[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2782]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

February 2, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2042-013.
    c. Date filed: January 21, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County.
    e. Name of Project: Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Pend Oreille River, in Pend Oreille County, 
Washington and Bonner County, Idaho. About 709 acres within the project 
boundary are located on lands of the United states, including Kalispel 
Indian Reservation (493 ac), U.S. Forest Service Colville National 
Forest (182.93), U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power 
Administration (24.14), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2.45), U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers (5.29), and U.S. Bureau of Land Management 
(1.44).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert Geddes, Public Utility District No. 1 
of Pend Oreille County, 130 North Washington, Newport, WA 99156; (509) 
447-3137.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 219-2844, Email: 
[email protected]
    j. Brief Project Description: The 60-megawatt (MW) project consists 
of the following: (1) 46-foot-high, 160-foot-long reinforced concrete 
dam with integral spillway, (2) 217-foot-long, 35-foot-diameter 
diversion tunnel, (3) 1,170-foot-long forebay channel, (4) auxiliary 
spillway, (5) powerhouse containing four generating units with a 
combined capacity of 60 MW, (2) 8,850-acre reservoir at maximum 
operating pool elevation of 2030.6 feet, and other associated 
facilities.
    k. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Montana and Idaho STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as 
required by Sec. 106, Naitonal Historic Preservation Act, and the 
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 
800.4.
    m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-2782 Filed 2-7-00; 8:45 am]
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