[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 61 (Thursday, March 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 16501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1422]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

March 22, 2005.
    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.
    b. Project Nos.: 2071-013; 2111-018; and 935-053.
    c. Date Filed: March 15, 2005.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Projects: Yale Hydroelectric Project (2071); Swift No. 1 
Hydroelectric Project (2111); and Merwin Hydroelectric Project (935).
    f. Location: On the North Fork Lewis River, in Cowlitz, Clark, and 
Skamania County Washington. The Yale and Merwin Projects occupy 84 and 
142.15 acres, respectively, of Federal land administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management. The Swift No. 1 Project occupies 63.25 acres of 
Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and 229.00 
acres of Federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r) 
and Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Frank C. Shrier, Lead Project Manager, Hydro 
Licensing, PacifiCorp, 825 NE. Multnomah Street, Suite 1500, Portland, 
Oregon 97232; Telephone (503) 813-6622.
    i. FERC Contact: Jon Cofrancesco at (202) 502-8951; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: 20 days from the filing date. 
Reply comments due 30 days from the filing date.
    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.
    k. PacifiCorp and American Rivers have entered into an agreement 
for the purpose of, under certain circumstances, further enhancing 
reservoir survival of salmonids in addition to the measures in the 
comprehensive settlement agreement previously filed for the licensing 
proceedings for these projects and the Swift No. 2 Project (P-2213-
011), in December 2004. The agreement concerns the evaluation of the 
causes of reservoir mortality for salmonids and the funding of 
appropriate improvement measures to address reservoir mortality. The 
parties request the Commission accept the settlement agreement in its 
license orders without material modification.
    l. A copy of 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. E5-1422 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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