[Federal Register: November 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 217)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Draft License Application and Preliminary Draft 
Environmental Assessment (Pdea) and Request for Preliminary Terms and 
Conditions

November 3, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Draft--New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2145-000.
    c. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County 
(Chelan PUD).
    d. Name of Project: Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Project.
    e. Location: On the Columbia River in Douglas County, Washington. 
The project occupies about 160 acres of federally-owned lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.
    f. Applicant Contact: Gregg Carrington, Chelan PUD, 327 North 
Wenatchee Avenue, PO Box 1231, Wenatchee, Washington 98807-1231, 509-
663-8121 or within Washington State toll-free at 888-663-8121, e-mail: gregg@chelanpud.org.
    g. FERC Contact: David Turner, FERC, 888 First Street, NE., Room 
61-11, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 219-3073, e-mail: david.turner@ferc.gov.
    h. Chelan PUD distributed, to interested parties and Commission 
staff, an initial review version of their Preliminary Draft 
Environmental Assessment (PDEA) and draft application on January 26, 
2003 with a 90-day comment period. Chelan PUD distributed, to 
interested parties and Commission staff, a revised version of the PDEA 
and draft application on October 21, 2003.
    i. With this notice we are soliciting preliminary terms, 
conditions, and recommendations on the PDEA and draft license 
application that were distributed on October 21, 2003. All comments on 
the PDEA and draft license application should be sent to the Chelan PUD 
address above in item (f) with one copy sent to Commission staff at the 
address above in item (g). For those wishing to file comments with the 
Commission, an original and eight copies must be filed at the following 
address: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Magalie Salas, 
Secretary, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.\1\ All comments 
should include the project name and number, and bear the heading 
``Preliminary Comments,'' Preliminary Recommendations,'' ``Preliminary 
Terms and Conditions,'' or ``Preliminary Prescriptions.'' Comments and 
preliminary recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
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    \1\ Should an interested party decide not to submit preliminary 
terms, conditions and recommendations at this time this will not 
prejudice or limit their ability to submit final terms, conditions 
and recommendations after the final application is filed.
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    j. Comment deadline: Any party interested in commenting must do so 
before December 22, 2003.
    k. Locations of the application: A copy of the application 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
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 f 
above.
    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, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E3-00186 Filed 11-07-03; 8:45 am]

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