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assistance). A copy is also available for

inspection and reproduction at the

address in item h above.

n. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the Washington State

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as

required by § 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

o. Procedural schedule and final

amendments: The application will be

processed according to the following

milestones, some of which may be

combined to expedite processing:

Notice of application has been accepted

for filing

Notice of NEPA Scoping

Notice of application is ready for

environmental analysis

Notice of the availability of the draft

NEPA document

Notice of the availability of the final

NEPA document

Order issuing the Commission’s

decision on the application

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Ready for

Environmental Analysis and Soliciting

Comments, Recommendations, Terms

and Conditions, and Prescriptions

November 19, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydrolectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: Major New

License.

b. Project No.: 1927–008.

c. Date filed: January 30, 1995 (most

recently amended by PacifiCorp on

February 22, 2000).

d. Applicant: PacificCorp.

e. Name of Project: North Umpqua

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the North Umpqua

River, in Douglas County, Oregon. The

project occupies about 2,725 acres of

land within the Umpqua National

Forest, and about 117 acres of land

administered by the Bureau of Land

Management.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Timothy C.

O’Connor, Director, Hydro Operations,

PacifiCorp 825 Multnomah, Suite 1500,

Portland, OR 97232, (503) 813–6660,

and Thomas H. Nelson, Stoel Rives

Boley Jones & Grey, 900 S.W. Fifth

Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 294–

9281.

i. FERC Contact: John Smith, 202–

219–2460, john.smith@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions: March 1,

2001.

The comment due date has been set

to coincide with the conclusion of

settlement negotiations.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Comments and protests may be filed

electronically via the internet in lieu of

paper. See, 18 CFR 384.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s web site at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

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.

k. This application has been accepted,

and is ready for environmental analysis

at this time.

1. (1) The project consists of a series

of mainstem reservoirs, diversion canals

and penstocks, and powerhouses on the

North Umpqua River and two major

tributaries—the Clearwater River and

Fish Creek. The project’s 8

developments include:

Lemolo No. 1: (1) a 120-foot-high

diversion dam on the North Umpqua

River, about 1 mile downstream of its

confluence with Lake Creek,

impounding the 11,752-acre-foot

Lemolo Lake; (2) 16,310 feet of canal

and flumes; (3) a forebay at the intake

of a 7,338-foot-long steel penstock; (4) a

4.5-mile-long bypassed reach, (5) a

powerhouse on the North Umpqua River

at the mouth of Warm Springs Creek

containing a 29,000-kilowatt (kW)

turbine-generator unit; and (6) a 12-

mile-long transmission line connecting

the powerhouse to the Clearwater

switching station.

Lemolo No. 2: (1) a 25-foot-high

diversion dam on the North Umpqua

River, immediately downstream of the

Lemolo No. 1 powerhouse, with a 1.4-

acre impoundment having no active

storage; (2) 69,503 feet of canal and

flumes; (3) a 159-acre-foot forebay at the

intake of a 3,975-foot-long penstock; (5)

an 11-mile-long bypassed reach; (6) a

71-foot-high surge tank; (7) a

powerhouse on the North Umpqua

River, approximately 3,500 feet

upstream of Tiketee Lake, containing a

33,000-kW turbine-generator unit; and

(8) a 1.4-mile-long transmission line to

the Clearwater switching station.

Clearwater No. 1: (1) a 17-foot-high

diversion dam on the Clearwater River,

about 9 miles upstream of Toketee Lake,

impounding the 30-acre-foot Stump

Lake; (2) 13,037 feet of canals and

flumes; (3) a 121-acre-foot forebay at the

intake of a 4,863 foot-long penstock; (4)

a 3-mile-long bypassed reach; (5) a

powerhouse discharging directly into

the Clearwater No. 2 diversion with a

15,000-kW turbine-generator unit; and

(6) a 5.1-mile-long transmission line to

the Clearwater switching station.

Clearwater No. 2: (1) and 18-foot-high

diversion dam on the Clearwater River,

immediately downstream of the

Clearwater No. 1 powerhouse, with a

small impoundment about 1.2 acres in

surface area; (2) 31,235 feet of canal and

flumes; (3) a 71-acre-foot forebay at the

intake of a 1.168-foot-long penstock; (4)

a 5-mile-long bypassed reach; (5) a

powerhouse with a 26,000-kW turbinegenerator on the North Umpqua River at

Toketee Lake; and (6) a 0.3-mile-long

transmission line to the Clearwater

switching station.

Toketee: (1) a 58-foot-high dam at the

confluence of the Clearwater and North

Umpqua Rivers, impounding the 1,051-

acre-foot Toketee Lake; (2) 6,994 feet of

wook stave pipe and tunnel; (3) 1,067

feet of single penstock that splits into

three 158-foot-long pentocks; (4) a 128-

foot-high surge tank; (5) a 2-mile-long

bypassed reach; and (6) a powerhouse

about 2 miles downstream of Toketee

Lake containing 3 turbine-generator

units with a combined rated capacity of

42,500 kW. Power is delivered to the

Toketee switching station, adjacent to

the Toketee powerhouse.

Fish Creek: (1) a 6.5-foot-high

diversion dam on Fish Creek, about 6

miles upstream from its confluence with

the North Umpqua River, with a small

impoundment about 3 acres in surface

area; (2) 25,662 feet of canal and flumes;

(3) a 110-acre-foot forebay at the intake

of a 2,358-foot-long penstock; (4) a 6.6-

mile-long bypassed reach; and (5) a

powerhouse containing an 11,000-kW

turbine-generator unit. Power is

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delivered to a collector transmission

line between the Soda Springs

powerhouse substation and the Toketee

switching station.

