaho Power, PO Box 70, 1221 W Idaho Street, Boise, ID 83702, (208) 388-2964, lwardle@idahopower.com.

i. FERC Contact: Dr. Mark Ivy, (202) 502-6156, mark.ivy@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: May 6, 2011.

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. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and seven copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. 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.

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