[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 93 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26590-26591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1141]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2213-011]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County; Notice of 
Application and Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission, Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

May 7, 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.: 2213-011.
    c. Date Filed: April 23, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County 
(Cowlitz PUD).
    e. Name of Project: Swift No. 2 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Lewis River, in Cowlitz and Skamania 
Counties, Washington. The project occupies 3.79 acres of federal land 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Diana McDonald, Public Utility District No. 1 
of Cowlitz County P.O. Box 3007, 961 12th Avenue Longview, Washington 
98632; Telephone (360) 577-5785; e-mail [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jon Cofrancesco at (202) 502-8951; or e-mail at 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments on the application: 60 days from 
the filing date shown in paragraph (c), or June 22, 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. Comments 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 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. After logging into 
the e-Filing system, select ``Comment on Filing'' from the Filing Type 
Selection screen and continue with the filing process. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing.
    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.
    k. 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 the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item j above. Agencies granted cooperating status will be precluded 
from being an intervenor in this proceeding consistent with the 
Commission's regulations.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Washington State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Status: This application has not been accepted for filing. We 
are not soliciting motions to intervene, protests, or final terms and 
conditions at this time.
    n. The Project Description: The existing project consists of: (1) A 
3.2-mile-long power canal consisting of both concrete and earth 
embankment sections and having a surface area of 53 acres; (2) a 1,100 
foot-long concrete lined forebay; (3) an 82-foot-long check structure,: 
(4) a 537 foot-long side channel spillway/wasteway, (5) a 90 foot-high 
intake structure with two vertical gates: (6) two 250-foot-long steel 
lined penstocks, (7) a powerhouse, containing two 35-megawatt (MW) 
generating units, having a total installed capacity of 70 MW; (8) a 
0.9-mile-long 230 kilovolt transmission line; and (9) appurtenant 
facilities.
    Historically, Cowlitz PUD has operated the Swift No. 2 Project as a

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peaking facility in a coordinated manner with the upstream Swift No. 1 
Hydroelectric Project. In 2002, a portion of the project canal failed 
resulting in damage to the powerhouse, tailrace, and switchyard and the 
project has not operated since that time. Reconstruction of the damaged 
project facilities is scheduled to be completed in late 2005. Cowlitz 
PUD proposes to operate the project in the same manner as it did 
historically and to implement various environmental measures at the 
project.
    o. Locations of the Application: 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 website at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last 
three digits in the docket number field (P-2213), 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/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.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Issue acceptance or deficiency letter..  July 2004.
Request additional information (if       July 2004.
 necessary).
Notice soliciting final terms and        July 2004.
 conditions.
Notice of Draft NEPA Document..........  October 2004.
Notice of Final NEPA Document..........  February 2005.
Ready for Commission Decision on the     October 2005.
 Application.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
soliciting final terms and conditions.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1141 Filed 5-12-04; 8:45 am]
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