[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17248-17249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1512]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2114-116]


Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WA; Notice of 
Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

March 28, 2005.
    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.: 2114-116.
    c. Date Filed: October 29, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, 
Washington.
    e. Name of Project: Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Columbia River in portions of Grant, Yakima, 
Kittitas, Douglas, Benton, and Chelan Counties, Washington. The project 
occupies Federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, 
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department 
of the Army, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Laurel Heacock, Licensing Manager, Public 
Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, 30 C Street SW., Ephrata, 
Washington 98823, telephone (509) 754-6622.
    i. FERC Contact: Charles Hall, telephone (202) 502-6853, e-mail 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may

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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, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The project includes two developments with a total authorized 
capacity of 1,755 megawatts (MW) as follows: (a) The Wanapum 
development consisting of a dam 186.5 feet high and 8,637 feet long 
with upstream fish passage facilities, a reservoir with an approximate 
surface area of 14,680 acres, a powerhouse with ten turbine-generator 
units with a total nameplate capacity of 900 MW, transmission lines, 
and appurtenant facilities; and (b) the Priest Rapids development 
consisting of a dam 179.5 feet high and 10,103 feet long with upstream 
fish passage facilities, a reservoir with an approximate surface area 
of 7,725 acres, a powerhouse with ten turbine-generator units with a 
total nameplate capacity of 855 MW, transmission lines, and 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on 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 email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule for remaining process milestones. Revisions 
to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                    Milestone                              Date
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Mandatory Terms & Conditions & Recommendations    60 days from date of
 due.                                              this notice.
Issue Draft Environmental Impact Statement        October 2005.
 (DEIS) and Biological Assessment; Initiate
 Endangered Species Act Consultation (ESA).
Action due on 401 Water Quality Certificate (one  October 11, 2005.
 year after application submittal).
Comments due on DEIS (45 days after issuance)...  November 2005.
ESA Completed; Biological Opinion due (135 days   February 2006.
 from initiation).
Issue Final Environmental Impact Statement        April 2006.
 (FEIS).
Ready for Commission Action.....................  July 2006.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1512 Filed 4-4-05; 8:45 am]
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