[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41468-41469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1504]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

July 1, 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 Hydroelectric 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. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: September 
30, 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 intervenors 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 
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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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 www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link.

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    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. 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 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.
    m. 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 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 (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 email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but 
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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