[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39093-39094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10806]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2144-035-Washington]


City of Seattle, Washington; Notice of Intent to File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of 
Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, Solicitation of Comments on the 
Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated 
Study Requests

July 3, 2006.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Pre-Application Document; Commencing Licensing 
Proceeding.
    b. Project Nos.: 2144-035.
    c. Dated Filed: May 5, 2006.
    d. Submitted by: Seattle City Light (SCL).
    e. Name of Project: Boundary Hydroelectric Project No. 2144.
    f. Locations: The Boundary Hydroelectric Project is located on Pend 
Oreille River about 10 miles north of Metaline Falls in Pend Oreille 
County, Washington. The Boundary Project occupies lands of the Colville 
National Forest and lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land 
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Barbara Greene, SCL Boundary Relicensing 
Program Lead, Seattle City Light, P.O. Box 34023, Seattle, Washington 
98124-4023; (206) 615-1091.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. We are asking Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with 
jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental 
issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental 
document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should 
follow the instructions for filing comments described in paragraph (o) 
below.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 
joint agency regulations at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. By this notice, we designate Seattle City Light as the 
Commission's non-Federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. SCL filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD) for the Boundary 
Project, including proposed process plans and schedules, with the 
Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    The Commission issued Scoping Document 1 (SD1) and notice of 
scoping meetings on June 19, 2006. The scoping meetings will be held 
July 18, 2006, at 1 p.m. at the Quality Inn, 7919 North Division 
Street, Spokane, Washington; and on July 19, 2006 at 7 p.m. at the 
Cutter Theater, 302 Park Street, Metaline Falls, Washington. A site 
visit will be conducted on July 19, 2006; meet at the SCL forebay 
recreation site parking lot at 12:30 p.m. Those interested in 
participating in the site visit must notify Mary Pat DiLeva at 
[email protected] by June 30, 2006.
    n. Copies of the PAD and Scoping Document 1 (SD1) are available for 
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site (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, of for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in 
paragraph h.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 
via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and SD1 
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as study requests. All comments and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments, study 
requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all 
communications to Commission staff related to the merits of the 
potential application (original and eight copies) must be filed with 
the Commission at the following address: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on 
the first page, the project name, (Boundary Hydroelectric Project) and 
number (P-2144-035), and bear the heading, as appropriate, ``Comments 
on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on 
Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or 
``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any individual or 
entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD 
or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by 
September 1, 2006.
    All study requests must address the seven criteria, pursuant to 18 
CFR 5.9(b) of the Commission's regulations.
    Comments, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, 
and other permissible forms of communications with the Commission 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-10806 Filed 7-10-06; 8:45 am]
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