[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51575-51576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21888]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-620-000]


Notice of Draft License Application and Preliminary Draft 
Environmental Assessment (PDEA) and Request for Preliminary Terms and 
Conditions

August 20, 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.
    b. Project No.: 620-000.
    c. Date Filed: August 4, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Norquest Seafoods.
    e. Name of Project: Chignik Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Indian Creek, a tributary of Chignik Bay, in the 
Town of Chignik, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The project occupies 38.89 
acres of United States lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ron Soule, Norquest Seafoods, Inc., 5245 
Shilshole Avenue, NW., Seattle, WA 98107-4833, Phone: (206) 281-7022. 
Mr. Daniel Hertrich, Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 1503 W 33rd Avenue, 
310, Anchorage, AK 99503, Phone: (907) 258-2420.
    i. FERC Contact: John M. Mudre, (202) 502-8902, 
[email protected].
    j. Status of Project: With this notice the Commission is 
soliciting: (1) preliminary terms, conditions, and recommendations on 
the Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA); and (2) comments 
on the Draft License Application.
    k. Deadline for filing: September 30, 2003.
    All comments on the Preliminary DEA and Draft License Application 
should be sent to the addresses noted above in Item (h), with one copy 
filed with FERC at the following address: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. All comments must include the project name and 
number and bear the heading Preliminary Comments, Preliminary 
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, or Preliminary 
Prescriptions.
    Comments, preliminary recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions 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.
    l. 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 eLibrary 
(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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings

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and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    Polarconsult Alaska, Inc. has mailed a copy of the Preliminary DEA 
and Draft License Application to interested entities and parties. 
Copies of these documents are available for review at Polarconsult 
Alaska, Inc.'s address in h., above.
    m. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Alaska 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-21888 Filed 8-26-03; 8:45 am]
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