[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2835]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12451-001]


SAF Hydroelectric, LLC (SAF); Notice of Settlement Agreement and 
Soliciting Comments

October 18, 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 (Settlement).
    b. Project No.: 12451-001.
    c. Date Filed: October 14, 2004.
    d. Applicant: SAF Hydroelectric, LLC (SAF).
    e. Name of Project: Lower St. Anthony Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Mississippi River, in the Town of Minneapolis, 
Hennepin County, Minnesota. The project would affect 5.9 acres of land 
owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Douglas A. Spaulding P.E., Spaulding 
Consultants, 1433 Utica Avenue South Suite 162, Minneapolis, MN 55416, 
(952) 544-8133 or Robert Larson, 33 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 
55402, (612) 343-2913.
    i. FERC Contact: Kim Carter at (202) 502-6486, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments: The deadline for filing comments 
on the Settlement is 20 days from the date of this notice. The deadline 
for filing reply comments is 30 days from the 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.
    Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions of the 
Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' 
link.
    k. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Minnesota DNR) 
filed a Settlement on behalf of itself, St. Anthony Falls 
Hydroelectric, LLC (SAF), and the Minnesota Department of 
Administration. The purpose of the Settlement is to resolve, among the 
signatories, issues related to SAF's pending application for an 
original major license for the Lower St. Anthony Falls Hydroelectric 
Project. The Settlement provides a negotiated settlement for fish 
turbine entrainment and requires, in lieu of SAF conducting an on-site 
fish turbine entrainment study, SAF pay the Minnesota DNR $27,500 
annually to be used for fisheries management and enhancement/or 
mitigation projects in the project area.
    l. A copy of the Settlement 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. Copies are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm 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. E4-2835 Filed 10-22-04; 8:45 am]
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