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Following the repeal of PUHCA 1935
and the enactment of PUHCA 2005, in
Order No. 667 2 the Commission
amended its regulations to add
procedures for self-certification by
entities seeking exempt wholesale
generator (EWG) and foreign utility
company (FUCO) status. This selfcertification is similar to the process
available to entities that seek qualifying
facility status.
An EWG is a ‘‘person engaged directly
or indirectly through one or more
affiliates, and exclusively in the
business of owning or operating, or both
owning and operating, all or part of one
or more eligible facilities and selling
electric energy at wholesale.’’ 3 A FUCO
is a company that ‘‘owns or operates
facilities that are not located in any state
and that are used for the generation,
transmission, or distribution of electric
energy for sale or the distribution at
retail of natural or manufactured gas for
heat, light, or power, if such company:
(1) Derives no part of its income,
directly or indirectly, from the
generation, transmission, or distribution
of electric energy for sale or the
distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or
power, within the United States; and (2)
neither the company nor any of its
subsidiary companies is a public-utility
company operating in the United
States’’.4
An exempt EWG or FUCO or its
representative may file with the
Commission a notice of self certification
demonstrating that it satisfies the
definition of exempt wholesale
generator or foreign utility company. In
the case of EWGs, the person filing a
notice of self certification must also file
a copy of the notice of self certification
with the state regulatory authority of the
state in which the facility is located and
that person must also represent to the
Commission in its submission that it has
filed a copy of the notice with the
appropriate state regulatory authority.5
A submission of the information is
necessary for the Commission to carry
out its responsibilities under EPAct
2005.6 The Commission implements its
responsibilities through the Code of
Federal Regulations 18 CFR Part 366.
These filing requirements are
mandatory.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date without any changes to
the reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
as:
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)x(2)x(3)
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Number of
respondents annually
1
6
1,194
The estimated total cost to
respondents is $72,549 [1,194 hours ÷
2080 7 hours per year × $126,384 8 per
year = $72,549]. The cost per
respondent is equal to $364.
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information;
(3) training personnel to respond to an
information collection; (4) searching
data sources; (5) preparing and
reviewing the information collection;
and (6) transmitting or otherwise
disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost for respondents
is based upon salaries for professional
and clerical support, as well as direct
and indirect or overhead costs. Direct
costs include all costs directly
attributable to providing this
information, such as administrative
costs and the cost for information
technology. Indirect or overhead costs
are costs incurred by an organization in
support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the
whole organization rather than any one
particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
2 Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 and Enactment of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 2005, 70 FR 75,592 (2005),
FERC Statutes and Regulations ¶ 31,197 (2005),
order on reh’g, 71 FR 28,446 (2006), FERC Statutes
and Regulations ¶ 31,213 (2006), order on reh’g, 71
FR 42,750 (2006), FERC Statutes and Regulations
¶ 31,224 (2006), order on reh’g, FERC ¶ 61,133
(2007).
3 18 CFR 366.1.
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Kimberly Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2242–078]
Eugene Water and Electric Board;
Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments, Application
Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions, and
Revised Schedule for Environmental
Assessment
November 14, 2008.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
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8 Average annual salary per employee.
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with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: New Major
License and Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 2242–078.
c. Date Filed: The license application
was filed on November 24, 2006. The
settlement agreement was filed on
October 23, 2008.
d. Applicant: Eugene Water and
Electric Board.
e. Name of Project: Carmen-Smith
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the McKenzie River in
Lane and Linn Counties, near McKenzie
Bridge, Oregon. The project occupies
approximately 560 acres of the
Willamette National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: The license
application was filed pursuant to
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–
825(r). The settlement agreement was
filed pursuant to Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Randy L.
