[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 10143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5052]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Request for Extension of Time To Commence Project 
Construction

February 24, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request for Extension of Time To Commence 
Project Construction.
    b. Project No.: 3701-028.
    c. Date Filed: January 28, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District.
    e. Name of Project: Tieton Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the Bureau of 
Reclamation's Tieton Dam and Reservoir on the Tieton River, in Yakima 
County, Washington. The Bureau's dam and reservoir and a portion of the 
project's proposed transmission line occupy U.S. Forest Service lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Law 104-244.
    h. Applicant Contact: Richard Dieker, Secretary/Manager, Yakima-
Tieton Irrigation District, Tieton Headquarters, 470 Camp 4 Road, 
Yakima, WA 98908, (509) 678-4101.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions about this notice should be directed 
to Mr. Lynn R. Miles, at [email protected], or (202) 219-2671.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: March 31, 1999. 
Please include the Project number (3701-028) on any comments or motions 
filed.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee has requested that the 
deadline for commencement of project construction be extended for two 
years. The deadline to commence project construction for FERC Project 
No. 3701 would be extended to May 31, 2001. The deadline for completion 
of construction would be extended to May 31, 2005.
    l. 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, NE, Washington, DC 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. 99-5052 Filed 3-1-99; 8:45 am]
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