[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31168-31169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12263]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Motion for Declaratory Order, and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions to Intervene, and Protests

May 11, 2000.
    a. Type of Filing: Motion for Declaratory Order to Determine that 
the New Melones Transmission Line Project is no longer primary and thus 
no longer requires licensing
    b. Project No.: 2781.
    c. Date Filed: December 1, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: New Melones Transmission Line Project.
    f. Location: The Project is located in Calaveras and Stanislaus 
Counties, California. The project occupies lands of the United States 
Bureau of Land Management and the Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
Regulation, 18 CFR 385.207.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kermit R. Kubitz, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, 77 Beale Street, 30th Floor, P.O. Box 7442, San Francisco, CA 
94120, (415) 973-2118.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Jack Duckworth at (202) 219-2818 or by e-mail 
at [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene or protests: 
45 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, N.E., Washington, DC 20426.
    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. Further, it 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.
    k. Description of Project: The existing project consists of a 23-
mile-long, double circuit 230 kV transmission line extending from the 
Bureau of Reclamation's Melones Powerhouse, to PG&E's Bellota-Herndon 
230 kV line (now called the Bellota-Melones 230 kV line and Melones-
Wilson 230 kV line). PG&E requests that the Commission determine that 
its New Melones Transmission Line Project is no longer a primary 
transmission line and thus no longer requires licensing. Approximately 
17.79 acres of federal lands are used by the transmission facilities.
    l. Location of the Filing: A copy of the filing 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. 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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

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agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-12263 Filed 5-15-00; 8:45 am]
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