Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, WA,

[Federal Register: March 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 48)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2042-007]

Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, WA; Notice of Site Visit For Amendment of License

March 6, 1998.

On February 18, 1997, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, licensee, filedan application with the Commission to amend its license for the existing Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project (project). The proposed amendment would extend the limit of the upstream project boundary from River Mile (RM) 34.4 near Ruby, Washington, to the Corps of Engineers' Albeni Falls Dam at RM 90.1. The acreage added as a consequence of this modification would include approximately 492 acres of federal lands within the Kalispell Indian Reservation.

The Commission staff currently are preparing an environmental assessment of the proposed license amendment; consequently, they plan to conduct a site visit to observe project lands and facilities with representatives of the PUD. The site visit will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, form 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend the site visit. Participants will meet at 9:00 a.m. at the PUD office located at 130 North Washington Street in Newport, Washington. The licensee will provide transportation during the site visit. Participants should bring their own lunches for the day-long event.

Persons who plan to attend the site visit are requested to notify Mr. Bob Geddes of the PUD at least 48 hours prior to the site visit so that the licensee can arrange to have sufficient bus/van transportation available. His telephone number is (509) 447-9342.

For further information, please contact Patricia Weslowski at (617) 444-3330; ext. 432. David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-6349Filed3-11-98; 8:45 am]

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