[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 51 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13888-13889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5108]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-2244-022]


Energy Northwest; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With 
the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

March 7, 2008.
    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.: P-2244-022.
    c. Date Filed: February 25, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Energy Northwest.
    e. Name of Project: Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is on Lake Creek, a tributary to 
Cowlitz River, in Lewis County in southwestern Washington near the 
unincorporated town of Packwood. The upper portion of the lake lies 
within the Goat Rocks Wilderness Area. The project occupies 503.25 
acres of United States Forest Service land, 20.94 acres of Energy 
Northwest-owned land, and 15.04 acres of Washington State lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jack W. Baker, Vice President, Energy 
Northwest, Mail Drop 1035, P.O. Box 968, Richland, WA 99352-0968; 
telephone (509) 377-5078, or e-mail at northwest.com">jwbaker@energy-northwest.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, telephone (202) 502-8464, or e-mail 
at [email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The existing project consists of the 
following: (1) an intake canal, a concrete drop structure (dam) and 
intake building on Lake Creek located about 424 feet downstream from 
the outlet of Packwood Lake, a 21,691-foot system of concrete pipe and 
tunnels, a 5,621-foot penstock, a surge tank, and a powerhouse with a 
26.1-megawatt turbine generator; (2) a 452-acre reservoir (Packwood 
Lake) at a normal full pool elevation of 2,857 feet above mean sea 
level with approximately 4,162 acre-feet of usable storage; and (3) 
appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation at the project is 
about 90,998 megawatt-hours. The applicant proposes a slightly modified 
reservoir operational regime and higher instream flow releases to the 
bypassed reach on Lake Creek.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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 website 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 (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.
    m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail 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 Hydro Licensing Schedule. Note that revisions to this 
schedule are unlikely due to the strict deadlines associated with a 
project that is filed under the Integrated Licensing Process.

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                  Milestone                               Date
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Application Deficiency Determination Letter    March 26, 2008.
 and Issuance of Additional Information
 Requests (AIRs).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for       May 2008.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of Interventions, Recommendations,      July 2008.
 Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
 Fishway Prescriptions.
Reply Comments Due...........................  August 2008.
Issuance of Draft EA.........................  January 2009.
Comments on Draft EA Due (30 days)...........  February 2009.
Filing of Final Terms and Conditions (90       April 2009.
 days).
Issuance of Final EA.........................  July 2009.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-5108 Filed 3-13-08; 8:45 am]
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