[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4095-4096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1814]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
to Intervene and Protests and Comments

January 21, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11646-000.
    c. Date filed: December 8, 1998.
    d Applicant: Elsinore Hydropower.
    e. Name of Project: Elsinore Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Lake Elsinore, Morrell Canyon Creek, and South Fork 
of Decker Canyon Creek, in Riverside County, California. Would Utilize 
U.S. Forest Service lands in the Trabuco Ranger District of the 
Cleveland National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Harold L. Mitchell, Elsinore Hydropower, 
11808 Rancho Bernando Road, #123-1, San Diego, CA 92128, (619) 592-
1540.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Robert Bell, E-mail address, [email protected], or telephone 
202-219-2806.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments: 
60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's rules of practice and procedures 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.
    Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project would 
have two upper reservoirs (one in Morrell Canyon the other in Decker 
Canyon) and would use the natural Lake Elsinore as the lower reservoir. 
The project would consist of: (1) a proposed 550-foot-long, 75-foot-
high impervious core rock fill upstream Morrell Canyon Dam; (2) a 
proposed 575-foot-long, 105-foot-high impervious core rock fill 
downstream Morrell Canyon Dam; (3) a proposed impoundment having a 
surface area of 41 acres, with a stream capacity of 1,700 acre-feet, 
and normal maximum water surface elevation of 2,845 feet msl; (4) a 
proposed 1,800-foot-long, 155-foot high impervious core rock filled 
Decker Canyon Dam; (4) a proposed impoundment having a surface area of 
45 acres, with a storage capacity 1,600 acre-feet, and normal maximum 
water surface elevation of 2,760 feet msl; (5) the existing Lake 
Elsinore impoundment having a water surface elevation of 3,400 acres, 
with a storage capacity of 68,000 acre-feet, and a normal maximum water 
surface elevation 2,248 feet msl; (6) three proposed 10-foot diameter 
steel line penstocks with a y branch at an elevation below the two 
upper reservoirs; (7) a proposed powerhouse containing three generating 
unit with a total installed capacity of 524 MW; (8) there proposed 12-
foot-diameter tailraces to Lake Elsinore; (9) a proposed 10-miles-long, 
500 kV transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
    The project would have an annual generation of 300,000 MWh and 
would be sold to a local utility.
    l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h above.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    A5. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing 
application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit 
the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an 
application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date 
for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a 
timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the 
competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after 
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 
4.36.
    A7. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant 
desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the 
Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular 
application, either a competing development application or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent to file a development application allows an interested person to 
file the competing application no later than 120 days after the 
specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
    A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) 
named in this public notice.
    A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, 
if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.
    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.
    C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project 
Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of 
the above-named documents

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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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 
20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project 
Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned 
address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing application or 
motion to 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1814 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]
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