[Federal Register: December 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 240)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
December 3, 2004.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement on New License
Application.
b. Project No.: 2150-033.
c. Date Filed: November 30, 2004.
d. Applicant: Puget Sound Energy.
e. Name of Project: Baker River Project.
f. Location: On the Baker River, near the Town of Concrete, in
Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington. The project occupies about
5,207 acres of lands within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Connie Freeland, Puget Sound Energy, P.O. Box
97034 PSE-09S Bellevue, WA 98009-9734; (425) 462-3556 or
connie.freeland@pse.com.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502-8753
or steve.hocking@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments: December 23, 2004. Reply comments:
January 3, 2005.
All documents (original and eight copies) must be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please put the project name
``Baker River Project'' and project number ``P-2150-033'' on the first
page of all documents.
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.
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. The Baker River Project has two developments. The Upper Baker
development consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 312-
foot-high by 1,200-foot-long concrete gravity dam impounding Baker Lake
with a surface area of about 4,980 acres at a normal full pool
elevation of 727.77 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 122-foot-long, 59-
foot wide concrete and steel powerhouse at the base of the dam
containing two turbine-generator units, Unit No. 1 with an authorized
capacity of 52,400 kilowatts (kW) and Unit No. 2 with an authorized
capacity of 38,300 kW; (3) a 115-foot-high by 1,200-foot-long earth and
rock-fill dam, known as West Pass dike, located in a depression about
1,500 feet north of Upper Baker dam; (4) a 22-foot-high by 3,000-foot-
long earth-filled dike, known as Pumping Pond dike, which impounds
Depression Lake with a surface area of 44 acres at a normal full pool
elevation of 699 feet msl; (5) a water recovery pumping station
adjacent to Pumping Pond; (6) fish passage facilities and fish spawning
facilities; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
The Lower Baker development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A 285-foot-high by 550-foot-long concrete thick arch
dam impounding Lake Shannon with a surface area of about 2,278 acres at
a normal full pool elevation of 442.35 feet msl; (2) a concrete intake
equipped with trashracks and gatehouse located at the dam's left
abutment; (3) a 1,410-foot-long concrete and steel-lined pressure
tunnel; (4) a concrete surge tank near the downstream end of the
pressure tunnel; (5) a 90-foot-long, 66-foot-wide concrete and steel
powerhouse containing one turbine-generator unit, Unit No. 3 with an
authorized capacity of 79,330 kW; (6) a 750-foot-long, 115-kilovolt
transmission line; (7) fish passage facilities including a 150-foot-
long by 12-foot-high barrier dam; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
l. A copy of the settlement agreement is available for review in
the Commission's Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site 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 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. E4-3667 Filed 12-14-04; 8:45 am]
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