Berggren, General Manager, Eugene
Water and Electric Board, 500 East 4th
Avenue, P.O. Box 10148, Eugene, OR
97440, (541) 484–2411.
i. FERC Contact: Bob Easton, (202)
502–6045 or robert.easton@ferc.gov.
j. Deadlines for Filing Comments:
Comments on the settlement agreement
are due 20 days from the issuance date
of this notice, with reply comments due
30 days from the issuance date of this
notice. Comments, recommendations,
terms and conditions, and prescriptions
are due 60 days from the issuance date
of this notice, with reply comments due
105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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 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, 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
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k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric
Project consists of two developments,
the Carmen development and the Trail
Bridge development. The Carmen
development includes: (1) A 25-foothigh, 2,100-foot-long, and 10-foot-wide
earthen Carmen diversion dam with a
concrete weir spillway, (2) a 11,380foot-long by 9.5-foot-diameter concrete
Carmen diversion tunnel located on the
right abutment of the spillway, (3) a
235-foot-high, 1,100-foot-long, and 15foot-wide earthen Smith diversion dam
with a gated Ogee spillway, (4) a 7,275foot-long by 13.5-foot-diameter
concrete-lined Smith power tunnel, (5)
a 1,160-foot-long by 13-foot-diameter
steel underground Carmen penstock, (6)
a 86-foot-long by 79-foot-wide Carmen
powerhouse, (7) two Francis turbines
each with a generating capacity of 52.25
megawatts (MW) for a total capacity of
104.50 MW, (8) a 19-mile, 115-kilovolt
(kV) transmission line that connects the
Carmen powerhouse to the Bonneville
Power Administration’s Cougar-Eugene
transmission line; and (9) appurtenant
facilities.
The Trail Bridge development
includes: (1) A 100-foot-high, 700-footlong, and 24-foot-wide earthen Trail
Bridge dam section with a gated Ogee
spillway, (2) a 1,000-foot-long and 20foot-wide emergency spillway section,
(3) a 300-foot-long by 12-foot-diameter
concrete penstock at the intake that
narrows to a diameter of 7 feet, (4) a 66foot-long by 61-foot-wide Trail Bridge
powerhouse, (5) one Kaplan turbine
with a generating capacity of 9.975 MW;
(6) a one-mile, 11.5-kV distribution line
that connects the Trail Bridge
powerhouse to the Carmen powerhouse;
and (7) appurtenant facilities.
m. EWEB filed the Relicensing
Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself
and the National Marine Fisheries
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest
Service, Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality, Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department, Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon,
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon,
American Whitewater, Cascadia
Wildlands Project, Oregon Hunters
Association, Oregon Wild, Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation, McKenzie
Flyfishers, and Trout Unlimited. The
purpose of the agreement is to balance
the interests of all the parties and to
provide a balance between the resources
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affected by the project and project
operations. The agreement is also
designed to satisfy the interests of state
and federal agencies with statutory
authority, trust responsibility, and
obligations associated with resources
that may be affected by the project. The
agreement includes environmental
protection, mitigation, and
enhancement measures through a series
of proposed license articles and exhibits
to the agreement, as well as other
provisions related to items such as the
duration of the new license,
coordination and decision making,
commitments of governmental parties
under related statutory authorities,
dispute resolution and agreement
termination, and other general
provisions. EWEB requests on behalf of
all the parties that the proposed license
articles be incorporated into the new
license by the Commission without
material modification.
n. A copy of the application and the
settlement agreement is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
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 FERCOnline
Support@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 https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esub
scription.asp to be notified via e-mail of
new filings and issuances related to this
or other pending projects. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
p. Procedural schedule: At this time
we anticipate preparing one
environmental assessment (EA).
Recipients will have 30 days to provide
the Commission with any written
comments on the EA. A revised EA may
be prepared based on the comments
received. The application will be
processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
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Comments, terms and
conditions due.
Reply comments due ....
Notice of the Availability
of the EA.
End of public comment
period on EA.
Final decision on license
number field to access the document.
For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3372.
field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3372.
