[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 40821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17105]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2149-131]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County; Notice of 
Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

July 7, 2010.
    Take notice that the following Settlement Agreement (Settlement) 
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public 
inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Aquatic Settlement Agreement for the 
relicensing of the Wells Hydroelectric Project.
    b. Project No.: P-2149-131.
    c. Date Filed: May 27, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, 
Washington.
    e. Location: The existing project is located at river mile 515.6 on 
the Columbia River in Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan Counties in central 
Washington. The project occupies 15.15 acres of Federal land 
administered by the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Corps of 
Engineers.
    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: Shane Bickford, Natural Resources Supervisor, 
Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, 1151 Valley Mall 
Parkway, East Wenatchee, WA 98802-4497; (509) 881-2208.
    i. FERC Contact: Kim A. Nguyen (202) 502-6105 or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments on the Settlement: July 27, 2010. 
Reply comments due August 6, 2010. All comments should 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.
    k. The Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County (Douglas 
PUD) filed an aquatic settlement agreement (Settlement) on behalf of 
Douglas PUD; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Bureau of Land 
Management; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Washington 
Department of Ecology; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; 
and Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation (collectively, 
the Parties). The Settlement resolves among the Parties all remaining 
aquatic resource issues and includes proposed license articles and six 
aquatic resource management plans for white sturgeon, bull trout, 
Pacific lamprey, resident fish, aquatic nuisance species and water 
quality. The Parties request that the Commission accept and 
incorporate, without material modification, all of the proposed license 
articles in Attachment A of the Settlement in the new project license 
for the Wells Project.
    l. A copy of the Settlement 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 before the Commission. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-17105 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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