[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 56753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2299]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

September 15, 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.
    b. Project No.: 2105-089.
    c. Date filed: April 30, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Upper North Fork Feather River Project.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Feather River, in the vicinity of 
the community of Chester, Plumas County, California, T28N, R7E. The 
project occupies 1,500 acres of land administered by the Forest 
Supervisors of the Lassen and Plumas National Forests.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randal Livingston, Lead Director, Hydro 
Generation Department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 
770000, N11C, San Francisco, CA 94177, (415) 973-6950.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions concerning this notice should be 
addressed to John Mudre, e-mail address [email protected], or 
telephone (202) 502-8902.
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments: The deadline for filing comments 
on the settlement agreement is November 1, 2004.\1\ Reply comments are 
due December 1, 2004.
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    \1\ Comments on the settlement agreement may be combined or 
filed jointly with comments on the Commission's September 2004 draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for this proceeding, which presents 
staff's analysis of the settlement agreement. Those comments are 
also due on November 1, 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.
    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.
    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. Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed the Settlement Agreement 
on behalf of itself and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest 
Service (FS), the California Department of Fish and Game, American 
Whitewater, Plumas County, Chico Paddleheads, Shasta Paddlers, Mountain 
Meadows Conservancy, and the California Sportfishing Protection 
Alliance. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve among 
the signatories all lake level and streamflow issues for ecological 
purposes, river-based recreational uses, and other resolved subjects in 
support of FS issuing its recommended conditions and the Commission 
issuing a new project license. Water temperature issues and the term of 
license were not resolved by the Settlement Agreement.
    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.
    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.
    m. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.
    Comments on DEIS and Settlement Agreement: November 1, 2004.
    Notice of the Availability of the FEIS: April 2005.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-2299 Filed 9-21-04; 8:45 am]
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