[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19477-19478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07418]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Project No. 2351-017]


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

    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: P-2351-017.
    c. Date filed: March 22, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    e. Name of Project: Cabin Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric 
Project.

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    f. Location: The existing project is located on the South Clear 
Creek and its tributary Cabin Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado. 
The project, as currently licensed, is located on 267 acres of U.S. 
Forest Service lands within the Arapaho National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Christine E. Johnston, Xcel Energy, 4653 
Table Mountain Drive, Golden, CO 80403; (720) 497-2156.
    i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, (202) 502-8074, [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: 20 days from the filing of the 
Settlement Agreement; reply comments are due 30 days from the filing of 
the Settlement Agreement.
    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/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors 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 
intervenor 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. The Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) filed the 
Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself and the U.S. Forest Service. 
The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve among the 
signatories all issues associated with issuance of a new license for 
the project regarding instream flows, water quality, aquatic habitat, 
terrestrial habitat, recreation, aesthetics, and cultural resources. 
PSCo requests that the Commission accept and incorporate, without 
material modification, as license articles in the new license to be 
issued for the project all of the proposed license articles set forth 
in Attachment 1 to the Settlement Agreement.
    l. 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 ``eLibrary'' 
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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: March 25, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-07418 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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