[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31092]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 400-051]


Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Settlement 
Agreement and Soliciting Comments and Reply Comments

December 24, 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-400-051.
    c. Date Filed: December 23, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo).
    e. Name of Project: Ames Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on Lake Fork, Howard 
Fork, and South Fork of the San Miguel River, in San Miguel County, 
about 6 miles north of Telluride, Colorado. The Ames Project occupies 
99 acres of the Uncompahgre 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: Randy Rhodes, Public Service Company of 
Colorado, 4653 Table Mountain Drive, Golden Colorado 80403; telephone 
(720) 497-2123.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments on the Settlement: January 12, 
2010. Reply comments due January 22, 2010. 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. Written comments (original and eight 
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    k. PSCo filed the settlement agreement, which resolves all aquatic 
habitat and fishery related issues in conjunction with the United 
States Forest Service's proposed section 4(e) conditions for the Ames 
Hydroelectric Project. PSCo filed the settlement agreement on behalf of 
itself, United States Forest Service, and the Colorado Department of 
Natural Resources. PSCo requests that the Commission accept and 
incorporate, without material modification, all of the proposed license 
articles in Appendix B of the settlement agreement in the new project 
license.
    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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-31092 Filed 12-31-09; 8:45 am]
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