[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20988-20989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9261]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1862-172]
City of Tacoma, WA; Notice of Application for Amendment of
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
April 15, 2010.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
b. Project No.: 1862-172.
c. Date Filed: March 5, 2010, and supplemented on March 30, 2010.
d. Applicant: City of Tacoma, Washington.
e. Name of Project: Nisqually Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Nisqually River in
Pierce, Thurston, and Lewis Counties, Washington, partly on lands of
the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Patrick D. McCarty, Generation Manager,
Tacoma Power, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98409,
telephone (253) 502-8336; or Marc Wicke, Tacoma Power, 3628 South 35th
Street, Tacoma, Washington 98409, telephone (253) 502-8196.
i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, telephone (202) 502-6680, and e-
mail address [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: May 17, 2010.
Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. 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. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
All documents (original and eight copies) filed by paper should be
sent to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number
(P-1862-172) on any comments or motions filed.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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. A copy
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
k. Description of Request: The City of Tacoma, Washington proposes
to modify Articles 405 (downramping rates) and 409 (timing of planned
spill events) to allow for monthly spillway gate testing at the
LaGrande Dam from November 1 to February 15. The spillway gate testing
is a recommendation of the June 2008 Independent Consultant's Part 12D
Safety Inspection Report for the project.
l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
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m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 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.
o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable,
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the
filing refers.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-9261 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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