[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 48860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1771]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

August 4, 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.
    b. Project No.: P-2030-036.
    c. Date Filed: July 30, 2004.
    d. Applicants: Portland General Electric Company and the 
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
    e. Name of Project: Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Deschutes River, near the City of Madras, 
Jefferson County, Oregon.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contacts: Julie A. Keil, Director, Hydro Licensing, 
Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, 
Oregon 97204, (503) 464-8864; James Manion, General Manager, Warm 
Springs Power Enterprises, P.O. Box 960, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761, 
(541) 553-1046.
    i. FERC Contact: Nick Jayjack, (202) 502-6073, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: August 24, 2004. Reply comments: 
September 3, 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 (PGE) and the Confederated 
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWS) filed the 
Settlement Agreement on behalf of themselves and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; 
NOAA Fisheries; USDA Forest Service; Oregon Department of Environmental 
Quality; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Oregon Water Resources 
Department; Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; Deschutes County, 
Oregon; Jefferson County, Oregon; City of Bend, Oregon; City of Madras, 
Oregon; City of Redmond, Oregon; Avion Water Company; American Rivers; 
Oregon Trout; The Native Fish Society; and Trout Unlimited and 
WaterWatch of Oregon. The purpose of the settlement agreement is to 
resolve among the signatories issues regarding the relicensing of the 
Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project. The signatories have agreed 
that the settlement agreement is fair and reasonable and in the public 
interest. On behalf of the signatories, PGE and CTWS request that the 
Commission approve the settlement agreement and adopt it as part of a 
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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-1771 Filed 8-10-04; 8:45 am]
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