[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2322]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2744-038]


N.E.W. Hydro, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of Settlement 
Agreement Regarding License Article 401

September 16, 2004.
    On July 16, 2004, N.E.W. Hydro, Incorporated (licensee) filed an 
Offer of Settlement regarding implementation of license article 401 for 
the Menominee and Park Mill Project (FERC No. 2744). License article 
401 requires, in part, that the licensee consult with state and federal 
natural resource agencies and develop a study to assess the impacts of 
project operation on fish resources. The hydroelectric project is 
located on the Menominee River in Marinette County, Wisconsin and 
Menominee County, Michigan.
    The Offer of Settlement addresses fish entrainment and mortality at 
the project with respect to implementation of article 401 of the 
license for the project. The Offer of Settlement was filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), by the licensee, on behalf 
of the signing parties that included: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; the Michigan 
Department of Natural Resources; and the Michigan Hydro Relicensing 
Coalition.
    The settlement includes: (1) Provisions for the licensee to fund a 
fish passage/protection fund; (2) an agreement that it is not 
anticipated that any additional requirements during the remaining term 
of the license would appear to be necessary; (3) an agreement to enter 
into good faith negotiations aimed at a settlement of all issues 
concerning the relicensing of the project; (4) commitment by the 
licensee to request, from FERC, an accelerated relicensing of the 
project; and (5) a provision for dispute resolution processes in the 
event a disagreement arises from the interpretation of the terms and 
conditions of the settlement.
    The Offer of Settlement can be viewed and printed from FERC's Web 
page: http://www.ferc.gov. Click on e-Library and follow the 
instructions. In the box titled, ``Docket Number'' enter: P-2744. If 
you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Mr. Thomas 
LoVullo at (202) 502-8900 at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-2322 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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