[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 12865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1151]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement Modification and Solicitation of 
Comments

March 10, 2005.
    Please take notice that the following settlement agreement 
modification has been filed with the Commission and is available for 
public inspection. The filing includes a request to amend an associated 
decommissioning application to reflect the settlement agreement 
modification.
    a. Type of Application: Modification of Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: P-2342-011.
    c. Date filed: February 28, 2005.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Condit Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the White Salmon River in Klickitat and Skamania 
Counties, Washington.
    g. Applicant Contact: Jeff Lovinger, 825 NE. Multnomah, Suite 1500, 
Portland, Oregon 97232; (503) 230-7120.
    h. FERC Contact: Nicholas Jayjack, (202) 502-6073; 
[email protected].
    i. Deadline for filing comments: March 21, 2005. Reply comments due 
March 31, 2005.
    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. 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.
    j. On October 29, 1999, PacifiCorp filed a settlement agreement, 
signed by 23 Federal and State agencies and non-governmental 
organizations, to decommission the Condit Hydroelectric Project 
commencing October 1, 2006. The 1999 settlement agreement, among other 
things, limits PacifiCorp's commitment to fund decommissioning to 
$17,150,000 (1999 dollars), of which a maximum of $2,000,000 would be 
for permitting and mitigation costs. Anticipating that permitting and 
mitigation costs will exceed $2,000,000, PacifiCorp signed a memorandum 
of agreement with the parties that modifies the 1999 settlement 
agreement to: (1) Delay the commencement of decommissioning to October 
1, 2008; (2) increase PacifiCorp's commitment to fund decommissioning 
to $20,450,000 (1999 dollars); and (3) increase the maximum amount of 
permitting and mitigation costs to $5,300,000 (1999 dollars). By this 
notice, we are providing an opportunity to submit comments concerning 
the modified provisions of the settlement agreement.
    k. A copy of the memorandum of agreement modifying the settlement 
agreement 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 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. E5-1151 Filed 3-15-05; 8:45 am]
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