[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 75059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3667]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

December 3, 2004.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement on New License 
Application.
    b. Project No.: 2150-033.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Puget Sound Energy.
    e. Name of Project: Baker River Project.
    f. Location: On the Baker River, near the Town of Concrete, in 
Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington. The project occupies about 
5,207 acres of lands within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 
managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Connie Freeland, Puget Sound Energy, P.O. Box 
97034 PSE-09S Bellevue, WA 98009-9734; (425) 462-3556 or 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502-8753 
or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: December 23, 2004. Reply comments: 
January 3, 2005.
    All documents (original and eight copies) must be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please put the project name 
``Baker River Project'' and project number ``P-2150-033'' on the first 
page of all documents.
    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. The Baker River Project has two developments. The Upper Baker 
development consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 312-
foot-high by 1,200-foot-long concrete gravity dam impounding Baker Lake 
with a surface area of about 4,980 acres at a normal full pool 
elevation of 727.77 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 122-foot-long, 59-
foot wide concrete and steel powerhouse at the base of the dam 
containing two turbine-generator units, Unit No. 1 with an authorized 
capacity of 52,400 kilowatts (kW) and Unit No. 2 with an authorized 
capacity of 38,300 kW; (3) a 115-foot-high by 1,200-foot-long earth and 
rock-fill dam, known as West Pass dike, located in a depression about 
1,500 feet north of Upper Baker dam; (4) a 22-foot-high by 3,000-foot-
long earth-filled dike, known as Pumping Pond dike, which impounds 
Depression Lake with a surface area of 44 acres at a normal full pool 
elevation of 699 feet msl; (5) a water recovery pumping station 
adjacent to Pumping Pond; (6) fish passage facilities and fish spawning 
facilities; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    The Lower Baker development consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 285-foot-high by 550-foot-long concrete thick arch 
dam impounding Lake Shannon with a surface area of about 2,278 acres at 
a normal full pool elevation of 442.35 feet msl; (2) a concrete intake 
equipped with trashracks and gatehouse located at the dam's left 
abutment; (3) a 1,410-foot-long concrete and steel-lined pressure 
tunnel; (4) a concrete surge tank near the downstream end of the 
pressure tunnel; (5) a 90-foot-long, 66-foot-wide concrete and steel 
powerhouse containing one turbine-generator unit, Unit No. 3 with an 
authorized capacity of 79,330 kW; (6) a 750-foot-long, 115-kilovolt 
transmission line; (7) fish passage facilities including a 150-foot-
long by 12-foot-high barrier dam; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    l. A copy of the settlement agreement is available for review in 
the Commission's Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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 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. E4-3667 Filed 12-14-04; 8:45 am]
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