[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 58332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00009]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

October 2, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2150-026.
    c. Date Filed: October 1, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Baker River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Baker River, near the Town of Concrete, in 
Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington. The project occupies about 
5,168.5 acres of lands within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 
managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Connie Freeland, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. 
P.O. Box 97034 PSE-09S Bellevue, WA 98009-9734; (425) 462-3556 or 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502-8753 
or [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: January 2, 2004.
    All comments on the PDEA 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 and 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'' 
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.
    Puget Sound Energy, Inc. has mailed copies of the PDEA and Draft 
License Application to interested entities and parties. Additional 
copies may be obtained from the contact person listed in item (h) 
above.
    m. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Washington State Historic Preservation Officer as required by Section 
106 of National Historic Preservation Act and the regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E3-00009 Filed 10-8-03; 8:45 am]
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