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[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-11841-002]

 
Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of Settlement Agreement and 
Soliciting Comments

February 11, 2008.
    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-11841-002.
    c. Date Filed: February 8, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Ketchikan Public Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Whitman Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on Whitman Creek, 
approximately 4 miles east of the City of Ketchikan, Alaska. The 
project would occupy 155.8 acres of lands of the United States, 155 
acres administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 
Service and 0.8 acres administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land 
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Jennifer Soderstrom, Ketchikan Public 
Utilities, 2930 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901, (907) 228-4733.
    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434, or 
Kenneth.Hogan@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments: 20 days from the date of this 
notice. Reply comments are due 30 days from the date of this notice.
    k. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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

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on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-

Filing'' link.
    l. Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU) filed the Settlement Agreement 
on behalf of itself and the other signatories to the Settlement 
Agreement (The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Department of 
Natural Resources, and Southern Southeast Region Aquaculture 
Association). The purpose of the Settlement Agreement was to permit and 
enhance the multiple uses of the water of Whitman Lake in a manner that 
promotes the public interest consistent with the economic viability of 
the power operations, the water supply features, the feasibility of the 
fish hatchery operations, and all commitments in existing contracts. 
The signatories, through KPU, request that the Commission consider the 
protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures outlined in the 
Settlement Agreement in the Final Environmental Assessment for the 
proposed project and that the Commission includes them in any license 
issued for the proposed Whitman Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    m. A copy of the settlement agreement is available for review at 
the Commission on 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 (P-11841) 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-2992 Filed 2-15-08; 8:45 am]

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