[Federal Register: August 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 155)]
[Notices]
[Page 49893]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
August 6, 2004.
Take notice that following settlement agreement has been filed with
the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement on Resolution of
Issues Related to Licensing of the Storage Project.
b. Project No.: P-2634-007.
c. Date filed: August 2, 2004.
d. Applicant: Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Storage Project.
f. Location: On Ragged Stream, Caucomgomoc Stream, and West Branch
and South Branch of the Penobscot River in the Counties of Somerset and
Piscataquis, Maine. The project would not utilize federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: David Preble, Operations Manager, Great Lakes
Hydro America, LLC, 1024 Central Street, Millinocket, Maine 04462,
(207) 723-4341 x106.
i. FERC Contact: John Costello, (202) 502-6119,
john.costello@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments: 20 days from the issuance date of
this notice; reply comments are due 30 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all interveners 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
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.
Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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.
k. Great Lakes (Great Lakes) Hydro America, LLC filed a settlement
agreement on the resolution of issues related to the licensing
proceeding for the Storage Project. Great Lakes filed this settlement
agreement on behalf of Penobscot Indian Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe,
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Maine Department of Inland
Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Department of Conservation, Appalachian
Mountain Club, American Whitewater, and New England FLOW. The
settlement agreement includes provisions for project operations and
measures to enhance aquatic and riparian habitat, manage wildlife
resources, protect shorelines, improve recreational facilities, and
provide public and tribal access.
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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1791 Filed 8-11-04; 8:45 am]
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