Electric rate and corporate regulation filings: Hydroelectric applications,

[Federal Register: July 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 135)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Draft License Application and Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (PDEA) and Request for Preliminary Terms and Conditions

July 9, 1999.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filedwith the Commission and is available for public inspection:

1. Type of Application: New Major License.

2. Project No.: 2016-000.

3. Applicant: Tacoma Power.

4. Name of Project: Cowlitz River Hydroelectric Project.

5. Location: On the Cowlitz River, in Lewis County, Washington. About 5 acres are located on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

6. Applicant Contact: Toby Freeman, Tacoma Power, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98411; (253) 502-8862.

7. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 219-2844, Email:david.turner@ferc.fed.us.

8. Tacoma mailed a copy of the Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment and draft application to interested parties on June 30, 1999. The Commission received a copy of the PDEA and draft application on July 1, 1999.

9. With this notice we are soliciting preliminary terms, conditions, and recommendations on the PDEA and draft license application. All comments on the PDEA and draft license application should be sent to the address above in item (f) with one copy filed with the Commission at the following address: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, David P. Boergers, Secretary, 888 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20426. All comments must include the project name and number, and bear the heading ``Preliminary Comments,'' Preliminary Recommendations,'' ``Preliminary Terms and Conditions,'' or ``Preliminary Prescriptions.'' Any party interested in commenting must do so before September 28, 1999.

10. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 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.

11. Locations of the 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) 208-0371. The application may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. (Call (202) 208- 2222 for assistance). Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-17985Filed7-14-99; 8:45 am]

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