[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 188 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55828-55829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22626]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 77-212]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for
Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
September 19, 2008.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Amendment of license (for proposed long-
term frost protection and late fall irrigation plan).
b. Project No.: 77-212.
c. Date Filed: August 26, 2008.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (licensee).
e. Name of Project: Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Eel River and East Branch Russian River in Lake
and Mendocino counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard J. Doble, Senior License
Coordinator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box No. 770000, San
Francisco, CA 94177; (415) 973-4480.
i. FERC Contact: CarLisa Linton-Peters, telephone (202) 502-8416;
e-mail: [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests
is November 4, 2008.
Please include the project number (P-77) on any comments or motions
filed. All documents (an original and eight copies) must be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments and recommendations may be
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper 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. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors 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 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. 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: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(licensee) is requesting that its license for the Potter Valley Project
be amended to allow the licensee to implement its proposed plan to
provide long-term frost protection and late fall irrigation water for
commercial crops in the Potter Valley area. The proposed plan was
required
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by Commission Order Granting Temporary Amendment of License Article 52,
issued March 13, 2008. Implementation of the proposed plan would
require modifications to license article 52 which includes the
Reasonable and Prudent Alternative of the National Marine Fisheries
Service Biological Opinion, approved and made a part of the license by
Order Amending License, issued January 28, 2004.
l. Location of the Application: A copy of the filing 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://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/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-
mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, call toll-free at 1-866-208-3372 or e-mail
[email protected], or for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy of
this filing is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
address listed in item (h) above.
m. Mailing list: 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,
385.211, and 385.214. 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 (see item (j)
above).
o. Any filing must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', or
``RECOMMENDATIONS'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the
particular application to which the filing refers.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are
encouraged and 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 (see item (j) above), 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 motions of intervention may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper filings. See 18 CFR
385.20019(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-22626 Filed 9-25-08; 8:45 am]
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