[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 157 (Monday, August 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49559-49560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20487]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

August 8, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major New License.
    b. Project No: 372-008.
    c. Date filed: June 12, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Tule River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the North and South Forks of the Middle Fork Tule 
River in Tulare County, California, partially within the boundaries of 
the Sequoia National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wesley Moody, Southern California Edison 
Company, 2244 Walnut Grover Avenue, P.O. Box 800, Rosemead, CA 91770, 
(626) 302-1564.
    i. FERC Contact: Nan Allen, telephone 202-219-2938.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) must 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 Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener files comments

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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. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted, and is ready for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) a 
15-foot-high, concrete dam; (2) a 5-foot-high, rubble masonry dam; (3) 
a 31,802-foot-long flow line; (4) a 2,815-foot-long steel penstock; (5) 
a 3.37 acre-foot forebay; (6) a powerhouse containing two turbine-
generator units with a total installed capacity of 2,520 kilowatts 
(kW); (7) a 2,352-foot-long tailrace; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 
The project is estimated to generate an average of 17.9 million kWh 
annually. The dam and existing project facilities are owned by the 
applicant.
    m. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located at 888 North 
Capitol Street, NE., Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 
(202) 219-1371. This filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (please call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the address in item h above.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Any of these documents must be 
filed by providing the original and the number of copies required 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 Environmental 
Engineering Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above 
address. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all 
persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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