[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 34698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12105]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Request To Use Alternative Procedures in Preparing a 
License Application

May 9, 2002.
    Take notice that the following request to use alternative 
procedures to prepare a license application has been filed with the 
Commission.
    a. Type of Application: Request to use alternative procedures to 
prepare a new license application.
    b. Project No.: 2204.
    c. Date filed: April 24, 2002.
    d. Applicant: City and County of Denver, Colorado, acting by and 
through its Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water).
    e. Name of Project: Williams Fork Reservoir Project.
    f. Location: On the Williams Fork River, in Grand County, northern 
Colorado. The project occupies no federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Urie, Licensing Project Manager, Denver 
Water, 1600 West 12th Avenue, Denver, CO 80254, (303)628-5987.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at (202) 219-2830; e-mail 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for Comments: 30 days from the date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Comments 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    k. The existing 3.0-megawatt project consists of a 706-foot-long, 
217-foot-high dam; an impoundment with a storage capacity of 96,822 
acre-feet; a power plant with one turbine and one generator; and 
appurtenant facilities.
    l. A copy of the request to use alternative procedures 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.
    m. Denver Water has demonstrated that it has made an effort to 
contact all federal and state resources agencies, non-governmental 
organizations (NGOs), and others affected by the project. Denver Water 
has also demonstrated that a consensus exists that the use of 
alternative procedures is appropriate in this case. Denver Water has 
submitted a communications protocol that is supported by the majority 
of stakeholders. Denver Water intends to file 6-month progress reports 
during the alternative procedures process that leads to the filing of a 
license application by December 31, 2004.
    The purpose of this notice is to invite any additional comments on 
Denver Water's request to use the alternative procedures, pursuant to 
Section 4.34(i) of the Commission's regulations. Additional notices 
seeking comments on the specific project proposal, interventions and 
protests, and recommended terms and conditions will be issued at a 
later date. Denver Water will complete and file a preliminary 
Environmental Assessment, in lieu of Exhibit E of the license 
application. This differs from the traditional process, in which an 
applicant consults with agencies, Indian tribes, NGOs, and other 
parties during preparation of the license application and before filing 
the application, but the Commission staff performs the environmental 
review after the application is filed. The alternative procedures are 
intended to simplify and expedite the licensing process by combining 
the pre-filing consultation and environmental review processes into a 
single process, to facilitate greater participation, and to improve 
communication and cooperation among the participants.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-12105 Filed 5-14-02; 8:45 am]
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