[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54261-54262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22943]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application To Amend License, Draft Environmental 
Assessment and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

August 31, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and draft 
environmental assessment has been filed with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project Nos.: 2213-002.
    c. Dated Filed: August 17, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Cowlitz County PUD No. 1.
    e. Name of Projects: Swift No. 2 Project.

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    f. Location: On the North Fork Lewis River, in Cowlitz, Clark, and 
Skamania Counties, Washington. No federal lands are involved in this 
application.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Dennis P. Robinson, Cowlitz County PUD No. 1, 
P.O. Box 3007, 961 12th Avenue, Longview, WA 98632, (360) 423-2210.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Jim Hastreiter at (503) 944-6760 or by email at 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: 45 days from the 
issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Please include the project number (2213-002) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Filing: Cowlitz PUD No. 1 proposes to amend a 
license article to incorporate conservation measures that are intended 
to avoid and minimize effects as a result of project operations on 
species listed under the Endangered Species Act. This measure consists 
of the purchase of lands in the Swift Creek area known as Devil's 
Backbone and creation of a conservation easement for lands adjacent to 
Swift Reservoir.
    Cowlitz PUD No. 1 provided draft environmental assessment of the 
proposed amendment application with its filing. Commission staff is 
adopting the draft environmental assessment as its own. Any comments 
received on this draft environmental assessment of the proposed 
amendment application.
    l. Location of the Application and draft environmental assessment: 
A copy of the application and draft environmental assessment is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A, Washington, 
D.C. 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 above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commissions 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 CFS 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(s) of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must 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, N.E. Washington, D.C. 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 and draft environmental 
assessment. A copy of the application and draft environmental 
assessment 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. 00-22943 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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