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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY



Federal Energy Regulatory Commission



[Project No. 637-051]



 
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 

To Intervene, and Protests



August 19, 2008.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 

filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Application Type: Amendment of license to replace turbine 

generator units.

    b. Project No: 637-051.

    c. Date Filed: July 7, 2008.

    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County.

    e. Name of Project: Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project.

    f. Location: The project is located on the Chelan River, near the 

City of Chelan, in Chelan County, Washington. The project occupies 

federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.

    h. Applicant Contact: Michelle Smith, Licensing and Compliance 

Manager, Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, 327 North 

Wenatchee Avenue, P.O. Box 1231, Wenatchee, WA 98807; telephone (509) 

661-4180.

    i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, telephone (202) 502-6680, and e-

mail address linda.stewart@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest: 

September 19, 2008.

    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-637-051) on 

any comments or motions filed.

    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper, see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 

the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-filing'' 

link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.

    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 

interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 

list for the project. Further, if an intervener 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. A copy 

of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 

of the Applicant specified in the particular application.

    k. Description of Request: Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan 

County proposes to replace two existing 24-MW turbine generator units 

with two new 29.6-MW turbine generator units, thereby increasing the 

total installed generating capacity at the Lake Chelan Project from 48 

MW to 59.2 MW. The total hydraulic capacity of the project would 

increase from 2,308 cubic feet per second to 2,500 cubic feet per 

second.

    l. 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) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 

on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 

digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 

also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 

(h) above.

    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 

list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.

    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 

and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 

will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 

file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 

may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular application.

    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 

``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 

and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 

filing refers.

    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 

to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 

application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 

an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 

comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 

agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 

the instructions on the Commission's Web



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site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link.



Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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