[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1453-1454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-467]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for the Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

January 3, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2233-043.
    c. Date Filed: December 27, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company.

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    e. Name of Project: Willamette Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Willamette River in Clackamas County, Oregon 
near the towns of Oregon City and West Linn.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a.
    h. Applicant Contact: Julie S. Keil, Portland General Electric 
Company, 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 464-8864; 
Bruce Martin, Blue Heron Paper Company, 419 Main Street, Oregon City, 
Oregon.
    i. FERC Contact: John Blair (202) 502-6092 or [email protected].
    j. The existing project: Portland General Electric (PGE) and Blue 
Heron Paper Company (BHPC) propose to continue operation of the 
Willamette Falls Hydroelectric Project on the Willamette River. The dam 
is a 2300 feet long horseshoe shaped concrete structure that caps the 
crest of Willamette Falls. The Project is operated run-of-river. It is 
comprised of two separate hydroelectric generating developments located 
on the east (Oregon City) and west (West Linn) sides of Willamette 
Falls. The Project has a total generation capacity of 17.5 megawatts 
(MW) 16 MW at PGE's T.W. Sullivan plant and 1.5 MW at BHPC. T.W. 
Sullivan powerhouse contains 13 vertical turbine generators; BHPC 
powerhouse contains 2 horizontal turbine generators.
    k. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing is available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. The number must be proceeded by 
the letter ``P''. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item ``h'' above.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Oregon 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by '106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Deficiency or Acceptance Letter February 2003.
    Notice soliciting comments, final terms and conditions February 
2003.
    Notice of the availability of the draft EA September 2003.
    Notice of the availability of the final EA January 2004.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the application February 2004.
    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
soliciting comments, final terms and conditions.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-467 Filed 1-9-03; 8:45 am]
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