[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71105-71106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30347]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement, Amendment of License, and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

November 22, 2000.

    Take notice that the following Settlement Agreement and Amendment 
of License has been filed with the Commission and is available for 
public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Settlement Agreement and Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2114-003.
    c. Date Filed: September 13, 2000.
    d. Applicant:: Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WA.
    e. Name of Project: Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Columbia River, in Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, 
Douglas, Benton, and Chelan counties, Washington. The project occupies 
federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. 
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of 
the Army, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602 (2000) and the Federal Power 
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Don Godard, Public Utility District No. 2 of 
Grant County, WA, P.O. Box 878, Ephrata, WA, 98823; (509) 754-3541.
    i. FERC Contact: Bob Eaton (202) 219-2782, Email: 
[email protected]

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    j. Deadline Dates: Comments are due December 29, 2000; reply 
comments are due January 16, 2001.
    k. 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. Comments and protests may be 
filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    l. Description of Filing: Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant 
County, WA, filed a Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself and the 
National Marine Fisheries Service, Colville Confederated Indian Tribe, 
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Confederated Tribes and 
Bands of the Yakima Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 
Reservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Department of 
Fish and Wildlife, and American Rivers. The purpose of the Settlement 
Agreement is to resolve among the signatories issues related to 
operation of the project in regard to spill flows and their effect on 
downstream fish passage. Approval of the Settlement Agreement by the 
Commission would require amendment of the license; therefore, the 
applicant's submission also serves as a request for license amendment. 
Comments and reply comments on the Settlement Agreement and Amendment 
of License are due on the dates listed in item j above.
    m. Copies of the Settlement Agreement and amendment application are 
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) or at the address listed 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.
    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.
    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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    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. 00-30347 Filed 11-28-00; 8:45 am]
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