[Federal Register: December 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 240)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Settlement Agreement, Applications and Applicant-
Prepared EAS Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, and Soliciting Comments, and Final Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
December 9, 2004.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications and
applicant-prepared environmental assessments and settlement agreement
have been filed with the Commission and are available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Applications: New major license and settlement
agreement.
b. Project Nos.: 2071-013; 2111-018; 2213-011; and 935-053.
c. Dates Filed: May 5, 1999 (2071-013); April 28, 2004 (other
projects); and December 2 and 3, 2004 (settlement agreement).
d. Applicants: PacifiCorp (Project Nos. 2071, 2111, & 935) and
Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County (Project No. 2213).
e. Name of Projects: Yale Hydroelectric Project (2071); Swift No. 1
Hydroelectric Project (2111); Swift No. 2 Hydroelectric Project (2213);
and Merwin Hydroelectric Project (935).
f. Location: On the North Fork Lewis River, in Cowlitz, Clark, and
Skamania County Washington. The Yale and Merwin Projects occupy 84 and
142.15 acres, respectively, of Federal land administered by the Bureau
of Land Management. The Swift No. 1 Project occupies 63.25 acres of
Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and 229.00
acres of Federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service. The
Swift No. 2 Project occupies 3.79 acres of Federal land owned by the
U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r)
and Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contacts: Yale, Swift No. 1, and Merwin Projects:
Frank C. Shrier, Lead Project Manager, Hydro Licensing, PacifiCorp 825
NE. Multnomah Street, Suite 1500, Portland, Oregon 97232; Telephone
(503) 813-6622. Swift No. 2 Project: Diana MacDonald, Public Utility
District No. 1 of Cowlitz County P.O. Box 3007, 961 12th Avenue
Longview, Washington 98632; Telephone (360) 577-7585;
e-mail_dmacdonald@cowlitzpud.org.
i. FERC Contact: Jon Cofrancesco at (202) 502-8951; or e-mail at
jon.cofrancesco@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments on the settlement and motions to
intervene, protests, comments, and final recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions on the relicensing proceeding is 60 days
from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105 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 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
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.
Motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions, and prescriptions 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. These applications have been accepted for filing.
l. The Project Descriptions:
The Yale Project consists of: (1) A 1,500-foot-long embankment dam
known as Yale Dam, and an adjacent 1, 600-foot-long, earth-fill
structure known as Saddle Dam; (2) a 10.5-mile-long reservoir with a
surface area of 3,800 acres; (3) a concrete, chute-type spillway; (4) a
1,530-foot-long diversion tunnel; (5) two penstocks; (6) a powerhouse
located downstream of Yale Dam, containing two generating units with a
combined capacity of 134 megawatts (MW); (7) a 11.5-mile-long, 115-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
The Swift No. 1 Project consists of: (1) A 2,100-foot-long earth
fill dam; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 4,680 acres at the
normal maximum operating elevation (1,000 feet mean sea level); (3) a
3,000-foot-long diversion tunnel; (4) an intake structure; (5) three
individual penstocks; (6) a surge tank; (7) a powerhouse, containing
three 80-MW, generating units, having a total installed capacity of 240
MW; (8) a 1,800-foot-long, gated spillway and discharge channel; and
(9) appurtenant facilities.
The Swift No. 2 Project consists of: (1) A 3.2-mile-long power
canal consisting of both concrete and earth embankment sections and
having a surface area of 53 acres; (2) a 1,100-foot-long concrete lined
forebay; (3) an 82-foot-long check structure; (4) a 537 foot-long side
channel spillway/wasteway, (5) a 90 foot-high intake structure with two
vertical gates: (6) two 250-foot-long steel lined penstocks; (7) a
powerhouse, containing two 35-MW generating units, having a total
installed capacity of 70 MW; (8) a 0.9-mile-long, 230-kilovolt
transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
The Merwin Project consists of: (1) A 728-foot-long concrete radius
arch dam; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 4,040 acres at the
normal maximum operating level (239.6 feet mean sea level); (3) a
1,462-foot-long diversion tunnel; (4) an intake structure; (5) three
150-foot-long penstocks; (6) a powerhouse, containing three 45-MW and
one 1-MW generating units, having a total installed capacity of 136 MW;
(8) a gated spillway; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
m. PacifiCorp and Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County
each filed identical settlement agreements on December 2 and 3, 2004,
respectively, on behalf of themselves, and twenty parties to resolve,
among the signatories, issues related to the pending applications for
new major licenses for the Yale, Swift No. 1, Swift No. 2, and Merwin
Hydroelectric Projects. The settlement includes measures for fish
passage, instream flow, fish hatcheries, aquatic habitat, wildlife
habitat, recreation, cultural resources, flood management,
socioeconomics, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination among the
parties. The parties request the Commission accept the relevant
provisions of the settlement agreement in its license orders without
material modification.
n. Copies of the applications and settlement are 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. Copies are
also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item
h above.
o. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR
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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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;''
(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, recommendations, terms and
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. 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.
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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-3653 Filed 12-14-04; 8:45 am]
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