[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2330-2331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1031]


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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

January 10, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License for Minor Project.
    b. Project No.: 719-007.
    c. Date filed: October 31, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Trinity Conservancy, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Trinity Power Project.
    f. Location: On Phelps Creek and James Creek in the Columbia River 
Basin in Chelan County, near Leavenworth, Washington. The project 
occupies 47.9 acres of federal lands in Wenatchee National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Reid L. Brown, President, Trinity 
Conservancy, Inc., 3139 E. Lake Sammamish SE, Sammamish, WA 98075-9608, 
(425) 392-9214 or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Charles Hall, (202) 502-6853 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 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. Documents may also 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.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 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. The Trinity Project consists of: (1) A deteriorated wooden 
diversion dam, 70-foot-long flume and settling tank on James Creek, and 
a 3,350-foot-long, partially destroyed steel penstock, all of which is 
proposed for decommissioning with this license application; (2) a 45-
foot-long, 10-foot-high timber crib diversion dam and screened intake 
on Phelps Creek; (3) a 24-inch-diameter, 6,000-foot-long, gravity-flow, 
steel pipe aqueduct; (4) a 20-foot-long, 14-foot-wide, 9-foot-deep, 
reinforced concrete settling tank; (5) a 42-inch-to 12-inch-diameter, 
2,750-foot-long, riveted spiral-wound penstock; (6) a 145-foot-long, 
34-foot-wide, wood-frame powerhouse building containing a single Pelton 
impulse turbine and 240-kilowatt synchronous generator; (7) a tailrace; 
and (8) appurtenant facilities. The generator supplies the electricity 
needs of four residences, a cabin and shed; the project is not 
connected to the electric transmission grid. The licensee proposes to 
decommission the inoperable James Creek diversion facilities and adjust 
the project boundary accordingly.
    m. 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, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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.
    o. 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.
    Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document, May 2003.
    Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document October 2003

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    Ready for Commission decision on the application, February 2003.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-1031 Filed 1-15-03; 8:45 am]
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