[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4844-4845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-346]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice Soliciting Comments, and Final Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
January 19, 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.: 2150-033.
c. Date Filed: April 30, 2004.
d. Applicant: Puget Sound Energy.
e. Name of Project: Baker River Hydroelectric 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: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Connie Freeland, Puget Sound Energy, P.O. Box
97034 PSE-09S Bellevue, WA 98009-9734; (425) 462-3556 or
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426; (202) 502-8753
or [email protected]
j. Deadline for filing comments and final recommendations, terms
and conditions, and prescriptions 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. 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 and final 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. Project Description: 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.
m. A copy of the application 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 [email protected] 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.
n. 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
requirements 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.
You may 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.
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For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
o. Revised Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed
according to the following Revised Hydro Licensing Schedule:
Amended PDEA and Draft Biological Assessment Due: January 31, 2005.
Final Terms and Conditions Due: March 21, 2005.
Last Day to Request Water Quality Certificate: March 21, 2005.
Issue Notice of Draft Environmental Assessment (EA): May 2005.
Issue Notice of Final EA: August 2005.
Ready for Commission Decision on Application: December 2005.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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