[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40800-40801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17099]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2225-013]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Orielle County; Notice of 
Application for Surrender of License Accepted for Filing, Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protests, and Ready for 
Environmental Analysis

July 6, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No.: Sullivan Creek: P-2225-013.
    c. Date Filed: March 29, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County 
(Pend Oreille PUD).
    e. Location: The existing project is located on Sullivan Creek and 
Outlet Creek, tributaries to the Pend Oreille River, in northeast 
Washington. The project occupies lands within the Colville National 
Forest.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Mark J Cauchy, Public Utility District No. 1 
of Pend Oreille, County, Washington, PO Box 190, Newport, WA 99156-
0190; 509 447 9331.
    h. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091 or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    i. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item J below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
1,076 (2001).
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
and requests for cooperating agency status is 60 days from the issuance 
date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance 
date of this notice.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
eight copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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 interveners 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 
intervener 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The Sullivan Creek Project works include: (1) A 172-foot-long, 
34-foot-high concrete and earth-filed Sullivan Lake dam; (2) the 1,240-
acre Sullivan Lake; (3) a 134-foot-long, 55-foot-high concrete, gravity 
Mill Pond dam; and (4) the 80.5-acre Mill Pond. Other abandoned project 
works include: (5) a 0.8-mile-long Sullivan Creek diversion conduit, 
(6) a 12,500-foot-long wooden flume, (7) a 2,200-foot-long earthen 
canal, (8) a 1,150-foot-long, 8-foot diameter horseshoe tunnel, and (9) 
a 100-foot by 8-foot masonry brick powerhouse. The turbines were 
removed from the powerhouse in 1958 and the turbine bays filled with 
rock and gravel.
    The Pend Orielle PUD proposes to (1) retain and operate under a 
Forest Service Special Use Authorization the Sullivan Lake dam and 
lake; (2) install a new cold-water release facility at Sullivan Lake 
dam; and (3) remove Mill Pond dam and restore the site and downstream 
stream channel and conduct short-term monitoring and maintenance in 
accordance with its filed Mill Pond Decommissioning Plan. No action is 
proposed for the remaining abandoned project works.
    m. A copy of the surrender 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 ``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. A copy of 
the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the 
applicant.
    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. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date in item j.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', or ``REQUEST TO BE 
COOPERATING AGENCY''; as appropriate; (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene or protests should relate to project 
works which are the subject of the license surrender. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all 
other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by 
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.
    o. A copy of the application for water quality certification was 
filed on April 8, 2010.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following

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schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made if the Commission 
determines it necessary to do so:

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of comments, motions to intervene,  September 6, 2010.
 protests, and requests for cooperating
 agency status.
Reply Comments due.......................  October 19, 2010.
Issue Draft EA...........................  March 3, 2011.
Comments on Draft EA Due.................  April 4, 2011.
Issue Final EA...........................  September 2, 2011.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-17099 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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