[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2784]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Offer of Settlement and Application for Amendment of 
License

February 2, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Offer of Settlement and Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 2342-011.
    c. Date Filed: October 21, 1999.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Condit.
    f. Location: The project is located on the White Salmon River in 
Skamania and Klickitat Counties, Washington.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 79(a)-
825(r), and Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602 (1999).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Randy Landolt, Managing Director Hydro 
Resources Group, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 1500, 
Portland, OR 97232, (503) 813-6651; Mr. Thomas H. Nelson, Mr. Jeffrey 
S. Lovinger, Law Offices of Thomas H. Nelson and Associates, 825 NE 
Multnomah Street, Suite 925, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 230-8311; and 
Mr. Robert A. Nelson, Stoel Rives LLP, 1275 K Street, Suite 810, 
Washington, DC 20005-4006, (202) 408-2102.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Dave Snyder at (202) 219-2385 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]
    j. Filing the Removal Plan associated with the Settlement 
Agreement: It appears, based upon the contents of the Offer of 
Settlement and of the Settlement Agreement, Section 2.1, that 
PacifiCorp may intend a portion of the draft Condit Hydroelectric 
Project Removal Summary Report, Engineering Considerations, filed on 
June 19, 1998, referenced as the ``Removal Plan,'' to be included as a 
part of the Settlement Agreement. Section 2.1 of the Agreement provides 
for PacifiCorp to file a copy of the Removal Plan, and such filing will 
make the Offer of Settlement complete.
    k. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: March 15, 2000 or 
45 days after the filing of the Removal Plan with the Commission, 
whichever occurs later.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. Please include the Project 
Number (Project No. 2342-011) on any comments or motions filed.
    Under Rule 602(f)(3), 18 CFR 602(f)(3) (1999), a failure to file 
comments on the settlement agreement constitutes a waiver of all 
objections to the Offer of Settlement.
    l. Description of Filing: PacifiCorp filed an Offer of Settlement 
on behalf of itself and the Yakama Indian Nation, the U.S. Forest 
Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, the Washington Department of Ecology, the Washington 
Department of Fish and Wildlife, American Rivers, American Whitewater 
Affiliation, Columbia Gorge Audubon Society, Columbia Gorge Coalition, 
Columbia River United, Federation of Fly Fishers, Friends of the 
Columbia Gorge, Friends of the Earth, Friends of the White Salmon, The 
Mountaineers, Rivers Council of Washington, The Sierra Club, Trout 
Unlimited, Washington Trout, the Washington Wilderness Coalition, and 
the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission.
    The Offer of Settlement proposes retirement of the Condit Project 
and dam removal by December 2007. In addition, PacifiCorp requests an 
amendment of the current license to extend the license term through 
October 1, 2006 (increasing the term of the current license from 28 
years to 41 years), and to incorporate the terms and conditions of the 
Settlement Agreement in the license.
    m. 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 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.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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.
    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.
    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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-2784 Filed 2-7-00; 8:45 am]
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