[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4426]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

February 19, 2003.
    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: P-696-010,--013.
    c. Date Filed: February 13, 2003.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: American Fork Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On American Fork Creek, near the City of American 
Fork, Utah County, Utah, about 3 miles east of Highland, Utah. The 
project affects about 28.8 acres of federal lands within the Uinta 
National Forest. Also, approximately 2,000 feet of flowline passes 
through the Timpanogos Cave National Monument, administered by the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Monte Garrett, Licensing Manager, PacifiCorp, 
825 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, OR 97232, phone: (503) 813-
6629.
    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434, e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: 20 days from the filing date. 
Reply comments due 30 days from the filing date.
    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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person 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.
    Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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. PacifiCorp filed the Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself 
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Utah Division of Wildlife 
Resource, Utah Department of Transportation, Utah State Historic 
Preservation Office, Utah Council of Trout Unlimited, and American 
Whitewater. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve among 
the signatories all issues associated with PacifiCorp's pending license 
application for a new Agreement, the parties support the 
decommissioning of the American Fork Hydroelectric Project. The parties 
agree that the Settlement Agreement is fair and reasonable and in the 
public's interest. The parties recommend that the Commission approve 
without modification the decommissioning and the interim measures set 
forth in the Settlement Agreement and Appendix A of that agreement, the 
Removal Plan.
    l. A copy of the settlement agreement 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, (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. 03-4426 Filed 2-24-03; 8:45 am]
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