[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2021-2022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-888]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent to File Application for a New License

January 9, 2003.
    Take notice that the following notice of intent has been filed with 
the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File an Application for New 
License.
    b. Project No: 2230.
    c. Date filed: November 13, 2002.
    d. Submitted By: City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska.
    e. Name of Project: Blue Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Blue Lake project is located 5 miles east of the 
City of Sitka, on Sawmill Creek (formerly Medvetcha River) at stream 
mile 2.7.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6.
    h. Pursuant to Section 16.19 of the Commission's regulations, the 
licensee is required to make available the information described in 
Section 16.7 of the regulations. Such information is available from the 
licensee at the City and Borough of Sitka, 105 Jarvis Street, Sitka, 
Alaska 99835, (907) 747-6633.
    i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Jayjack, 202-502-6073, 
[email protected].
    j. Expiration Date of Current License: March 31, 2008.
    k. Project Description: The project includes a 211-foot high dam 
with a crest length of 256 feet, a submerged concrete intake structure, 
a 1,225-acre reservoir (Blue Lake), a 7,110-foot long power conduit 
consisting of both steel penstock and unlined tunnel segments, three 
powerhouses with a combined capacity of 7.5 megawatts, and three 
transmission lines with a combined length of 6.5 miles. The project 
occupies

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812 acres of U.S. lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    l. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2230. Pursuant to 18 CFR 
16.9(b)(1), each application for a new license and any competing 
license applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 
months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by March 31, 
2006.
    A copy of the application 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. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-888 Filed 1-14-03; 8:45 am]
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