June 2009
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–27561 Filed 11–19–08; 8:45 am]
February 2010
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–27568 Filed 11–19–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
January 2009
March 2009
May 2009
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–27566 Filed 11–19–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
[Project No. 2742–036]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Four Dam Pool Power Agency; Cooper
Valley Electric Association, Inc.; Notice
of Application for Transfer of License,
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3015–012]
Four Dam Pool Power, Agency
Southeast Alaska Power Agency;
Notice of Application for Transfer of
License, and Soliciting Comments,
Motions to Intervene, and Protests
November 14, 2008.
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November 14, 2008.
On October 6, 2008, Four Dam Pool
Power Agency (Transferor) and
Southeast Alaska Power Agency
(Transferee) filed an application, for
transfer of license of the Lake Tyee
Project, located on Tyee Creek in
Wrangell-Peterson, Alaska.
Applicants seek Commission approval
to transfer the license for the Four Dam
Pool Power Agency to Southeast Alaska
Power Agency.
Applicant Contact: Mr. William H.
Prentice, Ater Wynne LLP, 222 SW
Columbia Street, Suite 1800, Portland,
OR 97201–6618, phone (503) 226–1191
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502–
6062.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene: 30 days from the issuance
of this notice. Comments, motions to
intervene, and notices of intent may be
filed electronically via the Internet. See
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable
to be filed electronically, documents
may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an
original and eight copies should be
mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. For more information on how to
submit these types of filings please go
to the Commission’s Web site located at
https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about
this project can be viewed or printed on
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket
number (P–3015–012) in the docket
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On October 6, 2008, Four Dam Pool
Power Agency (Transferor) and Cooper
Valley Electric Association, Inc.
(Transferee) filed an application for
transfer of license of the Solomon Gulch
Project, located on the Solomon Gulch
Creek in Valdez-Cordova Area, Alaska.
Applicants seek Commission approval
to transfer the license for the Four Dam
Pool Power Agency to Cooper Valley
Electric Association, Inc.
Applicant Contact: Mr. William H.
Prentice, Ater Wynne LLP, 222 SW
Columbia Street, Suite 1800, Portland,
OR 97201–6618, phone (503) 226–1191
and Mr. Robert A. Wilkinson, CEO,
Cooper Valley Electric Association, Inc.,
P.O. Box 45, Glennallen, AK 99588–
0045.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502–
6062.
Deadline for Filing Comments,
Motions To Intervene: 30 days from the
issuance of this notice. Comments,
motions to intervene, and notices of
intent may be filed electronically via the
Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit
these types of filings, please go to the
Commission’s Web site located at https://
www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp.
More information about this project can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–2742–036) in the docket number
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[Project No. 2911–035]
Four Dam Pool Power Agency,
Southeast Alaska Power Agency;
Notice of Application for Transfer of
License, and Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Protests
November 14, 2008.
On October 6, 2008, Four Dam Pool
Power Agency (Transferor) and
Southeast Alaska Power Agency
(Transferee) filed an application, for
transfer of license of the Swan Lake
Project, located on Falls Creek in
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Applicants seek Commission approval
to transfer the license for the Four Dam
Pool Power Agency to Southeast Alaska
Power Agency.
Applicant Contact: Mr. William H.
Prentice, Ater Wynne LLP, 222 SW
Columbia Street, Suite 1800, Portland,
OR 97201–6618, phone (503) 226–1191.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502–
6062.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene: 30 days from the issuance
of this notice. Comments, motions to
intervene, and notices of intent may be
filed electronically via the Internet. See
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable
to be filed electronically, documents
may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an
original and eight copies should be
mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. For more information on how to
submit these types of filings please go
to the Commission’s Web site located at
https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about
this project can be viewed or printed on
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket
number (P–2911–035) in the docket
number field to access the document.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2242-078]
Eugene Water and Electric Board; Notice of Settlement Agreement
and Soliciting Comments, Application Ready for Environmental Analysis
and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions, and Revised Schedule for Environmental Assessment
November 14, 2008.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
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with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: New Major License and Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 2242-078.
c. Date Filed: The license application was filed on November 24,
2006. The settlement agreement was filed on October 23, 2008.
d. Applicant: Eugene Water and Electric Board.
