July 17, 2009 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Ms. Kimberly D. Bose Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Mail Code DLC, HL-11.2 888 First Street, NE Room 1A Washington, DC 20426 Northern Lights, Inc. Application for License for a Major Water Power Project 5 MW or Less Lake Creek Project (FERC No. 2594) Dear Secretary Bose: Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) herein electronically files with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) its Application for License for a Major Water Power Project 5 MW or Less for the 4.5 MW Lake Creek Project (FERC No. 2594). The application was prepared under the Commission’s Integrated Licensing Process regulations at 18 C.F.R. section 5.18. The Project is located on Lake Creek in Lincoln County, Montana; its current license expires November 30, 2011. Pursuant to the Commission’s regulations at 18 CFR 5.17(e), NLI is not seeking benefits under Section 210 of PURPA. As required under 5.18(a)(3) the applicant has made a good faith effort to contact to give notification to the individuals and entities listed in the regulations. If there are any questions or comments regarding the NOI or any information provided by the Licensee, please contact Mark Contor, Northern Lights, Inc., P.O. Box 269, 421 Chevy Street, Sagle, ID 83860, Phone: 1.800.326.9594 x 134 or (208) 263-5141, or by email at LCRelicensing@norlight.org. Sincerely, NORTHERN LIGHTS, INC.
Mark Contor Operations Manager MC:tmj Attachments: Distribution List
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Hydropower Notification American Rivers 1101 14th St. NW, Suite 1400 Washington, DC 20005 Mr. Jay Basham PO Box 16 Troy, MT 59935-0016 Mr. Mark Baumler, Ph.D. Montana State Historic Preservation Office 225 North Roberts P.O. Box 201201 Helena, MT 59620 Mr. Tim Bodurtha United States Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services 780 Creston Hatchery Road Kalispell, MT 59901 Area Director Bureau of Indian Affairs Portland Area Office 911 NE 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97232-4169 Mr. Bernard Burnham FERC Coordinator United States Department of the Interior 911 NE 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97232-4169 Clerk Board of Commissioners Lincoln County 512 California Avenue Libby, MT 59923 Mr. David Cooper 4526 Highway 2 West Libby, MT 59923-8702 Mr. Larry Coryell P.O. Box 1054 Troy, MT 59935 Mr. Karl Englund Trout Unlimited P.O. Box 8358 Missoula, MT 59807-8358 Jason Erickson PO Box 1095 Troy, MT 59935-1095 Jerry Erickson PO Box 614 Troy, MT 59935-0614 Ms. Evelyn Fagg 167 Lake Creek Log Cabin Road Troy, MT 59935 Mr. John Wardwell Director, Montana Operations Office United States Environmental Protection Agency US Federal Building 10 West 15th Street, Suite 3200 Helena, MT 59626 Mr. Jim Hammons Mayor Troy Electric Utility City of Troy P.O. Box S Troy, MT 59935 Mr. Lowell Whitney Fish and Wildlife biologist United States Fish and Wildlife Service Kalispell suboffice 780 Creston Hatchery Road Kalispell, MT 59901 Mr. Mike Hensler Lead Fisheries Biologist Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks 475 Fish Hatchery Road Libby, MT 59923 Mr. Jerry Hudlow 489 Hudlow Drive Troy, MT 59935-9535 Mr. Kevin Greenleaf Fish and Wildlife Program Director Kootenai Tribe of Idaho P.O. Box 1269 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 Eyra Jenkins, Michael Shane Jenkins & Eyra Ruth Jenkins 204 Lake Creek Drive Troy, MT 59935-9562 Mr. Philip Kendig Kendig, Philip and Lisa 205 Freeman Ridge Road Troy, MT 59935-9564 Ms. Betty Kinne Box 86 Kootenai, ID 83845
