5154 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 18 / Thursday, January 29, 2009 / Notices 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Amendment of 

License (Modify Project Operation). 

b. Project No.: 420–069. 

c. Date filed: November 17, 2008. 

d. Applicant: Ketchikan Public 

Utilities. 

e. Name of Project: Ketchikan Lakes 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

Ketchikan Creek and Granite Basin 

Creek, partially within the City of 

Ketchikan, in Ketchikan Gateway 

Borough, Alaska. The Project is located 

on federal lands within the Tongass 

National Forest. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r) and 799 

and 801. 

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Jennifer 

Soderstrom, Ketchikan Public Utilities, 

2930 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 

99901, (907) 228–4733. 

i. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero at 

202–502–6002, or e-mail 

thomas.papsidero@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments and or 

motions: February 24, 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. 

Please include the project number (P– 

420–069) on any comments or motions 

filed. 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 under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The 

Commission strongly encourages efilings. 

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 

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. 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 Application: The 

licensee requests Commission approval 

to modify the project operation to (1) 

Reduce the minimum emergency flow 

release to Ketchikan Creek required 

under article 405; (2) change the way 

ramping rates are measured, as currently 

required under article 407, to define 

ramping rage limits in terms of plant 

discharge; and (3) consult with fish and 

wildlife agency representatives 

regarding the need for an annual project 

review meeting, currently required 

under article 413. 

l. Location of 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 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 

for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is 

also available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

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. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Project Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers. A copy of any motion to 

intervene must also be served upon each 

representative of the Applicant 

specified in the particular application. 

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. 

q. 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 at http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–1891 Filed 1–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2157–167–Washington] 

Snohomish County; Public Utility 

District No. 1; Notice of Designation of 

Commission Staff as Non-Decisional 

January 22, 2009. 

Commission staff member Bob Easton 

(Office of Energy Projects, 202–502– 

6045; robert.easton@ferc.gov) is 

designated as ‘‘non-decisional’’ staff and 

assigned to participate in settlement 

discussions and provide guidance on 

the Commission’s policies and 

authorities for the Jackson Hydroelectric 

Project in the above-referenced 

proceeding. 

As ‘‘non-decisional’’ staff, Mr. Easton 

will not participate in an advisory 

capacity in the Commission’s review of 

any offer of settlement or settlement 

agreement, or deliberations concerning 

the disposition of the relicense 

application in the above-referenced 

proceeding. 

Different Commission ‘‘advisory staff’’ 

will be assigned to review any offer of 

settlement or settlement agreement, and 

to process the relicense application, 

including providing advice to the 

Commission with respect to the 

agreement and the application. Nondecisional staff and advisory staff are 

prohibited from communicating with 

one another concerning the merits of the 

settlement and the relicense application. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–1912 Filed 1–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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