[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 93 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26593-26594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1115]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


 Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

May 5, 2004.
    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.: 2150-033.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Puget Sound Energy.
    e. Name of Project: Baker River Project.
    f. Location: On the Baker River, near the Town of Concrete, in 
Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington. The project occupies about 
5,207 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, 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. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of an 
environmental document pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 
Act. Agencies who would like to request cooperating agency status 
should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item k 
below.
    k. Deadline for filing comments and requests for cooperating 
status: June 30, 2004.
    All documents (original and eight copies) must be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please put the project name 
``Baker River Project'' and project number ``P-2150-033'' on the first 
page of all documents.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of

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that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor 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 and requests for cooperating agency status 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. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    m. The Baker River Project has two developments. The Upper Baker 
development consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 312-
foot-high by 1,200-foot-long concrete gravity dam impounding Baker Lake 
with a surface area of about 4,980 acres at a normal full pool 
elevation of 727.77 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 122-foot-long, 59-
foot wide concrete and steel powerhouse at the base of the dam 
containing two turbine-generator units, Unit No. 1 with an authorized 
capacity of 52,400 kilowatts (kW) and Unit No. 2 with an authorized 
capacity of 38,300 kW; (3) a 115-foot-high by 1,200-foot-long earth and 
rock-fill dam, known as West Pass dike, located in a depression about 
1,500 feet north of Upper Baker dam; (4) a 22-foot-high by 3,000-foot-
long earth-filled dike, known as Pumping Pond dike, which impounds 
Depression Lake with a surface area of 44 acres at a normal full pool 
elevation of 699 feet msl; (5) a water recovery pumping station 
adjacent to Pumping Pond dike; (6) fish passage facilities and fish 
spawning facilities; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    The Lower Baker development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 285-foot-high by 550-foot-long concrete thick arch 
dam impounding Lake Shannon with a surface area of about 2,278 acres at 
a normal full pool elevation of 442.35 feet msl; (2) a concrete intake 
equipped with trashracks and gatehouse located at the dam's left 
abutment; (3) a 1,410-foot-long concrete and steel-lined pressure 
tunnel; (4) a concrete surge tank near the downstream end of the 
pressure tunnel; (5) a 90-foot-long, 66-foot-wide concrete and steel 
powerhouse containing one turbine-generator unit, Unit No. 3 with an 
authorized capacity of 79,330 kW; (6) a 750-foot-long, 115-kilovolt 
transmission line; (7) fish passage facilities including a 150-foot-
long by 12-foot-high barrier dam; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    n. A copy of the license application is available for review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site 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 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, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Procedural schedule: This application will be processed 
according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate.

 
 
 
Acceptance or Deficiency Letter.....  July 2004.
Notice (1) Accepting Application and  July 2004.
 Requesting Motions to Intervene and
 (2) Requesting Final Terms and
 Conditions.
Notice of Draft Environmental         October 2004.
 Assessment (EA).
Notice of Final EA..................  February 2005.
Ready for Commission Decision on      October 2005.
 License Application.
 

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
soliciting comments and final terms and conditions.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1115 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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