[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 1848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-628]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Interim Steelhead Protection Plan

January 6, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Filing: Interim Steelhead Protection Plan.
    b. Project No: 2114-064.
    c. Date Filed: October 16, 1997.
    d. Licensee: Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County.
    e. Name of Projects: Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Columbia River in Grand 
County, Washington.
    g. Licensee Contract:

William J. Madden, Jr., John A. Whittaker, IV, Winston & Strawn, 1400 L 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-3502, (202) 371-5700
Ray A. Foianini, Foianini & Sears, P.O. Box 908, 109 Division West, 
Ephrata, WA 98823
Attorneys for Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County

    h. FERC Contact: Timothy J. Welch (202) 219-2666.
    i. Comment Date: February 12, 1998.
    j. Description of Filing: The Public Utility District No. 2 of 
Chelan County (licensee) has filed, for Commission approval, an Interim 
Steelhead Protection Plan. The plan includes modifications or additions 
to structures and operations at the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project 
(including Priest Rapids and Wanapum Dams) that may impact migrating 
steelhead trout. The National Marine Fisheries Service has listed 
steelhead in the Upper Columbia River as endangered under the 
Endangered Species Act. The principal components of the plan include 
continuation of the juvenile fish bypass development program, squawfish 
removal program, interim spill program, total dissolved gas monitoring, 
dissolved gas abatement, avian predator control, operation of fish 
ladders, and fish counting.
    k. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. 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 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.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-628 Filed 1-9-98; 8:45 am]
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