[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 55860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27898]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2494--Washington White River Project; Project No. 3721--
Washington Noonsack Falls Project]


Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of Meeting

October 13, 1998.
    In a letter dated October 2, 1998, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSE) 
licensee and license applicant for the above listed projects requested 
a meeting with the Commission's staff to discuss the following issues.

White River Project

     To date PSE and other interested parties have not made 
much progress in addressing issues related to the proposed listing of 
White River chinook salmon under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). PSE 
asserts that ESA consultations could involve modifications of certain 
license conditions and that many issues that fall outside the purview 
of ESA remain unresolved and are of critical importance to the future 
viability of the White River Project. PSE would like to discuss what 
role (if any), Commission staff would be willing to play in 
facilitating a collaborative process designed to address ESA-related 
and other issues that may affect the viability of the project.

Noonsack Falls Project

     PSE will soon provide the Commission with an update of its 
analysis of project options and the future of the Noonsack Falls 
Project. PSE wishes to discuss the updated analysis, and identify an 
acceptable course of action.
    The Commission's staff will meet with representatives of PSE to 
discuss only those issues described above. The meeting will convene on 
October 28, 1998, beginning at 1:30 p.m. EST at the Commission's 
headquarters, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, in Room 
62-26. If you have any questions about the meeting or wish to 
participate via teleconference, please call John Smith at (202) 219-
2460.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27898 Filed 10-16-98; 8:45 am]
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