[Federal Register: June 20, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 117)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-2153-012]

 
United Water Conservation District; Notice of Application Ready 
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, 
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

June 13, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed

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with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2153-012.
    c. Date filed: April 30, 2002.
    d. Applicant: United Water Conservation District.
    e. Name of Project: Santa Felicia Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Piru Creek, in Ventura County, California. There 
are 174.5 acres of United States Forest Service land (Los Padres and 
Angels National Forest) within the boundary of the project.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: John Dickenson, United Water Conservation 
District, 106 N. 8th Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060, (805) 525-4431, 
johnd@unitedwater.org
    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434 or 
Kenneth.Hogan@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, 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, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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 on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' link.

    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The Santa Felicia Project is operated as a flood control dam 
during the winter with a primary purpose of storing water to recharge 
alluvium aquifers downstream of the project. Typically, the project 
acts as a hydroelectric project only during the conservation releases 
that serve to recharge the aquifers, normally a period of approximately 
50 days during September and October. Power is also generated in 
anticipation of or during reservoir spill periods. The existing Santa 
Felicia Project consists of (1) A 200-foot-tall, 1,260-foot-long earth-
fill dam; (2) an 87,187 acre-foot reservoir with a useable storage 
capacity of 67,669 acre-feet; (3) an ungated spillway and associated 
works; (4) a powerhouse with two units having a total installed 
capacity of 1,434-kilowatts; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The Santa 
Felicia powerhouse is operated manually.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in 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 excluding the last three digits 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.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3144 Filed 6-17-05; 8:45 am]

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