[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47027-47028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22585]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

September 4, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: A New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-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 acres), U.S. Forest Service Colville National 
Forest (182.93 acres), U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power 
Administration (24.14 acres), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2.45 
acres), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (5.29 acres), and U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management (1.44 acres).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Cauchy, Public Utility District No. 
1 of Pend Oreille County, 130 North Washington St., Newport, WA 99156; 
(509) 447-9331
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Timothy Welch, E-mail: 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 219-2666.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions and prescriptions: 60 days from the date of issuance of this 
notice.
    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, recommendations, 
terms and conditions, and prescriptions may be filed electronically, as 
well as protests and interventions, via the Internet in lieu of paper. 
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    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 whose name appears on the

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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.
    k. This application has been accepted and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the Project: The Box Canyon Project is located in 
the northeast corner of Washington state in Pend Oreille County. The 
project dam is located at river mile 34.4 from the Pend Oreille River's 
confluence with the Columbia River. The site is 13 miles from the 
Canadian border, 14 miles from the Idaho border, and 90 miles north of 
city of Spokane, WA. The existing Box Canyon Project consists of : (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 72 MW, (6) 
8,850-acre reservoir at maximum operating pool elevation of 2030.6 
feet, and other associated facilities. PUD No.1 operates the project in 
a run-of-river mode.
    PUD No.1 proposes to upgrade all four turbines with new high 
efficiency, fish-friendly runners and to rewind the four generators to 
increase generating capacity to 90 MW. No new structures will be built 
and no construction in the river will be required. No operational 
changes will be needed although peak flow through each turbine will be 
increased from 6,850 cfs to 8,100 cfs which will ultimately result in 
an 8% increase in average annual energy output.
    m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link-select ``Docket #'' 
and follow the instructions (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h. above.
    n. The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' OR ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-22585 Filed 9-7-01; 8:45 am]
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