Slide Creek: (1) a 30-foot-high

diversion dam on the North Umpqua

River, about 900 feet downstream of the

Toketee powerhouse and impounding a

43-acre-foot reservoir with no active

storage; (2) 9,653 feet of canal and

flumes; (3) a forebay with no storage

capacity at the intake of a 374-foot-long

penstock; (4) a 2-mile-long bypassed

reach; and (5) a powerhouse containing

an 18,000-kW turbine generator unit on

the North Umpqua River at the mouth

of Slide Creek, approximately 1.3 miles

above the Soda Springs dam. Power is

delivered to a collector transmission

line running between the Soda Springs

powerhouse substation and the Toketee

switching station.

Soda Springs: (1) a 77-foot-high

diversion dam on the North Umpqua

River downstream of the Slide Creek

powerhouse, impounding a 412-acrefoot reservoir; (2) 2,112 feet of steel

pipe; (4) a surge tank; (5) a 168-foot-long

penstock; (6) a 0.5-mile-long bypassed

reach; and (7) a powerhouse with a

11,000-kW turbine generator unit

located on the North Umpqua River

about 1.5 miles downstream of

Medicine Creek. Power is delivered to

the Soda Springs substation, adjacent to

the Soda Springs powerhouse.

(2) The licensee proposes to make the

following facility modifications:

A new enlarged forebay would be

added to Lemolo No. 1 to virtually

eliminate the risk of spill events.

Instream flow outlet and measurement

facilities would be modified or added in

the bypassed reaches of all project

developments. A new instream release

structure would be constructed at the

extreme lower end of the Clearwater

bypassed reach to provide flows to the

historic river channel and provide

aquatic connectivity between the

Clearwater and North Umpqua Rivers.

Canal flow gages would be installed on

Lemolo No. 1, Lemolo No. 2, Clearwater

No. 1, Clearwater No. 2, Fish Creek, and

Slide Creek conveyance systems. A

penstock flow meter would be installed

on the Toketee development to measure

flows through the powerhouse. These

facilities would measure conveyance

system flows for both water rights

compliance and conveyance system

monitoring. In addition, the following

enhancement measures would be

implemented to improve aquatic and

terrestrial connectivity: (a) reconnect

Bear Creek, currently diverted into

Stump Lake, by rerouting it through its

historic channel to the mainstream

Clearwater River; (b) reconnect 27 small

tributaries that are currently intercepted

by project canals by constructing

artificial channels for water to cross the

canal and providing pre-cast concrete

canal covers; (c) reconnect 36 small

tributaries that are currently intercepted

by flumes or flow under flumes through

culverts too small to allow passage of

small wildlife by installing 10-foot-wide

culverts in a shallow excavation under

each flume; (d) reconnect 8 tributary

streams that are currently diverted into

Lemolo No. 1 and Lemolo No. 2

waterways by removing diversion

structures, except for Deer Creek, and

allowing the streams to flow down their

natural channels; (e) reconfigure the

historic stream channels for Potter and

White Mule Creeks that have been

disturbed by activities in the vicinity of

project waterways to provide riparian

function; (f) create 4 ponds or similar

stillwater habitat areas to provide stable,

predator-free environments for breeding

amphibians; and (g) provide 26 new 12-

foot-wide wildlife bridges, install up to

175 new 2-foot-wide wildlife bridges,

and expand 29 existing wildlife bridges

across water conveyance systems.

(3) The licensee proposes to operate

the project as follows:

The functional relationship of the 8

projects would remain relatively

unchanged from the existing operations.

Generally, the project developments

above the Soda Springs development

would continue to operate to meet daily

high energy demands during most of the

year. The Soea Springs development

would be operated continuously to

provide uniform flows in the North

Umpqua River below the project.

Proposed increases in instream flow in

the bypassed reaches to more closely

resemble a natural hydrograph, meet

water quality standards, and improve

resident and anadromous fish habitat

would result in a decrease in gross

project generation.

m. Copies of the application and the

February 22, 2000, amendments are

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE., Room 2–A

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. The application and

amendments may be viewed on http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

(202) 208–2222 for assistance). Copies

are also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

n. The Commission directs that all

comments, recommendations, terms and

conditions and prescriptions concerning

the application be filed with the

Commission by March 1, 2001. All reply

comments must be filed with the

Commission by April 16, 2001.

Anyone may obtain an extension of

time for these deadlines from the

Commission only upon a showing of

good cause or extraordinary

circumstances in accordance with 18

CFR 385.2008.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY

COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, or

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (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. All comments,

recommendations, terms and conditions

or prescriptions must set forth their

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29695 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Extension of Time for Notice of

Transfer of Licenses, Substitution of

Relicense Applicant, and Soliciting

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and

Protests

November 15, 2000.

In light of requests in recent filings for

an extension of time to comment

regarding this proceeding, the

Commission hereby extends the

comment date 45 days.

Take notice that the following

application has been filed with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection:

a. Application Types: (1) Transfer of

Licenses and (2) Request for

Substitution of Applicant for New

License (in Project No. 2064–004).

b. Project Nos: 2064–005, 2684–005,

and 2064–004.

c. Date Filed: August 16, 2000.