[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62878-62880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2884]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Relicensing

October 22, 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 Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2195-011.
    c. Date filed: August 26, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project, P-2195 
(formerly Oak Grove, P-135 and North Fork, P-2195 projects).
    f. Location: On the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas River on Mount 
Hood National Forest, and on the Clackamas River in Clackamas County, 
Oregon, near Estacada, Oregon.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Julie Keil, Portland General Electric, 121 SW 
Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204, Phone: 503-464-8864.
    i. FERC Contact: John Blair at 202-502-6092; e-mail 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing documents described in 
item k below.
    k. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests and 
requests for cooperating agency status: 60 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.

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    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.
    Motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating 
agency status 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.
    l. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    m. The existing 44-megawatt Oak Grove development consists of a 
100-foot-high dam at the lower end of Timothy Lake, and a 68-foot-high 
diversion dam below Lake Harriet, both on the Oak Grove Fork of the 
Clackamas River. The powerhouse is located on the Clackamas River. The 
Oak Grove development is located on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of 
Land Management land. The 129-megawatt North Fork development is 
located on the Clackamas River and is composed of: a 206-foot-high dam 
with powerhouse located at the lower end of North Fork Reservoir; a 47-
foot-high dam with powerhouse located at the lower end of Faraday Lake; 
and a 85-foot-high dam with powerhouse located at the lower end of 
Estacada Lake. The North Fork development is located on U.S. Forest 
Service and Bureau of Land Management land. On June 18, 2003, Oak Grove 
and North Fork licenses were amended combining the two projects into 
one license called the Clackamas River Project No. 2195.
    n. 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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but 
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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             Milestone                               Date
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Application Acceptance.............  October 22, 2004.
Interventions & Protests due (60     December 20, 2004.
 days after Application Acceptance).
Additional Information Due (90 days  January 19, 2005.
 from Application Acceptance).
Notice for Mandatory Terms &         March 15, 2005.
 Conditions, Recommendations,
 Application Amendments, Ready for
 Environmental Analysis.
Application Amendments Due (30 days  April 13, 2005.
 after Notice).
Portland General Electric files      April 30, 2005.
 Settlement Agreement In Principle
 and Biological Evaluation, and
 resubmits 401 Water Quality
 Certificate application.
Mandatory Terms & Conditions &       May 13, 2005.
 Recommendations due (60 days from
 Mandatory Terms Notice).
Portland General Electric's reply    June 27, 2005.
 to Mandatory Terms & Conditions
 and Recommendations (105 days from
 Notice).
Issue Draft Environmental Impact     August 31, 2005.
 Statement (DEIS) and Biological
 Assessment; Initiate Endangered
 Species Act Consultation (ESA).
Comments due on DEIS (45 days after  October 14, 2005.
 issuance).
ESA Completed; Biological Opinion    January 12, 2006.
 due (135 days from initiation).
Final Environmental Impact           March 15, 2006.
 Statement (FEIS) Issued.
Forest Service files final 4(e)      April 13, 2006.
 conditions (30 days after FEIS).
Action due on 401 Water Quality      April 30, 2006.
 Certificate application (one year
 after submittal).
Ready for Commission Action........  July 30, 2006.
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    q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the date of the Commission's 
issuance of the Notice Soliciting Terms and Conditions and 
Recommendations.
    r. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of this Notice of Acceptance: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; or (2) a copy of the request for certification, 
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the 
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-2884 Filed 10-27-04; 8:45 am]
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