[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10232-10233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4613]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1121-099]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for
Amendment of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and
Protests
February 25, 2010.
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.
b. Project No.: 1121-099.
c. Date Filed: January 26, 2010.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Battle Creek, the North Fork and South Fork Battle
Creek in Shasta and Tehama Counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r
h. Applicant Contact: Liv K. Imset, Senior License Coordinator,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box No. 770000, San Francisco,
CA 94177; (415) 973-1066.
i. FERC Contact: Andrea Claros, telephone (202) 502-8171; e-mail:
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests
is March 25, 2010.
Please include the project number (P-1121-099) on any comments or
motions
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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 Battle Creek
Hydroelectric Project be amended to support the Battle Creek Salmon and
Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration Project). The Restoration
Project is a collaborative effort to restore fish habitat on Battle
Creek and some of its tributaries through modification of the project
facilities and operations, including instream flow releases. This
collaborative effort is between PG&E, the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine
Fisheries Service, and the California Department of Fish and Game.
The Restoration Project will reestablish approximately 42 miles of
prime salmon and steelhead habitat in the North and South Forks of
Battle Creek, plus an additional six miles of habitat on the
tributaries of Battle Creek. The Restoration Project will be
accomplished in three phases. The licensee is filing this license
amendment application for approval and implementation of 1B (second
phase) of the Restoration Project. Proposed work for Phase 1B includes:
(1) Installing a slide gate on an existing outlet of the Inskip
Powerhouse to block discharge into South Fork Battle Creek; (2)
installing a tailrace connector from Inskip Powerhouse to Coleman
Canal; (3) installing an Inskip Powerhouse bypass facility to divert
overflow from Eagle Canyon and Inskip Canals; and (4) modifying the
diversion at Coleman Diversion Dam.
The licensee has submitted the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead
Restoration Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR), prepared in July 2005, as part of its
application. The referenced EIS/EIR was a collaborative effort between
PG&E, the Bureau of Reclamation, California State Water Resources
Control Board, California Bay-Delta Authority, and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission), to fulfill National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act
requirements. The Commission intends to use the EIS/EIR to meet the
NEPA requirements under the proposed action to amend the Battle Creek
Project. The EIS/EIR is available for review at the Restoration
Projects Web site (link: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=99).
l. Location of the Application: A copy of the licensee's 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-
3676 or e-mail [email protected], or for TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
address listed in item (h) above.
m. 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 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, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-4613 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]
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