[Federal Register: January 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 120-020]
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application Ready
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, and
Recommendations, Final Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
January 8, 2008.
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 License for Major Project--Existing
Dam.
b. Project No.: P-120-020.
c. Date Filed: February 23, 2007.
d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
e. Name of Project: Big Creek No. 3 Hydroelectric Power Project.
f. Location: The Big Creek No. 3 Hydroelectric Project is located
in Fresno and Madera Counties, California near the town of Auberry
within the San Joaquin River watershed. The Project occupies 377.16
acres of Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Russ W. Krieger, Vice President, Power
Production, Southern California Edison Company, 300 North Lone Hill
Ave., San Dimas, California 91773. Phone: (909) 394-8667.
i. FERC Contact: Ken Hogan at (202) 502-8434, or e-mail:
Kenneth.Hogan@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, and recommendations, final terms
and conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date 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:
Kimberly D. Bose, 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, final 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 ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The existing Big Creek No. 3
Hydroelectric Power Project consists of one powerhouse; one moderate-
sized dam and forebay; and one water conveyance system. The Project is
operated as a reservoir-storage type plant with an installed operating
capacity of 174.45 MW. Water for the Project is taken from the San
Joaquin River just downstream of its confluence with Big Creek and
conveyed to the Big Creek No. 3 Powerhouse through Tunnel No. 3. The
energy generated by the Project is transmitted to the SCE transmission
and distribution system and used for public utility purposes. The
project would have an average annual generation of 804,240 megawatt-
hours.
Powerhouse: Big Creek Powerhouse No. 3, with five turbine
generator units.
Moderate-sized dam and forebay: Dam 6 and Dam 6
Impoundment, with a capacity of about 933 ac-ft, at an elevation of
about 2,230 ft above mean sea level (msl).
Water conveyance system: Powerhouse No. 3 water conveyance
system, about 5.3 miles long, conveys water from Dam No. 6 Impoundment
to Big Creek Powerhouse No. 3 through a tunnel with a capacity of about
3,250 cfs. The system includes a pressure-relief valve system and
penstocks providing pressurized water from the tunnel to the turbine.
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 three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866)
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``FINAL 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, final 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 in the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
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. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made if the Commission determines it necessary to do so:
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Milestone Tentative date
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Comments, recommendations, final terms March 8, 2008.
and conditions, and prescriptions due.
Reply comments due from applicant...... April 22, 2008.
Notice of the availability of the draft September 2008.
EIS.
Comments on draft EIS due.............. November 2008.
Notice of the availability of the final March 2009.
EIS.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-507 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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