[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33769-33770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14927]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2042-191]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington;
Notice of Application for Amendment of License, and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Request for Amendment of License.
b. Project No.: 2042-191.
c. Date Filed: June 10, 2019.
d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County,
Washington.
e. Name of Project: Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Pend Oreille River in
northeastern Washington and northwestern Idaho. The project occupies
federal lands, including acreage within the Colville National Forest
and the Kalispel Indian Reservation.
g. Filed Pursuant to: The application for amendment of license was
filed pursuant to 18 CFR 385.602 and 4.201.
h. Applicant Contact: Tyler Whitney, General Counsel and Director
of Regulatory & Government Affairs, Public Utility District No. 1 of
Pend Oreille County, P.O. Box 190, 130 N Washington, Newport,
Washington 99156, (509) 447-9331, [email protected]; Craig Gannett,
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 Third Ave., Suite 2200, Seattle, WA
98101, (206) 757-8048, [email protected]; and Walker Stanovsky,
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 Third Ave., Suite 2200, Seattle, WA
98101, (206) 757-8259, [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Holly Frank, telephone: (202) 502-6833, and email
address: [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, or recommendations using the
Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-2042-191.
k. Description of Request: On February 19, 2010, the Commission
approved a license amendment to include revised conditions submitted by
the Department of the Interior (Interior) and the U.S. Forest Service
pursuant to section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the fish
passage measures prescribed by Interior pursuant to FPA section 18.
Since then, the PUD has been implementing the terms of the amended
license, with administrative changes to the sequence and schedule of
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fishway measures. To address new information collected and developed
since 2010, the licensee entered into an amended settlement agreement.
On June 10, 2019, Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County,
Washington (licensee) filed an application for amendment of the
license, which included the amended settlement agreement, and Interior
filed revised conditions and fishway prescriptions for the project.
The licensee requests that the Commission amend the license to
include the revised conditions and prescriptions submitted by Interior
and the provisions set forth in Appendices A and C to the settlement
agreement, and to make conforming revisions to license articles 401 and
402 to reflect new schedules and other revisions set forth in the
revised conditions and prescriptions. The revised conditions and
prescriptions would modify the Trout Habitat Restoration Program, would
delete language requiring construction of downstream fish passage at
Box Canyon Dam and upstream and downstream fish passage at Calispell
Creek Pumping Plant for the remainder of the license term, and would
require the licensee to undertake a monitoring program to determine
impacts to populations of bull trout, Westslope cutthroat trout, and
mountain whitefish from downstream passage through the turbines and
spillways at Box Canyon Dam, and to report the results of monitoring to
the Secretary of Interior no less than every five years.
l. Locations of the Application: The settlement agreement and
application, Interior's revised section 4(e) conditions and section 18
fishway prescriptions, are available for review on the Commission's
website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the
docket number P-2042 in the docket number field to access the
documents. 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,
call 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected], for TTY, call
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h) above and at the Commission's
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371.
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. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate
to project works which are the subject of the amendment application.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. 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 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 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
Dated: July 9, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-14927 Filed 7-12-19; 8:45 am]
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