[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8955-8956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-402]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

February 5, 2004.
    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement agreement on new license 
application.
    b. Project No.: P-2233-043.
    c. Date Filed: February 2, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Willamette Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Willamette River, in the Town of West Linn, 
Clackamas County, Oregon.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's rules of 
practice and procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.

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    h. Applicant Contact: Julie A. Keil, Director, Hydro Licensing, 
Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW. Salmon Street, Portland, 
Oregon 97204, 503-464-8864
    i. FERC Contact: John Blair, 202-502-6092, [email protected].
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments: March 5, 2004. Reply comments: 
March 15, 2004.
    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.
    The Commission's rules of practice require all interveners filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervener 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.
    Comments 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.
    k. Portland General Electric Company filed the Settlement Agreement 
on behalf of itself and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, NOAA 
Fisheries (formerly National Marine Fisheries Service), Oregon 
Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife, Oregon Water Resources Department, Confederated Tribes of 
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of Siletz 
Indians of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 
Oregon, American Rivers, Oregon Trout, The Native Fish Society, and 
Trout Unlimited. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve 
among the signatories issues regarding the licensing of the Willamette 
Falls Project. These parties represent the major stakeholders with 
interests affected by the relicensing of the Project. All Parties have 
agreed that the Settlement Agreement is fair and reasonable and in the 
public interest. On behalf of the Parties, PGE requests that the 
Commission approve the Settlement Agreement and adopt it as part of the 
new license without material modification.
    l. A copy of the settlement agreement 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. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at; http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-402 Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]
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