[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application To Amend License, and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Protests

March 24, 2000.
    a. Application Type: Application to Amend the (monor-part) License 
for the French Meadows (Middle Fork American River) Transmission Line 
Project.
    b. Project No: 2479.
    c. Date Filed: November 29, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
    e. Name of Project: French Meadows Transmission Line Project.
    f. Location: The Project is Placer and El Dorado Counties, 
California. The project occupies lands of the United States in the 
Tahoe and Eldorado National Forests.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
Regulation, 18 CFR 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kathryn Petersen, Sr. License Coordinator, 
Electric Transmission Department, PG&E, 2730 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 
120, Sacramento, CA 95833, (916) 923-7055.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Mr. Jack Duckworth at (202) 219-2818 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: 45 days from the 
date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Please include the project number (P-2479) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Filing: PG&E proposes to delete non-
jurisdictional transmission facilities from the project license. 
Specifically, PG&E states that the transmission lines extending from 
Middle Fork Powerhouse to Forest Hill Substation and from Middle Fork 
Powerhouse to Gold Hill Substation are now used to serve network 
reliability functions and are no longer subject to licensing as primary 
project lines within the meaning of Sec. 3(11) of the Federal Power 
Act. PG&E further states that the remaining portions of the 
transmission facilities extending from French Meadows Powerhouse to 
Middle Fork Powerhouse, from Ralston Powerhouse to the Middle Fork-Gold 
Hill 230kV line, and the Oxbow Tap remain jurisdictional and should 
remain in the license. The licensee filed revised exhibit J and K 
drawings to show those the transmission facilities which remain 
jurisdictional and those which they propose be removed from the 
license. Project boundaries were modified accordingly to reflect these 
changes. The licensee also filed a Transmission Operating Diagram (one-
line diagram) of the project. The acreage of federal lands encompassed 
by the Project will be reduced by 18.16 acres in Tahoe National Forest 
and 68.71 acres in Eldorado National Forest. PG&E has applied to the 
Forest Service for an easement to cover the continued operation and 
maintenance of the transmission lines to be removed for the project 
license.
    l. Location 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, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on 
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm [call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance]. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the address in item h above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list 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.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-7797 Filed 3-29-00; 8:45 am]
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