[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 14 (Monday, January 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3370-3371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-235]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application and Applicant-Prepared EA Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting 
Comments, and Final Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

January 12, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-prepared environmental assessment has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2145-060.
    c. Date filed: June 29, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County 
(Chelan PUD).
    e. Name of Project: Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Columbia River, in the Town of Entiat, Chelan 
County, Washington. The project occupies about 150 acres of U.S. Bureau 
of Land Management land and 1.5 acres of U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Gregg Carrington, Licensing Director, Public 
Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, 327 North Wenatchee Avenue, 
Wenatchee, WA 98801; telephone (509) 661-4178 or by e-mail to 
[email protected].

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    i. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; telephone (202) 502-6105 
or by e-mail at [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
and final recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 
60 days from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105 
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.
    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, comments, recommendations, terms 
and conditions, and prescriptions 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. This application has been accepted for filing.
    l. The existing Rocky Reach Project consists of: (1) A 130-foot-
high and 2,847-foot-long concrete gravity dam, with an 8,235-acre 
impoundment at normal maximum pool elevation of 707 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum; (2) a 1,088-foot-long, 206-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing 11 turbine-generator units, Units 1 through 7 
with an authorized capacity of 105,000 kilowatts (kW) and Units 8 
through 11 with an authorized capacity of 125,400 kW; (3) a spillway 
that is integral to the dam and consists of twelve 50-foot-wide bays; 
(4) non-overflow sections; (5) fish passage facilities; (6) five sets 
of 230-kilovolt transmission lines that convey power from the 
powerhouse to the switchyard; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    m. 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.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action 
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
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 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' 
(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. All comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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.
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