[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39936-39937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16747]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Offer of Settlement, Application for Surrender of 
License, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

June 26, 2003.
    Take notice that the following offer of settlement and application 
for surrender of license has been filed with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Offer of Settlement and Surrender of License 
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    \1\ See PacifiCorp, 97 FERC ] 61,348 (2001).
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    b. Project No.: P-2659-011 and -016.
    c. Date Filed: June 16, 2003.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Powerdale Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Hood River, near the town of Hood River, in 
Hood River County, Oregon. The project boundary does not occupy any 
federal lands of the United States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602 and Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 
791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: David Leonhardt, Project Manager, PacifiCorp 
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, Oregon, 97232 (503) 813-6658.
    i. FERC Contact: Bob Easton (202) 502-6045, e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing documents described in 
item k below.
    k. Deadlines: Comments, motions to intervene, and protests are due 
30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Reply comments are due 
40 days from the issuance date 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. Comments, motions to 
intervene, protests, and requests for cooperating agency status may 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 
(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.
    l. PacifiCorp filed an offer of settlement and an application to 
surrender its major license for the Powerdale Hydroelectric Project. 
PacifiCorp filed the settlement on behalf of itself and the American 
Rivers, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, 
Hood River Watershed Group, National Marine Fisheries Service, Oregon 
Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife, Oregon Water Resources Department, and United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service. Under the terms of the settlement and as proposed in 
the surrender application, PacifiCorp would continue operation of the 
project through April 2010, at which time they would begin 
decommissioning the project, with completion by February 2012. 
Operations during the interim period (i.e., prior to decommissioning) 
would include: (1) Implementing ramping rates; (2) maintaining 
increased minimum flows; (3) monitoring stream temperatures; (4) 
reducing diversions to approximately 25 cubic feet per second from 
April 15 to June 30 each year; (5) restricting the times when the sand 
settling basin would be flushed; and, (6) various other reporting, 
maintenance, or facility upgrade commitments. Decommissioning the 
project would involve: (1) removal of the diversion dam and associated 
structures; (2) removal of sections of the water conveyance system; (3) 
removal of the fish ladder and the sorting and collection facility; 
and, (4) securing the project powerhouse which would be left in place.
    m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link--

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select ``Docket '' and follow the instructions. 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. To facilitate the subject surrender, the Commission will 
incorporate into the record for this proceeding, all documents filed 
with or issued by the Commission as part of the relicensing proceeding 
(P-2659-011).
    n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer as required by Sec.  106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council 
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR at Sec.  800.4.
    o. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, 
the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but 
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served 
upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on 
the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by 
agencies directly from the applicant. If an agency does not file 
comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be 
presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must 
also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-16747 Filed 7-2-03; 8:45 am]
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