[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5777]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2149-070]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington;
Notice of Application for Approval of Canadian Entitlement Allocation
Extension Agreement Beyond the Term of the License
March 2, 1998.
On February 17, 1997, pursuant to Section 22 of the Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 815, Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County,
Washington (Douglas), filed an application requesting Commission
approval of the Canadian Entitlement Allocation Extension Agreement
(CEAA) for the Wells Project No. 2149, for a period extending
approximately 12 years beyond the 2012 expiration date of the license.
The project is located on the Columbia River in Chelan, Douglas, and
Okanogan Counties, Washington.
Section 22 provides that contracts for the sale and delivery of
power for periods extending beyond the termination date of a license
may be entered into upon the Joint approval of the Commission and the
appropriate state public service commission or other similar authority
in the state in which the sale or delivery of power is made. Douglas
states in its application that approval of the CEAA is in the public
interest because it implements provisions of a 1961 Treaty between the
United States and Canada, 15 U.S.T. 1555.
The CEAA was executed on April 29, 1997, between Douglas and the
United States of America, acting by and through the Bonneville Power
Administration and provides for delivery of power from the Wells
Project for transfer to Canada in exchange for Douglas' use of the
improved streamflow provided by Canadian water storage projects
pursuant to the 1961 Treaty. Douglas will retain one-half of the power
generation benefits of the improved streamflow.
Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211 and 385.214. In determining the
appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests
and other comments, but only those who file a motion to intervene may
become a party to the proceeding. Comments, protests, or motions to
intervene must be filed on or before April 6 1998; must bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``PROTESTS,'' or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE,'' as applicable, and ``Project No. 2149.'' Send the filings
(original and 8 copies) to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of
any filing must also be served upon each representative of the license
specified in its application.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5777 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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