[Federal Register: October 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 208)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Relicensing
October 22, 2004.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2195-011.
c. Date filed: August 26, 2004.
d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project, P-2195
(formerly Oak Grove, P-135 and North Fork, P-2195 projects).
f. Location: On the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas River on Mount
Hood National Forest, and on the Clackamas River in Clackamas County,
Oregon, near Estacada, Oregon.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Julie Keil, Portland General Electric, 121 SW
Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204, Phone: 503-464-8864.
i. FERC Contact: John Blair at 202-502-6092; e-mail
john.blair@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating
status should follow the instructions for filing documents described in
item k below.
k. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests and
requests for cooperating agency status: 60 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.
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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.
Motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating
agency status 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.
l. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
m. The existing 44-megawatt Oak Grove development consists of a
100-foot-high dam at the lower end of Timothy Lake, and a 68-foot-high
diversion dam below Lake Harriet, both on the Oak Grove Fork of the
Clackamas River. The powerhouse is located on the Clackamas River. The
Oak Grove development is located on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of
Land Management land. The 129-megawatt North Fork development is
located on the Clackamas River and is composed of: a 206-foot-high dam
with powerhouse located at the lower end of North Fork Reservoir; a 47-
foot-high dam with powerhouse located at the lower end of Faraday Lake;
and a 85-foot-high dam with powerhouse located at the lower end of
Estacada Lake. The North Fork development is located on U.S. Forest
Service and Bureau of Land Management land. On June 18, 2003, Oak Grove
and North Fork licenses were amended combining the two projects into
one license called the Clackamas River Project No. 2195.
n. 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 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.
o. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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.
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.
p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Date
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Application Acceptance............. October 22, 2004.
Interventions & Protests due (60 December 20, 2004.
days after Application Acceptance).
Additional Information Due (90 days January 19, 2005.
from Application Acceptance).
Notice for Mandatory Terms & March 15, 2005.
Conditions, Recommendations,
Application Amendments, Ready for
Environmental Analysis.
Application Amendments Due (30 days April 13, 2005.
after Notice).
Portland General Electric files April 30, 2005.
Settlement Agreement In Principle
and Biological Evaluation, and
resubmits 401 Water Quality
Certificate application.
Mandatory Terms & Conditions & May 13, 2005.
Recommendations due (60 days from
Mandatory Terms Notice).
Portland General Electric's reply June 27, 2005.
to Mandatory Terms & Conditions
and Recommendations (105 days from
Notice).
Issue Draft Environmental Impact August 31, 2005.
Statement (DEIS) and Biological
Assessment; Initiate Endangered
Species Act Consultation (ESA).
Comments due on DEIS (45 days after October 14, 2005.
issuance).
ESA Completed; Biological Opinion January 12, 2006.
due (135 days from initiation).
Final Environmental Impact March 15, 2006.
Statement (FEIS) Issued.
Forest Service files final 4(e) April 13, 2006.
conditions (30 days after FEIS).
Action due on 401 Water Quality April 30, 2006.
Certificate application (one year
after submittal).
Ready for Commission Action........ July 30, 2006.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the date of the Commission's
issuance of the Notice Soliciting Terms and Conditions and
Recommendations.
r. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of this Notice of Acceptance: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; or (2) a copy of the request for certification,
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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