[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2604-2605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1009]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Request To Use 
Alternative Procedures in Filing an Amendment Application

January 11, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request To Use Alternative Amendment 
Procedures.
    b. Project No.: 1121-050.
    c. Date filed: December 13, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Battle Creek and its tributaries, in Shasta and 
Tehama Counties, California. Part of the Battle Creek Project affects 
lands of the United States within Lassen National Forest and lands 
under the supervision of the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contract: Angela Risdon, Senior License Coordinator, 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Mail Code N11C, P.O. Box 770000, San 
Francisco, CA 94177.
    i. FERC Contract: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Thomas LoVullo, E-mail address thomas.lovullo@ferc,fed.us, or 
telephone 202-219-1168.
    j. Deadline for filing comments: 30 days from the date of this 
notice. All comments must be filed by providing an original and eight 
copies, as required by the Commission's regulations to: David P. 
Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Further, all comment filings must include the project name and 
number (Battle Creek Project, No. 1121) and the heading ``Comments on 
the Alternative Procedure''. 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. 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, the must also serve a copy of the document on that resource 
agency.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Request: PG&E requests Commission approval to use 
alternative amendment procedures for developing a license amendment 
application for the Battle Creek Project. PG&E has demonstrated that it 
made a reasonable effort to contact the resources agencies, non-
governmental organizations and others who may be affected by their 
proposal and submitted a communication protocol governing how 
participants in the proposed process would communicate with each other. 
PG&E believes there is a consensus on using the alternative process.
    The purpose of this notice is to invite comments on PG&E's request 
to use the alternative procedure. The alternative procedure is intended 
to simplify and expedite the amendment process by combining prefiling 
consultation and environmental review processes into a single process, 
and by facilitating greater participation and improved communication 
and cooperation among participants. The alternative procedure can be 
tailored to the project under consideration.
    m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for

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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) 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.
    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.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the tile ``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 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. 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.
    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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-1009 Filed 1-14-00; 8:45am]
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