[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54793-54794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22160]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2244-022]
Energy Northwest; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene
September 16, 2008.
Take notice that we are soliciting motions to intervene for the
Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project application. Notice of the
Application's tendering was issued on March 7, 2008. The Commission
accepted the application and deemed the application ready for
environmental analysis by public notice on June 19, 2008, and solicited
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions. We
are now soliciting motions to intervene. The application, associated
filings and issuances are available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2244-022.
c. Date filed: February 25, 2008.
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d. Applicant: Energy Northwest.
e. Name of Project: Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is on Lake Creek, a tributary to
Cowlitz River, in Lewis County in southwestern Washington near the
unincorporated town of Packwood. The upper portion of the lake lies
within the Goat Rocks Wilderness Area. The project occupies 511.65
acres of United States Forest Service land, 23.66 acres of Energy
Northwest-owned land, 8.78 acres of Washington State lands, and 1.52
acres of Lewis County Public Utility District lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C.791 (a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jack W. Baker, Vice President, Energy
Northwest, Mail Drop 1035, P.O. Box 968, Richland, WA 99352-0968;
telephone (509) 377-5078, or e-mail at northwest.com">jwbaker@energy-northwest.com; or
D.L. Ross, Energy Northwest, Mail Drop 1030, P.O. Box 968, Richland, WA
99352-0968.
i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, telephone (202) 502-8464, or e-mail
at [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 60 days from the
issuance 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 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.
Motions to intervene 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing''
link.
k. This application has been accepted for filing, as of February
25, 2008.
l. Project description: The existing project consists of the
following: (1) An intake canal, a concrete drop structure (dam), intake
building on Lake Creek located about 424 feet downstream from the
outlet of Packwood Lake, a 21,691-foot system of concrete pipe and
tunnels, a 5,621-foot penstock, a surge tank, and a powerhouse with a
26.1-megawatt turbine generator; (2) a 452-acre reservoir (Packwood
Lake) at a normal full pool elevation of 2,857 feet above mean sea
level with approximately 4,162 acre-feet of usable storage; and (3)
appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation at the project is
about 90,998 megawatt-hours.
The applicant proposes a modified reservoir operational regime and
higher instream flow releases to the bypassed reach on Lake Creek.
Several other proposed measures for the project include: (1) Developing
and implementing a stream restoration and enhancement plan in the
anadromous zone in lower Lake Creek; (2) improving fish passage on
Snyder Creek where it crosses the tailrace canal; (3) maintaining and
monitoring of tailrace fish barrier; and (4) developing and
implementing numerous resource protection and enhancement plans.
m. 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 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. 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``MOTION
TO INTERVENE''; (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. 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.
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,
contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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