[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21757]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2145-030]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington; 
Notice of Application for Approval of Canadian Entitlement Allocation 
Extension Agreement Beyond the Term of the License

August 12, 1997.
    On July 24, 1997, pursuant to Section 22 of the Federal Power Act, 
16 U.S.C. Sec. 815, Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, 
Washington (Chelan), filed an application requesting Commission 
approval of the Canadian Entitlement Allocation Extension Agreement 
(CEAA) for the Rocky Reach Project No. 2145, for a period extending 
approximately 18 years beyond the 2006 expiration date of the license. 
The project is located on the Columbia River in Chelan County, 
Washington.
    Section 22 provides that contracts for the sale and delivery of 
power for periods extending beyond the termination date of a license 
may be entered into upon the joint approval of the Commission and the 
appropriate state public service commission or other similar authority 
in the state in which the sale or delivery of power is made. Chelan 
states in its application that approval of the CEAA is in the public 
interest because it implements provisions of a 1961 Treaty between the 
United States and Canada, 15 U.S.T. 1555.
    The CEAA was executed on April 29, 1997, between Chelan and the 
United States of America, acting by and through the Bonneville Power 
Administration, and provides for delivery of power from the Rocky Reach 
Project for transfer to Canada in exchange for Chelan's use of the 
improved streamflow provided by Canadian water storage projects 
pursuant to the 1961 Treaty. Chelan will retain one-half of the power 
generation benefits of the improved streamflow.
    Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211 and 385.214. In determining the 
appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 
and other comments, but only those who file a motion to intervene may 
become a party to the proceeding. Comments, protests, or motions to 
intervene must be filed by September 17, 1997; must bear in all capital 
letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE,'' as applicable, and ``Project No. 2145.'' Send the filings 
(original and 14 copies) to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 
filing must also be served upon each representative of the licensee 
specified in its application.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-21757 Filed 8-15-97; 8:45 am]
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