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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 

(http://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 175- 

foot-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 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (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 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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

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. 

[FR Doc. E9–2217 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘efiling’’ 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 http://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 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 http:// 

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. 

[FR Doc. E9–2218 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. RP08–591–000] 

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. 

[FR Doc. E9–2213 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. EL03–141–006; EL03–168–006; 

EL03–171–005; EL03–177–006; EL03–178– 

005; EL03–139–008; EL03–140–005; EL03– 

162–004; EL03–165–010; EL03–169–007; 

EL03–172–005; EL03–175–005; EL03–200– 

009] 

Bonneville Power Administration; 

Public Service Company of New 

Mexico; Salt River Project Agricultural 

Improvement and Power 

District;Tucson Electric Power 

Company; Western Area Power 

Administration; Arizona Public Service 

Company; Automated Power 

Exchange, Inc.; Pacific Gas and 

Electric Company; Portland General 

Electric Company; Puget Sound 

Energy, Inc.; San Diego Gas & Electric 

Company; Southern California Edison 

Company; Public Service Company of 

New Mexico; Notice of Filing 

January 27, 2009. 

Take notice that on January 23, 2009, 

Bonneville Power Administration, 

Public Service Company of New 

Mexico, Salt River Project Agricultural 

Improvement and Power District, 

Tucson Electric Power Company, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

Arizona Public Service Company, 

Automated Power Exchange, Inc., 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 

Portland General Electric Company, 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc., San Diego Gas 

& Electric Company, Southern 

California Edison Company, and Public 

Service Company of New Mexico, 

submitted a compliance filing in 

response to the Commission’s December 

22, 2008 Order, 125 FERC ¶ 61,345. 

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 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

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 http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 


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