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the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21064 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12589–001] 

Public Service Company of Colorado; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene 

and Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 

and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway Prescriptions 

September 4, 2008. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–12589–001. 

c. Date Filed: June 25, 2008. 

d. Applicant: Public Service Company 

of Colorado (d/b/a Xcel Energy). 

e. Name of Project: Tacoma 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on Cascade Creek, Little Cascade 

Creek and Elbert Creek in La Plata and 

San Juan Counties, Colorado. The 

Tacoma Project occupies 221 acres of 

the San Juan National Forest. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Randy Rhodes, 

Public Service Company of Colorado, 

4653 Table Mountain Drive, Golden, 

Colorado 80403; telephone (720) 497–

2123. 

i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 

502–6091 or via e-mail at 

david.turner@ferc.gov. 

j. The deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway prescriptions is November 3, 

2008; reply comments are due December 

18, 2008. 

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, protests, 

comments, recommendations, 

preliminary terms and conditions, and 

preliminary fishway prescriptions 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 ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is ready for environmental 

analysis. 

l. The existing project consists of the 

following: (1) A 30-foot-long, 10-foothigh concrete diversion dam on Cascade 

Creek; (2) a 4,200-foot-long, 10-footdiameter, semi-circular, elevated 

wooden flume; (3) a 1,400-foot-long, 60- 

inch-diameter steel inverted siphon; (4) 

a 14,500-foot-long, 64-inch-diameter 

steel pipeline; (5) the open channel of 

Little Cascade Creek; (6) a 0.5-mile-long, 

5-foot-deep lake (Columbine Lake) 

formed by a small, partially breached 

timber dam on Little Cascade Creek; (7) 

the open channel of Little Cascade 

Creek downstream of Columbine Lake; 

(8) the 4-acre Aspaas Lake; (9) a 274- 

foot-long, 27-foot-high, earth-filled 

Aspaas dam; (10) a 14-foot-wide, rockcut open diversion channel that diverts 

flow from Aspaas Lake to Electra Lake; 

(11) the 800-acre Electra Lake; (12) a 

140-foot-long, 20-foot-high, rock-filled, 

timber crib dam (Stagecoach dam) 

serving as the spillway for Electra Lake; 

(13) a 1,270-foot-long, 62-foot-high, 

rock-filled dam (Terminal dam), with an 

impermeable asphalt membrane on the 

upstream face and an asphalt-paved 

crest; (14) a 429-foot-long, 54-inchdiameter steel pipe intake under the 

Terminal dam that leads project flows 

from Electra Lake to a valve vault; (15) 

the valve vault; (16) a 9,590-foot-long, 

66-inch-diameter welded steel penstock, 

with a 12-foot-diameter, 116-foot-high 

surge tank; (17) a bifurcated penstock 

structure that diverts flow to a 2,050- 

foot-long, 30-inch-diameter welded steel 

penstock that enters the powerhouse 

and a 2,050-foot-long, 54-inch diameter 

welded steel penstock that branches to 

a 46-inch diameter pipe immediately 

prior to entering the powerhouse; (18) a 

108-foot-long, 64-foot-wide, steel frame, 

brick powerhouse containing three 

generating units with a total installed 

capacity of 8 megawatts (MW), one of 

which is currently disabled due to a 

catastrophic failure and proposed to be 

replaced; (19) a 44 kV substation 

adjacent to the powerhouse; and (20) 

appurtenant facilities. 

The project is operated both as a baseload plant and a peaking plant 

depending on the time of the year. The 

applicant proposes the following 

changes to project facilities: (1) Project 

boundary modifications to reflect lands 

needed for project operations; (2) 

rehabilitation and addition of the 6-foothigh Canyon Creek diversion to supply 

potable water, emergency cooling water, 

and fire protection; (3) the addition of 

a 4 MW turbine-generator (Unit 4); and 

(4) several recreation and environmental 

measures. 

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 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. 

n. 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. 

All filings must (1) Bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’

‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY 

FISHWAY 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 


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protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. A copy of all other filings 

in reference to this application must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed in the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

o. Procedural Schedule: 

The application will be processed 

according to the following Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Filing of Interventions, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions .......................... November 3, 2008. 

Reply Comments Due ............................................................................................................................................................... December 18, 2008. 

Issue Draft EA ........................................................................................................................................................................... March 18, 2009. 

Comments on Draft EA Due ..................................................................................................................................................... April 17, 2009. 

Filing of Modified Mandatory Terms and Conditions ................................................................................................................ June 16, 2009. 

Issue Final EA ........................................................................................................................................................................... September 14, 2009. 

p. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

q. A license applicant must file no 

later than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of the notice of acceptance and 

ready for environmental analysis 

provided for in § 5.22: (1) A copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21065 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13245–000] 

UEK Delaware L.P.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

September 4, 2008. 

On June 19, 2008 and supplemented 

on August 28, 2008, UEK Delaware L.P. 

filed an application, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing 

to study the feasibility of the Indian 

River Tidal Hydrokinetic Energy Project, 

located on the Indian River in Sussex 

County, Delaware. The project uses no 

dam or impoundment. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) 25 bi-directional turbine 

generating units, with a total installed 

capacity of 10-megawatts, (2) an 

underwater cable 400 feet in length, (3) 

a transmission line 100 feet in length, 

and (4) appurtenant facilities. The 

project is estimated to have an annual 

generation of 55.503 gigawatts-hours, 

which would be sold into PJM. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. David O. 

Rickards, UEK Delaware L.P., 34612 

Rickards Road, Frankford, DE 19945, 

phone (302) 539–9034. 

FERC Contact: Kelly Houff (202) 502–

6393. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Comments, motions to intervene, 

notices of intent, and competing 

applications may be filed electronically 

via the Internet. See 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight 

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13245) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21063 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RR08–6–000] 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corp; Notice of Filing 

September 4, 2008. 

On September 2, 2008, the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC) filed corrections to 

its August 22, 2008 filing, titled 

‘‘Corrected Version Filed September 2, 

2008.’’ NERC states that none of the 

corrections are to the actual 2009 

Business Plan and Budgets, the eight 

Regional Entities or the Western 

Interconnection Regional Advisory 

Body. 

The filing was noticed on August 28, 

2008 and the comment date remains the 

same, September 11, 2008. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21062 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

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