[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3466]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

February 9, 2000.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of license for the modification 
of license article 33(f).
    b. Project No. 1121-052.
    c. Date Filed: January 19, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: North Fork Battle Creek in Shasta County, 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: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Angela Risden, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, 245 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 973-6915.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Jim Haimes at (202) 219-2780, or e-mail address: james. 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: 30 days from the 
issuance date of this notice. All documents should 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.
    Please include the project name and number (Battle Creek Project, 
No. 1121-052) on any comments or motions filed.
    k. Description of Amendment: Flashboards are needed to raise North 
Battle Creek Reservoir to its full capacity, 1,039-acre-feet, for the 
recreation season, June 1 through September 10. Existing license 
article 33 (f) requires the licensee to install flashboards by June 1, 
yearly. The proposed amendment to article 33 (f) would allow the 
licensee to delay up to one month (from June 1 to July 1) the placement 
of flashboards at North Battle Creek dam when late runoff or heavy 
snowpack precludes road access to the dam by truck. During such years, 
the licensee: would install flashboards as soon as roads are passable 
by truck; and would notify the Forest supervisor of Lassen National 
Forest five business days prior to June 1 and, subsequently, once the 
reservoir is at or above 1,039-acre-feet.
    l. Locations of the application: Copies of the application are 
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) 208-1371. The application also may be 
viewed on the Web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance. copies of the application also are available for 
inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item h above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list for the proposed amendment of license should so indicate by 
writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    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 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 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. 00-3466 Filed 2-14-00; 8:45 am]
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