[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55388-55389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24236]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

September 17, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original License, Existing Dam, Major 
Project less than 5 MW.
    b. Project No.: 11841-000.
    c. Date Filed: September 8, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Ketchikan Public Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Whitman Lake Hydroelectric Project.

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    f. Location: On Whitman Lake, in the Town of Ketchikan, Ketchikan 
Gateway Borough, Alaska. The proposed project would occupy 2.0 acres of 
federal lands: 1.2 acres on the Tongass National Forest and 0.8 acres 
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. Karl Amylon, General Manager, Ketchikan 
Public Utilities, 2930 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, Phone: 
(907) 225-1000. Mr. Don Thompson, WESCORP, 3035 Island Crest Way, Suite 
200, Mercer Island, WA 98040, Phone: (206) 275-1000.
    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 (PDEA); and (2) comments 
on the Draft License Application.
    k. Deadline for filing: 90 days from the issuance of this notice.
    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.
    1. 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 and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    WESCORP 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 WESCORP'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. 03-24236 Filed 9-24-03; 8:45 am]
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