[Federal Register: April 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 70)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No.: 6885-009]
Cinnamon Ranch; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
April 3, 2008.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 6885-009.
c. Date filed: January 31, 2008.
d. Applicant: Richard Moss.
e. Name of Project: Cinnamon Ranch.
f. Location: On the Middle Creek and Birch Creek, in the Hammil
Valley area of Mono County, near the Town of Benton, California. The
project occupies 0.13 acre of Forest Service lands within Inyo National
Forest and 7.4 acres of lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Don Moss, 8381 Foppiano Way, Sacramento, CA
95829, 916-715-6023.
i. FERC Contact: Shana Murray, shana.murray@ferc.gov, 202-502-8333.
j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in
item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy
that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: May 31, 2008.
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.
Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency
status 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.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Cinnamon Ranch Project consists of: (1) Two existing
diversion flumes; (2) an existing 5,940-foot-long penstock; (3) a
powerhouse containing a
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turbine and generator for a total installed capacity of 150 kilowatts;
and (4) an existing 5,176-foot-long, 12 kV transmission line. The
project is estimated to generate an average of 421,184 kilowatt-hours
annually. The dam and existing project facilities are owned by the
applicant. The licensee proposes no changes to facilities or
operations.
o. 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.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter--March 31, 2008.
Request Additional Information--March 31, 2008.
Issue Acceptance letter--June 30, 2008.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--July 30, 2008.
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--
September 30, 2008.
Notice of the availability of the EA--March 30, 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-7605 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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