e. Name of Project: Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the McKenzie River in Lane and Linn Counties, near
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. The project occupies approximately 560 acres
of the Willamette National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: The license application was filed pursuant to
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). The settlement agreement
was filed pursuant to Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Randy L. Berggren, General Manager, Eugene
Water and Electric Board, 500 East 4th Avenue, P.O. Box 10148, Eugene,
OR 97440, (541) 484-2411.
i. FERC Contact: Bob Easton, (202) 502-6045 or
robert.easton@ferc.gov.
j. Deadlines for Filing Comments: Comments on the settlement
agreement are due 20 days from the issuance date of this notice, with
reply comments due 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions are
due 60 days from the issuance date of this notice, with reply comments
due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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 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, 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
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project consists of two
developments, the Carmen development and the Trail Bridge development.
The Carmen development includes: (1) A 25-foot-high, 2,100-foot-long,
and 10-foot-wide earthen Carmen diversion dam with a concrete weir
spillway, (2) a 11,380-foot-long by 9.5-foot-diameter concrete Carmen
diversion tunnel located on the right abutment of the spillway, (3) a
235-foot-high, 1,100-foot-long, and 15-foot-wide earthen Smith
diversion dam with a gated Ogee spillway, (4) a 7,275-foot-long by
13.5-foot-diameter concrete-lined Smith power tunnel, (5) a 1,160-foot-
long by 13-foot-diameter steel underground Carmen penstock, (6) a 86-
foot-long by 79-foot-wide Carmen powerhouse, (7) two Francis turbines
each with a generating capacity of 52.25 megawatts (MW) for a total
capacity of 104.50 MW, (8) a 19-mile, 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line that connects the Carmen powerhouse to the Bonneville Power
Administration's Cougar-Eugene transmission line; and (9) appurtenant
facilities.
The Trail Bridge development includes: (1) A 100-foot-high, 700-
foot-long, and 24-foot-wide earthen Trail Bridge dam section with a
gated Ogee spillway, (2) a 1,000-foot-long and 20-foot-wide emergency
spillway section, (3) a 300-foot-long by 12-foot-diameter concrete
penstock at the intake that narrows to a diameter of 7 feet, (4) a 66-
foot-long by 61-foot-wide Trail Bridge powerhouse, (5) one Kaplan
turbine with a generating capacity of 9.975 MW; (6) a one-mile, 11.5-kV
distribution line that connects the Trail Bridge powerhouse to the
Carmen powerhouse; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
m. EWEB filed the Relicensing Settlement Agreement on behalf of
itself and the National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Confederated Tribes
of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon, American Whitewater, Cascadia Wildlands Project, Oregon
Hunters Association, Oregon Wild, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation,
McKenzie Flyfishers, and Trout Unlimited. The purpose of the agreement
is to balance the interests of all the parties and to provide a balance
between the resources affected by the project and project operations.
The agreement is also designed to satisfy the interests of state and
federal agencies with statutory authority, trust responsibility, and
obligations associated with resources that may be affected by the
project. The agreement includes environmental protection, mitigation,
and enhancement measures through a series of proposed license articles
and exhibits to the agreement, as well as other provisions related to
items such as the duration of the new license, coordination and
decision making, commitments of governmental parties under related
statutory authorities, dispute resolution and agreement termination,
and other general provisions. EWEB requests on behalf of all the
parties that the proposed license articles be incorporated into the new
license by the Commission without material modification.
n. A copy of the application and the settlement agreement is
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at https://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 https://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,
contact FERC Online Support.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
p. Procedural schedule: At this time we anticipate preparing one
environmental assessment (EA). Recipients will have 30 days to provide
the Commission with any written comments on the EA. A revised EA may be
prepared based on the comments received. The application will be
processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Comments, terms and conditions due........ January 2009
Reply comments due........................ March 2009
Notice of the Availability of the EA...... May 2009
End of public comment period on EA........ June 2009
Final decision on license................. February 2010
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-27566 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
