[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 56159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28581]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Filed With the Commission

October 23, 1997.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type Modification: Request for Temporary Minimum 
Flow.
    b. Project No.: 2100-083.
    c. Date Filed: September 29, 1997.
    d. Applicant: California Department of Water Resources.
    e. Name of Project: Feather River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Feather River Butte 
County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Snow, Chief, Operations Scheduling 
Section, California Department of Water Resources, P.O. Box 942836, 
Sacramento, CA, (916) 574-2666.
    i. FERC Contact: Diane Shannon, (202) 208-7774.
    j. Comment Date: November 17, 1997.
    k. Description of Amendment: The California Department of Water 
Resources (licensee) requests Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
approval to temporarily modify its minimum flow requirement at the 
Themalito Afterbay Outlet (outlet) of the Feather River Hydroelectric 
Project. Article 53 of the project license requires the licensee to 
release a minimum flow of 1,700 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the 
outlet from October through March, depending on runoff. Based on an 
agreement with state and federal resource agencies, the licensee wishes 
to temporarily reduce flows at the outlet to 1,500 cfs for a maximum of 
75 days, from January 1 through March 15, 1998, to help recover water 
supply lost due to actions taken in the spring of 1997 to help fish. 
The agreement also calls for the licensee to increase flows to the 
``low flow channel'' of the Feather River from 600 to 900 cfs from 
October 15, 1997 through February 28, 1998.
    This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: B, 
C1, and D2.
    B. 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, .211, 
.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.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 
motion of intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28581 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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