[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 40821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17105]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2149-131]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County; Notice of
Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
July 7, 2010.
Take notice that the following Settlement Agreement (Settlement)
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: Aquatic Settlement Agreement for the
relicensing of the Wells Hydroelectric Project.
b. Project No.: P-2149-131.
c. Date Filed: May 27, 2010.
d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County,
Washington.
e. Location: The existing project is located at river mile 515.6 on
the Columbia River in Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan Counties in central
Washington. The project occupies 15.15 acres of Federal land
administered by the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Corps of
Engineers.
g. Filed Pursuant to Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602 Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Shane Bickford, Natural Resources Supervisor,
Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, 1151 Valley Mall
Parkway, East Wenatchee, WA 98802-4497; (509) 881-2208.
i. FERC Contact: Kim A. Nguyen (202) 502-6105 or e-mail at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments on the Settlement: July 27, 2010.
Reply comments due August 6, 2010. All comments should be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method
of submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected]; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To
paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC.
k. The Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County (Douglas
PUD) filed an aquatic settlement agreement (Settlement) on behalf of
Douglas PUD; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Bureau of Land
Management; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Washington
Department of Ecology; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation;
and Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation (collectively,
the Parties). The Settlement resolves among the Parties all remaining
aquatic resource issues and includes proposed license articles and six
aquatic resource management plans for white sturgeon, bull trout,
Pacific lamprey, resident fish, aquatic nuisance species and water
quality. The Parties request that the Commission accept and
incorporate, without material modification, all of the proposed license
articles in Attachment A of the Settlement in the new project license
for the Wells Project.
l. A copy of the Settlement 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 ``e-Library''
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.
Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects before the Commission. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-17105 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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