[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48860-48861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1772]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

August 4, 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 minor license.
    b. Project No.: 620-009.
    c. Date Filed: October 3, 2003.
    d. Applicant: NorQuest Seafoods Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Chignik Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Chignik Project is located on Indian Creek in Lake 
and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The project affects approximately 58 
acres of Federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Daniel Hertrich, Polarconsult Alaska Inc., 
1503 W 33rd Ave. 310, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, (907) 258-2420, e-mail: 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    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.

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    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Chignik Hydroelectric Project operates continuously 
at 2.7 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), and serves as the domestic water 
supply for the City of Chignik. The project consists of the following 
features: (1) A timber crib dam, spill way and overflow channel; (2) a 
20.4 surface acre reservoir; (3) a 7,700 foot-long wood stave and steel 
pipeline; (4) a turbine and 60 kW generator; and (5) other appurtenant 
facilities.
    NorQuest estimates that the average annual generation is 219,000 
kilowatt hours (kWh). NorQuest uses the Chignik Hydroelectric Project 
facilities to augment the consumption of diesel fuel in their diesel 
generators used to supply electricity to NorQuest's cannery operations.
    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 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    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.
    n. The tentative schedule for processing the application follows:

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             Milestone                               Date
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Response to REA due................  October 4, 2004.
Reply Comments due.................  November 17, 2004.
Issuance of EA.....................  November 2004.
Ready for Commission Decision on     February 2005.
 the Application.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-1772 Filed 8-10-04; 8:45 am]
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