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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2114-116 Washington]

 
Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WA; Notice of 
Intent To Hold Public Meetings

March 22, 2006.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a new license for 
the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project No. 2114-116, located on the 
mid-Columbia River, near the city of Ellensburg, in portions of Grant, 
Yakima, Kittitas, Douglas, Benton, and Chelan Counties, Washington, and 
issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project on 
February 28, 2006.
    Copies of the draft EIS are available for review at the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 or may be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the e-Library link by entering 

the docket number, P-2114, in the e-Library docket number field. For 
assistance, e-mail FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or 
call toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    You are invited to attend either one or both of two public meetings 
that will be held to receive comments on the draft EIS. The time and 
location of the meetings are as follows:
    Date: April 19, 2006.
    Time: 2:30 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. (PST).
    Place: Moses Lake Convention Center.
    Address: 1475 Nelson Rd., NE., Moses Lake, WA 98837.
    At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments 
and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be 
recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) 
will become part of the Commission's public record for the project. 
These meetings are posted on the Commission's calendar located at 
http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other 

related information.
    Whether or not you attend one of these meetings, you are invited to 
submit written comments on the draft EIS. Comments should be filed with 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All comments must be filed by 
May 2, 2006, and should reference Project No. 2114-116. 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 instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 

under the ``e-Library'' link.
    The Commission staff will consider comments made on the draft EIS 
in preparing a final EIS for the project. Before the Commission makes a 
licensing decision, it will take into account all concerns relevant to 
the public interest. The final EIS will be part of the record from 
which the Commission will make its decision.
    For further information, contact Charles Hall at (202) 502-6853 or 
at charles.hall@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-4452 Filed 3-27-06; 8:45 am]

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