[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17085-17086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4872]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

March 27, 2006.
    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 No.: P-2100-052.
    c. Date filed: March 24, 2006.
    d. Applicant: California Department of Water Resources.
    e. Name of Project: Oroville Facilities.
    f. Location: On the Feather River, in the foothills of the Sierra 
Nevada in Butte County, California. The project boundary encompasses 
5,900 acres of federal land--2,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service land 
and 3,900 acres owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael A. Swiger, Van Ness Feldman, 
Attorneys at Law, 1050 Thomas Jefferson St., NW., Washington, DC 20007. 
(209) 298-1891.
    i. FERC Contact: Ann-Ariel Vecchio, 888 First St., NE., Washington, 
DC 20426. (202) 502-6351.
    j. Deadline for filing comments: April 26, 2006. Reply comments due 
May 11, 2006.
    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. California Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a 
settlement on behalf of itself and 51 other entities.\1\ The purpose of 
the settlement agreement is to resolve all issues that have or could 
have been raised by the settling parties in connection with the 
Commission's issuance of a new license for the project and to establish 
DWR's obligations for the protection, mitigation, and enhancement of 
resources affected by the project. The settlement includes provisions 
for river habitat improvement, fish hatchery improvements, instream 
flows, water quality, wildlife habitat management, recreation 
management, and cultural resources protection. DWR requests that the 
settlement become the preferred alternative in lieu of the preferred

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alternative identified in the application for new license, filed with 
the Commission on January 26, 2005.
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    \1\ The other Settling Parties include Alameda County Flood 
Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7, Alameda County Water 
District, American Rivers, American Whitewater, Antelope Valley--
East Kern Water Agency, Berry Creek Citizens Association, California 
Department of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Fish 
and Game, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California 
State Horsemen's Association, California State Horsemen's 
Association Region II, Castaic Lake Water Agency, Central Coast 
Water Agency, Chico Paddleheads, Citizens for Fair and Equitable 
Recreation, City of Oroville, Coachella Valley Water District, 
County of Kings, Crestline--Lake Arrowhead Water Agency, DC Jones, 
Desert Water Agency, Empire West Side Irrigation District, Feather 
River Low Flow Alliance, Feather River Recreation and Parks 
District, International Mountain Bicycling Association, Kern County 
Water Agency, Kon Kow Valley Band of Maidu, Lake Oroville Bicyclist 
Organization, Littlerock Creek Irrigation District, Metropolitan 
Water District of Southern California, Mojave Water Agency, Napa 
County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, Oak Flat Water District, Oroville Area 
Chamber of Commerce, Oroville Downtown Business Association, 
Oroville Economic Development Corporation, Oroville Parks 
Commission, Oroville Recreation Advisory Committee, Oroville 
Redevelopment Agency, Oroville Rotary Club, Palmdale Water District, 
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, San Gabriel Valley 
Municipal Water District, San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency, Santa 
Clara Valley Water District, Solano County Water Agency, State Water 
Contractors, Inc., Town of Paradise, Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage 
District, and United States Department of the Interior on behalf of 
its component bureaus.
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    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. E6-4872 Filed 4-4-06; 8:45 am]
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