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Mr. David Kyriss Kyriss, David and Michael 851 Lake Creek Road Troy, MT 59935-9513 Mr. Andrew Welch Fish Standards Specialist Montana Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 200901 Helena, MT 59620-0901 Mr. Nate Shourds Division Manager Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes 51383 Highway 93 PO Box 278 Pablo, MT 59855-0278 Mr. Gary Managhan P.O. Box 652 Troy, MT 59935-0652 Mr. Cecil McDougall 224 Lake Creek Drive Troy, MT 59935-9562 Ms. Robyn Miller Nature Conservancy, The 610 West Hubbard Avenue, Suite 132 Coeur D' Alene, ID 83814 Secretary Montana Public Service Commission P.O. Box 202601 Helena, MT 59620-2601 FERC and Water Diversions Branch National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100 Portland, OR 97232 Mr. Bill Olsen United States Fish and Wildlife Service 585 Shephard Way Helena, MT 59601 Mr. Larry Olson Knoepke, Larry and Olson, Sandra 703 Saint Regis Road E Troy, MT 59935-9536 Ms. Kimberly Owens United States Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor, DIA, MS-6456 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240-0001 Ms. Arlene Peterson PO Box 989 Troy, MT 59935-0989 Mr. Glenn Phillips Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks 1420 East 6th Avenue P.O. Box 200701 Helena, MT 59620 Ms. Jennifer Porter Chairman Kootenai Tribe of Idaho PO Box 1269 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 Mr. Tim Randle United States Bureau of Reclamation Sixth and Kipling Building 67 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Honorable Dennis Rehberg Attenion Mike Waite Honorable Dennis Rehberg, The 950 North Montana Helena, MT 59601 Mr. Richard Roos-Collins Director, Legal Services Natural Heritage Institute 100 Pine Street Suite 1550 San Francisco, CA 94111 Jamie Schaefer Plum Creek Timberland, LP P.O. Box 1990 Columbia Falls, MT 59912-1990 Mr. Michael Shea Project Manager United States Army Corps of Engineers 17115 Hwy. 37 Libby, MT 95523 Ms. Josie Shottanana Cultural Resources Kootenai Tribe of Idaho P.O. Box 1269 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 Ms. Paula Smith 750 Laurel Ranch Road Bozeman, MT 59715-8221
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Mr. James Steele Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PO Box 278 Pablo, MT 59855 Mr. Allan Steinle Montana Regulatory Program Manager United States Army Corps of Engineers 10 West 15th Street, Suite 2200 Helena, MT 59601 Stimson Lumber Company 520 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 700 Portland, OR 97204-1330 Stimson Lumber Company P.O. Box 7400 Coeur D' Alene, ID 83816 Mr. Richard Sullivan PO Box 911 Troy, MT 59935-0911 Honorable Jon Tester Washington, DC Office Senate Dirksen Building, Room B40 E Washington, DC 20510 Mr. Mike Tierney Montana Department of Transportation 2701 Prospect Avenue Helena, MT 59601-9746 Mr. Wallace Tillman General Counsel National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1 Arlington, VA 22203-1867 Town of Troy P.O. Box 823 Troy, MT 59935-0823 Troy Christian Fellowship, Inc. PO Box 428 Troy, MT 59935-0428 Regional Director United States Department of the Interior PO Box 25486 Denver, CO 80225-0486 Honorable Max Baucus United States Senate 113 3rd Street, North Great Falls, MT 59401 Mr. John Vignali Tungsten Holdings PO Box 1213 Libby, MT 59923 Ms. Darla Winn PO Box 996 Troy, MT 59935-0996 Ms. Laura Ziemer Trout Unlimited Montana Water Project 321 East Main Street, Suite 411 Bozeman, MT 59715-4797 Mr. Kevin Colburn Conservation Director American Whitewater 1035 Van Buren Street Missoula, MT 59802 Mr. Scott Ault Senior Fisheries Biologist Kleinschmidt Associates 2 East Main Street Strasburg, PA 17579 Mr. Mark Contor Northern Lights, Inc. 421 Chevy Street P.O. Box 269 Sagle, ID 83860-0269 Mr. Randy Dorman Licensing Coordinator Kleinschmidt Associates 141 Main Street PO Box 650 Pittsfield, ME 04967 Mr. Kevin Greenleaf Kootenai Tribe of Idaho PO Box 1269 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 Mr. Sean Murphy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission PJ-11.5 Mail Code Room 6A-07 888 1st Street NE Washington, DC 20426 Mr. Jim Vashro Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks 490 North Meridian Road Kalispell, MT 59901-3854
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Mr. Stan Wilmoth Montana State Historic Preservation Office 225 North Roberts P.O. Box 201201 Helena, MT 59620
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