[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25400]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2157-188]


Public Utility District No.1 of Snohomish County; Notice of 
Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments, Extending Due Date for 
Filing Motions To Intervene and Protests, Comments, Recommendations, 
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway 
Prescriptions, and Modifying Process Plan

October 15, 2009.
    Take notice that the following Settlement Agreement (Settlement) 
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public 
inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: P-2157-188.
    c. Date Filed: October 14, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County.
    e. Name of Project: Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Sultan River in 
Snohomish County, Washington, about 20 miles east of Everett, 
Washington. The project penstock underlies 10.9 acres of Mount Baker-
Snoqualmie National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602, Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 
(a)--825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish 
County (District), Steven J. Klein, General Manager, 2320 California 
Street, P.O. Box 1107, Everett, WA 98206-1107.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments on the Settlement: November 6, 
2009. Reply comments due December 21, 2009. 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.
    k. The District filed a comprehensive settlement agreement 
(Agreement) on behalf of itself, United States National Marine 
Fisheries Service, United States Forest Service, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, United States National Park Service, Washington 
Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Ecology, 
Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Snohomish County, City of Everett, City 
of Sultan, and American Whitewater. The purpose of the Agreement is to 
resolve among the signatories all issues associated with issuance of a 
new license for the project, including, in part, reservoir operations, 
minimum instream flows, process flows, whitewater boating flows, 
ramping rates, fish passage, fish habitat improvements, wildlife 
habitat management, marbled murrelet protection measures, recreation, 
and historic properties management.
    The District requests that the Commission: (1) Accept and 
incorporate, without material modification, all of the proposed license 
articles in Appendix 1 of the Settlement in the new project license; 
and (2) issue a new license for a term of 45 years.
    l. The 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 ``e-Library'' 
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.
    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.
    m. Procedural Schedule: We are extending the due date to file 
interventions, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and 
fishway prescriptions and reply comments on these filings to coordinate 
with the filing of comments on the Settlement. Therefore, the 
application will be processed according to the following Hydro 
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of Interventions, Recommendations,   November 6, 2009.
 Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
 Fishway Prescriptions.
Reply Comments Due........................  December 21, 2009.
Issue Draft EA............................  May 5, 2010.
Comments on Draft EA Due..................  June 4, 2010.
Filing of Modified Mandatory Terms and      August 3, 2010.
 Conditions.
Issue Final EA............................  November 1, 2010.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25400 Filed 10-21-09; 8:45 am]
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