City of Tacoma, WA; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments, 5929-5930 [E9-2218]
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for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: March 16, 2009.
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.
Additional study requests and
requests for cooperating agency status
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 at
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link.
m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. Description of Project: The
Slatersville Project would consist of: (1)
The existing upper 13-foot-high RI Dam
No. 43 consisting of: (a) An existing 175foot-long spillway; and (b) a westerly
abutment equipped with two 3.5-footwide, 5.7-foot-high sluice gates
impounding; (2) an 172-reservoir with a
normal water surface elevation of 250.7
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum
1988 (NGVD) leading to; (3) two new
150-foot-long, 4.5-foot-diameter
penstocks connecting; (4) a new
powerhouse containing two generating
units with a total installed capacity of
360 kilowatts; (5) a new 25-foot-long
tailrace discharging water back into the
Branch River; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The project would have an
average annual generation of about
1,250 megawatt-hours.
In addition to a new powerhouse,
penstocks, and tailrace, project facilities
would consist of: (1) New 1.5-foot-high
flashboards on top of RI Dam No. 43;
and (2) a new 0.5-mile-long, 13.8
kilovolt transmission line.
Project facilities may also include: (1)
The existing lower 6-foot-high RI Dam
No. 45 with a 105-foot-long spillway
impounding; (2) the existing 0.3-acre
reservoir with a normal water surface
elevation of 231.9 feet NGVD located in
the bypassed reach between RI Dam No.
43 and the new tailrace.
o. A copy of the application 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
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reproduction at the address in item h
above.
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For assistance, contact FERC Online
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p. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the Rhode Island
State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO), as required by section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and
the regulations of the Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: The application will be
processed according to the following
Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate. The Commission staff
proposes to issue one environmental
assessment rather than issue a draft and
final EA. Comments, terms and
conditions, recommendations,
prescriptions, and reply comments, if
any, will be addressed in an EA. Staff
intends to give at least 30 days for
entities to comment on the EA, and will
take into consideration all comments
received on the EA before final action is
taken on the license application.
Issue Acceptance Letter or Deficiency
Letter—April 2009.
Issue Scoping Document—May 2009.
Notice of application is ready for
environmental analysis—June 2009.
Notice of the availability of the EA—
November 2009.
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission no
later than 30 days from the issuance
date of the notice of ready for
environmental analysis.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 460–033]
City of Tacoma, WA; Notice of
Settlement Agreement and Soliciting
Comments
January 27, 2009.
Take notice that the following
settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement
Agreement.
b. Project No.: 460–033.
c. Date Filed: January 21, 2009.
d. Applicant: City of Tacoma,
Washington (Tacoma).
e. Name of Project: Cushman
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Located on the North Fork
of the Skokomish River, in Mason
County, Washington, in part on federal
lands in the Olympic National Forest
and the Skokomish Indian Tribe
Reservation.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael A.
Swiger, Counsel to the City of Tacoma,
Washington, Van Ness Feldman, 1050
Thomas Jefferson Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20007–3877;
Telephone (202) 298–1800; e-mail—
mas@vnf.com.
i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at
(202) 502–8365, or by e-mail at
allan.creamer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments: The
deadline for filing comments on the
Settlement Agreement is 30 days from
the date of this notice (February 26,
2009). The deadline for filing reply
comments is 45 days from the date of
this notice (March 13, 2009). 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
require all participants 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 a participant 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 may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
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k. On behalf of itself, the Skokomish
Indian Tribe, and six state and federal
agencies, Tacoma filed a comprehensive
settlement agreement (Agreement),
along with a Joint Explanatory
Statement (JES) for the Cushman
Project. The purpose of the Agreement
is to resolve, among the signatories,
outstanding issues associated with the
project, including, but not limited to,
those associated with the DC Circuit
Court of Appeals’ remand of the
Commission’s July 30, 1998 Order
Issuing Subsequent Major License. As
detailed in the JES, the Agreement and
proposed license articles provide
specific measures for each of the license
obligations set forth in the 1998 Order.
