[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53961-53962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21968]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2150-082]


Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

August 27, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2150-082.
    c. Date Filed: August 5, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Baker River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Baker River in Skagit 
and Whatcom Counties, Washington, and occupies federal lands within the 
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
    g. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kim William Lane, P.E., Puget Sound Energy, 
Inc., M/S PSE-09N, P.O. Box 90868, Bellevue, WA 98009-0868. Tel: (425) 
462-3372.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Vedula Sarma at (202) 502-6190 or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: September 27, 2010.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp). Commenters can submit brief comments up to 
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system 
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp) and must include name 
and contact information at the end of comments. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filings.
    All documents (original and seven copies) filed by paper should be 
sent to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number 
(P-2150-082) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the

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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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each 
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    k. Description of Application: In its amendment application, the 
licensee proposes to: (1) Move the project's authorized (but 
unconstructed) powerhouse to a location about 300 feet southwest of the 
existing Lower Baker powerhouse, (2) install a single turbine-generator 
unit (Unit 4) instead of the project's authorized (but unconstructed) 
two turbine-generator units in the new powerhouse, (3) install a new 
1,500 cubic foot per second (cfs) bypass valve in the powerhouse, (4) 
construct a new penstock tunnel to connect the new powerhouse to the 
existing surge tank, and (5) construct a new 300-foot-long single 
circuit 115 kilovolt overhead transmission line to connect the new 
powerhouse to the existing Lower Baker powerhouse. The proposed single 
turbine-generator unit would have the same 1,500 cfs hydraulic capacity 
and the same 30 megawatts installed capacity as the project's currently 
authorized (but unconstructed) two generating units.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site using the ``eLibrary'' link at http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits (P-2150) in the docket number 
field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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 for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-21968 Filed 9-1-10; 8:45 am]
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