[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 95 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27915-27916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1164]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 935-053]


PacifiCorp; Notice of Application and Applicant Prepared 
Environmental Assessment Tendered for Filing With the Commission, and 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

May 11, 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.: 935-053.
    c. Date Filed: April 28, 2004.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Merwin Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Lewis River, in Clark and Cowlitz 
Counties, Washington. The project occupies 142.65 acres of Federal land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Frank C. Shrier, Lead Project Manager, Hydro 
Licensing, PacifiCorp 825 NE. Multnomah Street, Suite 1500 Portland, 
Oregon 97232; telephone (503) 813-6622.
    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 28, 2004.

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    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 
728-foot-long concrete radius arch dam; (2) a reservoir with a surface 
area of 4,040 acres at the normal maximum operating level (239.6 feet 
mean sea level); (3) a 1,462-foot-long diversion tunnel; (4) an intake 
structure; (5) three 150-foot-long penstocks; (6) a powerhouse, 
containing three 45 megawatt (MW) and one 1 MW generating units, having 
a total installed capacity of 136 MW; (8) a gated spillway; and (9) 
appurtenant facilities.
    PacifiCorp operates the Merwin Project as a regulation facility in 
a coordinated manner with three upstream hydroelectric projects for the 
purposes of power generation, flood management, recreation, and 
downstream fish habitat enhancement. The project provides minimum 
instream flows to meet ramping requirements for the lower river. 
PacifiCorp does not propose any major modifications to project 
facilities or upgrades and proposes 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 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 (P-935), 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.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-1164 Filed 5-14-04; 8:45 am]
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