[Federal Register: September 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 175)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions
September 4, 2001.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: A New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-2042-013.
c. Date filed: January 21, 2000.
d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County.
e. Name of Project: Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Pend Oreille River, in Pend Oreille County,
Washington and Bonner County, Idaho. About 709 acres within the project
boundary are located on lands of the United States, including Kalispel
Indian Reservation (493 acres), U.S. Forest Service Colville National
Forest (182.93 acres), U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power
Administration (24.14 acres), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2.45
acres), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (5.29 acres), and U.S. Bureau of
Land Management (1.44 acres).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)--
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Cauchy, Public Utility District No.
1 of Pend Oreille County, 130 North Washington St., Newport, WA 99156;
(509) 447-9331
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Timothy Welch, E-mail:
Timothy.Welch@FERC.FED.US or telephone (202) 219-2666.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions and prescriptions: 60 days from the date of issuance of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight copies should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. Comments, recommendations,
terms and conditions, and prescriptions may be filed electronically, as
well as protests and interventions, 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's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the
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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.
k. This application has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of the Project: The Box Canyon Project is located in
the northeast corner of Washington state in Pend Oreille County. The
project dam is located at river mile 34.4 from the Pend Oreille River's
confluence with the Columbia River. The site is 13 miles from the
Canadian border, 14 miles from the Idaho border, and 90 miles north of
city of Spokane, WA. The existing Box Canyon Project consists of : (1)
46-foot-high, 160-foot-long reinforced concrete dam with integral
spillway, (2) 217-foot-long, 35-foot-diameter diversion tunnel, (3)
1,170-foot-long forebay channel, (4) auxiliary spillway, (5) powerhouse
containing four generating units with a combined capacity of 72 MW, (6)
8,850-acre reservoir at maximum operating pool elevation of 2030.6
feet, and other associated facilities. PUD No.1 operates the project in
a run-of-river mode.
PUD No.1 proposes to upgrade all four turbines with new high
efficiency, fish-friendly runners and to rewind the four generators to
increase generating capacity to 90 MW. No new structures will be built
and no construction in the river will be required. No operational
changes will be needed although peak flow through each turbine will be
increased from 6,850 cfs to 8,100 cfs which will ultimately result in
an 8% increase in average annual energy output.
m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link-select ``Docket #''
and follow the instructions (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address
in item h. above.
n. The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the
Regulations (see order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20,
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the
date of this notice.
Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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