Legals for September 7, 2016

 

Last updated 9/7/2016 at 11:28am



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FEDERAL ENERGY

REGULATORY COMMISSION

Columbia Basin Hydropower Project No. 14329-002

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE LICENSE APPLICATION, FILING OF PRE-APPLICATION DOCUMENT, APPROVING USE OF THE TRADITIONAL LICENSING PROCESS

(August 31, 2016)

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.

b. Project No .: 14329-002

c. Date Filed: June 27, 2016

d. Submitted By: Columbia Basin Hydropower

e. Name of Project: Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project

f. Location: On Banks Lake and Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, in Grant and Douglas Counties, Washington. The project occupies about 65 acres of United States lands administered by Bureau of Reclamation.

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Tim Culbertson, Columbia Basin Hydropower, P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA 98823; (509) 754-2227; email TCulbertson@cbhydropower.org.

i. FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue at (202) 502-8556; or email at karen.sughrue@ferc.gov.

j. Columbia Basin Hydropower filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on June 27, 2016. Columbia Basin Hydropower provided public notice of its request on August 4, 2016. In a letter dated August 31, 2016, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Columbia Basin Hydropower’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.

k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.

l. With this notice, we are designating Columbia Basin Hydropower as the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

m. Columbia Basin Hydropower filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations.

n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s website (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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.

o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary

(Publish Sept. 7, 2016)

Nespelem School District #14

NOTICE OF DATE CHANGE OF REGULAR MEETING THE NESPELEM SCHOOL

DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 Notice is hereby given that Nespelem School District No. 14 regular meeting scheduled for September 26, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. has been changed to September 21, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at the Nespelem School District Office 229 Schoolhouse Loop Rd. Nespelem WA 99155.  By order of the Board of Directors, Rich Stewart, Superintendent.

 

 Tanya Bunting

Business Manager

(Publish September 7, 2016)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

and Scope of Work (SOW)

Environmental Consulting Services, 2016-2019

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

The Environmental Trust Department (ETD) of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CTCR) is soliciting professional services proposals and qualifications from contractors and consultants to provide environmental consulting services in FY 2016 through FY 2019.

The CTCR intends to award a professional services contract related to the assessment, cleanup and restoration of the Upper Columbia River/Lake Roosevelt and associated work in the watershed.

Proposal Due Date: Friday, September 2, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.

A full version of this SOW/ RFP can be found on the Colville Tribes webpage at: http://www.colvilletribes.com/rfp_rfb.php

(Publish August 31 and September 7, 2016)

HOTEL/MOTEL TAX APPLICANTS

The City of Electric City will be accepting applications for the use of Lodging Tax Funds from all eligible organizations September 1st through September 30th, 2016. Eligibility, directions and the application can be found and downloaded from the City’s website at electriccity.us. Applications may be obtained at City Hall located at 10 Western Avenue, PO Box 130, Electric City, WA 99123, (509) 633-1510.

The Star Newspaper/August 31, and September 7, 2016

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