[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13174-13175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5482]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2479-011]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule
for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following transmission line only project
application has been filed with the Commission and is available for
public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License--Transmission Line Only.
b. Project No: P-2479-011.
c. Date Filed: February 22, 2011.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: French Meadows Transmission Line Project.
f. Location: The French Meadows Transmission Line Project is
located in Placer County, California, within the boundaries of the
Eldorado and Tahoe National Forests.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Forrest Sullivan, Senior Project Manager,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 5555 Florin Perkins Road, Sacramento,
CA, 95826. Tel: (916) 386-5580.
i. FERC Contact: Mary Greene, (202) 502-8865 or
[email protected].
j. Status: This application is not ready for environmental analysis
at this time.
k. Description of Project: The Project is connected with The Middle
Fork American River Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2079, owned
and operated by the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA). The Project
consists of a 3-phase, 60-kilovolt, wood-pole transmission line
extending 13.27 miles from PCWA's French Meadows powerhouse switchyard
to PCWA's Middle Fork powerhouse (feature of Project 2079). The Project
includes a 3-phase, 60-kV transmission line extending approximately 900
feet from PCWA's Oxbow powerhouse (feature of Project 2079) to the
interconnection at PG&E's Weimar 1 60 kV transmission line.
The transmission line right-of-way is 40 feet in width for its entire
length. The Project also includes a 230-kV tap at PCWA's Ralston
powerhouse. The tap is wholly contained within the switchyard at
Ralston powerhouse.
The French Meadows 60-kV transmission line is entirely within the
boundaries of the Eldorado National Forest, and the Oxbow 60-kV tap is
entirely within the boundaries of the Tahoe National Forest. The
combined length of the two 60-kV transmission lines on National Forest
System lands is 6.58 miles: 6.42 miles in the Eldorado National Forest
and 0.16 mile in the Tahoe National Forest. Approximately 6.69 miles of
the French Meadows 60-kV transmission line are located on private lands
within the boundary of the Eldorado National Forest. The Oxbow tap is
located entirely on National Forest System lands.
PG&E is not proposing to modify the existing Project and does not
plan any changes to the operation or maintenance of the transmission
line.
l. 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 [email protected] 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.
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.
m. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
n. Procedural schedule and final amendments: This application will
be processed according to the following 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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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for March 31, 2011.
Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary May 30, 2011.
terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues EA....................... September 27, 2011.
Comments on EA............................. October 27, 2011.
Modified Terms and Conditions.............. December 26, 2012.
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Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
soliciting final terms and conditions.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5482 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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