Document ID: FERC-2006-0703-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2006-04-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 71)]
[Notices]               
[Page 19186]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments

April 6, 2006.
    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.: P-2195.
    c. Date Filed: March 30, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Clackamas River, Clackamas County, Oregon. The 
Project occupies some U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management 
Lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Julie Keil, Portland General Electric 
Company, 121 SW., Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204, Phone: 503-
464-8864.
    i. FERC Contact: John Blair, at 202-502-6092; e-mail 
john.blair@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for Filing Comments: 20 days from the notice date. 
Reply comments due 30 days from the notice date.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, 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.
    Comments 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. Portland General Electric Company filed the Settlement Agreement 
on behalf of the Company and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau 
of Land Management, National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture Forest Service, Oregon Department of Environmental 
Quality, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Water Resources 
Department, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon State Marine 
Board, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, 
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated 
Tribes of the Grand Ronde, The City of Estacada, Oregon, Clackamas 
River Water, Sunrise Water Authority, South Fork Water Board, North 
Clackamas County Water Commission, Oak Lodge Water District, Alder 
Creek Kayak and Canoe, All Star Rafting, American Rivers, American 
Whitewater, Blue Sky Rafting, Clackamas River Basin Council, 
Destination Wilderness, Oregon Trout, The Native Fish Society, 
Northwest Steelheaders, Playboatingnorthwest.com, River Drifters 
Whitewater Tours, Trout Unlimited, and WaterWatch of Oregon. The 
purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve among the 
signatories, issues regarding the licensing of the Clackamas River 
Hydroelectric Project. These parties represent the major stakeholders 
with interests affected by the relicensing of the Project. All Parties 
have agreed that the Settlement is fair and reasonable and in the 
public interest. The signatories request that the Commission accept the 
Offer of Settlement and adopt it as part of a new license without 
material modification.
    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 ``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.
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-5446 Filed 4-12-06; 8:45 am]

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