[Federal Register: March 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 54)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions and Establishing a Revised Procedural
Schedule for Relicensing
March 15, 2005.
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. Deadlines for filing license amendments, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions are listed in item ``o'' of this
notice, Procedural Schedule.
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
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.
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Amendments, 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. This application has been accepted for filing.
l. 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. A
115 kV transmission line runs 18.8 miles to the Faraday switchyard. 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. A 115 kV transmission line runs 4 miles to the Faraday
switchyard. 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.
m. 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``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 submitting the filing; 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
requirement of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
o. Procedural Schedule (supercedes Procedural Schedule notice dated
October 22, 2004): 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 days December 20, 2004.
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........... June 11, 2005.
Portland General Electric files June 30, 2005.
Settlement Agreement In Principle
and Biological Evaluation, and
resubmits 401 Water Quality
Certificate application.
Mandatory Terms & Conditions & July 11, 2005.
Recommendations due.
Portland General Electric's reply to August 24, 2005.
Mandatory Terms & Conditions and
Recommendations.
Issue Draft Environmental Impact November 14, 2005.
Statement (DEIS) and Biological
Assessment; Initiate Endangered
Species Act Consultation (ESA).
Comments due on DEIS (45 days after December 28, 2005.
issuance).
ESA Completed; Biological Opinion due March 28, 2006.
(135 days from initiation).
Final Environmental Impact Statement May 29, 2006.
(FEIS) Issued.
Forest Service files final 4(e) June 27, 2006.
conditions (30 days after FEIS).
Action due on 401 Water Quality June 30, 2006.
Certificate application (one year
after submittal).
Ready for Commission Action.......... September 30, 2006.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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