[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 33316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12858]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Approval of 1997 Pacific Northwest 
Coordination Agreement as a Headwater Benefits Settlement Agreement, 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 17, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Coordination Agreement as Headwater Benefits 
Settlement Agreement.
    b. Docket No: HB02-00-1.
    c. Date Filed: February 2, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, 
Washington on its own; and eight other non-federal parties to the 
agreement.
    e. Name of Project: 1997 Pacific Northwest Coordination Agreement 
(PNCA).
    f. Project Location: PNCA covers ten non-federal hydropower 
projects licensed by the Commission in Flathead, and Sanders Counties 
in Montana, Bonner County in Idaho, Chelan, Douglas, and Pend Oreille 
Counties in Washington, and Lane and Clackamas Counties in Oregon.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 11.14(a)(1) and Rule 602 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger A. Braden, General Manager, Public 
Utility District No. 1 of the Chelan County, P.O. Box 1231, Wenatchee, 
WA 99807-1231. Tel: (509) 663-8121.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Vedula Sarma at (202) 219-3273 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: June 23, 2000.
    Please include the docket number (HB02-00-1) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of filing: The 1997 PNCA is intended to supersede 
and replace the 1964 PNCA previously approved by the Commission, for 
the coordinated operation of a system publicly and privately owned 
hydroelectric generating plants and related transmission facilities 
through the year 2024. Section 12 of the 1997 PNCA, just like its 
predecessor, provides a method to calculate headwater benefits payments 
based upon coordinated storage releases from upstream reservoirs 
controlled by dams in the United States. The payments provided by 
section 13 are intended to constitute full satisfaction of obligations 
under section 10(f) of the Federal Power Act.
    l. Location 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. This filing may be viewed on 
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 g above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission, 
David P. Boergers, 888 First Street NE, Washington DC 20426.
    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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-12858 Filed 5-22-00; 8:45 am]
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