[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36310-36311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14452]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-2244-022]


Energy Northwest; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

June 19, 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

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511.65 acres of United States Forest Service land, 23.66 acres of 
Energy Northwest-owned land, 8.78 acres of Washington State lands, and 
1.52 acres of Lewis County Public Utility District 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; or 
D.L. Ross, Energy Northwest, Mail Drop 1030, P.O. Box 968, Richland, WA 
99352-0968.
    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, telephone (202) 502-8464, or e-mail 
at [email protected].
    j. The deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice (August 18, 2008) reply comments are due 105 days from the 
issuance date of this notice (October 2, 2008).
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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 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. Project description: The existing project consists of the 
following: (1) An intake canal, a concrete drop structure (dam), 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 modified reservoir operational regime and 
higher instream flow releases to the bypassed reach on Lake Creek. 
Several other proposed measures for the project include: (1) Developing 
and implementing a stream restoration and enhancement plan in the 
anadromous zone in lower Lake Creek; (2) improving fish passage on 
Snyder Creek where it crosses the tailrace canal; (3) maintaining and 
monitoring of tailrace fish barrier; and (4) developing and 
implementing numerous resource protection and enhancement plans.
    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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-14452 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
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