The major issues addressed in the
Agreement relate to: (1) Project
operations (e.g., flows in the North Fork,
channel maintenance flows, lake levels,
ramping rates, etc.); (2) salmon and
steelhead restoration activities (e.g, fish
passage, hatchery and stocking program,
habitat enhancements, etc.); (3)
estuarine habitat enhancement; (4)
wildlife habitat enhancement (e.g., land
acquisition); (5) flooding on the North
Fork and mainstem Skokomish River;
(6) shoreline management and
recreation access; and (7) adaptive
management.
The filing includes a draft of
Tacoma’s license amendment to
construct a new powerhouse at the base
of Dam No. 2. Tacoma states that the full
amendment will be filed separately, and
requests that the Commission process
the amendment contemporaneously
with the Agreement. Tacoma also
requests that the Commission schedule
a technical conference to discuss any
questions concerning the Agreement.
The Commission will address the
request for a technical conference after
reviewing the comments received on the
Agreement, and will institute a
proceeding on the amendment
application after it is filed.
Tacoma requests that the
Commission: (1) Act expeditiously to
approve the Agreement without
modification; (2) extend the license term
to June 30, 2048 (or 50 years from
license issuance); and (3) approve the
license amendment for the new North
Fork powerhouse.
l. A copy of 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 ‘‘e-Library’’ link.
Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
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field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree 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 https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Equitrans, L.P.; Notice Deferring
Technical Conference Date
January 27, 2009.
Take notice that the technical
conference scheduled in the abovecaptioned proceeding for January 28,
2009 is cancelled and will be
rescheduled at a later date. For further
information please contact Anna
Fernandez at (202) 502–6682 or e-mail
Anna.Fernandez@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
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appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant and
all the parties in this proceeding.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 460-033]
City of Tacoma, WA; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting
Comments
January 27, 2009.
Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 460-033.
c. Date Filed: January 21, 2009.
d. Applicant: City of Tacoma, Washington (Tacoma).
e. Name of Project: Cushman Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Located on the North Fork of the Skokomish River, in
Mason County, Washington, in part on federal lands in the Olympic
National Forest and the Skokomish Indian Tribe Reservation.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael A. Swiger, Counsel to the City of
Tacoma, Washington, Van Ness Feldman, 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20007-3877; Telephone (202) 298-1800; e-mail_
mas@vnf.com.
i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or by e-mail at
allan.creamer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments: The deadline for filing comments
on the Settlement Agreement is 30 days from the date of this notice
(February 26, 2009). The deadline for filing reply comments is 45 days
from the date of this notice (March 13, 2009). 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 require all participants 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 a
participant 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 may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
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instructions of the Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under
the ``e-filing'' link.
k. On behalf of itself, the Skokomish Indian Tribe, and six state
and federal agencies, Tacoma filed a comprehensive settlement agreement
(Agreement), along with a Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the
Cushman Project. The purpose of the Agreement is to resolve, among the
signatories, outstanding issues associated with the project, including,
but not limited to, those associated with the DC Circuit Court of
Appeals' remand of the Commission's July 30, 1998 Order Issuing
Subsequent Major License. As detailed in the JES, the Agreement and
proposed license articles provide specific measures for each of the
license obligations set forth in the 1998 Order. The major issues
addressed in the Agreement relate to: (1) Project operations (e.g.,
flows in the North Fork, channel maintenance flows, lake levels,
ramping rates, etc.); (2) salmon and steelhead restoration activities
(e.g, fish passage, hatchery and stocking program, habitat
enhancements, etc.); (3) estuarine habitat enhancement; (4) wildlife
habitat enhancement (e.g., land acquisition); (5) flooding on the North
Fork and mainstem Skokomish River; (6) shoreline management and
recreation access; and (7) adaptive management.
The filing includes a draft of Tacoma's license amendment to
construct a new powerhouse at the base of Dam No. 2. Tacoma states that
the full amendment will be filed separately, and requests that the
Commission process the amendment contemporaneously with the Agreement.
Tacoma also requests that the Commission schedule a technical
conference to discuss any questions concerning the Agreement. The
Commission will address the request for a technical conference after
reviewing the comments received on the Agreement, and will institute a
proceeding on the amendment application after it is filed.
Tacoma requests that the Commission: (1) Act expeditiously to
approve the Agreement without modification; (2) extend the license term
to June 30, 2048 (or 50 years from license issuance); and (3) approve
the license amendment for the new North Fork powerhouse.
l. A copy of 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 ``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 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.
Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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