[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19200-19201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9556]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

April 14, 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-12379.
    c. Date filed: March 24, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Lake Dorothy Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On 1,804 acres administered by the Tongass National 
Forest, at Lake Dorothy on Dorothy Creek, near Juneau, Alaska. Township 
42S, Range 69E and 70E, Copper River Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's rules of 
practice and procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Corry V. Hildenbrand, President, Lake 
Dorothy Hydro, Inc., 5601 Tonsgard Court, Juneau, AK 99801-7201, (907) 
463-6315; and Ms. Susan Tinney, Licensing Coordinator, S. Tinney 
Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 985, Lake City, CO 81235, (970) 944-1020.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael H. Henry, [email protected] or 
telephone (503) 552-2762.
    j. Deadline for filing comments: May 5, 2003. Reply comments due 
May 15, 2003.
    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. Description of Filing: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game 
filed the

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Offer of Settlement on behalf of itself and Lake Dorothy Hydro, Inc.. 
The purpose of the Offer of Settlement concerns the resolution of 
project operation, fish passage, instream flow requirements and 
compensatory mitigation for potential impacts to aquatic resources in 
the Lake Dorothy watershed. The signatories ask the Commission to 
accept the Offer of Settlement and incorporate the Compensatory Terms 
of the Settlement Agreement into any license issued for the project.
    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, 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-9556 Filed 4-17-03; 8:45 am]
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