[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64618-64619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00213]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application For Amendment of License and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

November 6, 2003.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License to Replace the Turbines 
at the Wanapum Development.
    b. Project No.: 2114-117.
    c. Date Filed: October 2, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, 
Washington.
    e. Name of Project: Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Columbia River, in Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, 
Douglas, Benton, and Chelan counties, Washington. The project occupies 
federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. 
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of 
the Army, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Cliff Sears, Regulatory Compliance 
Coordinator, Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington, 
P.O. Box 878, Ephrata, WA 98823; (509) 754-3541.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Mr. Vedula Sarma at (202) 502-6190, or e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest: 
December 5, 2003.
    k. Description of Request: Grant seeks authorization to replace one 
Kaplan turbine at its Wanapum development with a new and upgraded 
turbine in unit 8 and, if it meets specified performance 
criteria for juvenile salmon passage survival, to sequentially replace 
the remaining 9 turbine units at the rate of 1 unit every 9 months. 
Grant states the proposed turbines replacement would provide for 
increased project power, increased hydraulic capacity, equal or better 
juvenile salmon passage survival, and improved water quality by 
reducing the amount of forced spill at Wanapum Dam during periods of 
high flow. The total rated capacity of the new turbines at the Wanapum 
Development would increase from 1,200,000 hp (900 MW) to 1,500,000 hp 
(1,125 MW), and the total hydraulic capacity would increase from 
178,000 cfs to 188,000 cfs. The generators' total nameplate capacity 
would remain unchanged at 1,038 MW.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 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. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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, 
385.211, 385.214. 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

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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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. 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. A 
copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each 
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    p. Agency Comments: 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.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions 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 at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E3-00213 Filed 11-13-03; 8:45 am]
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