[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17879-17880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8253]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

March 29, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 1394-040.
    c. Date Filed: January 12, 2000 and November 9, 2000.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company (SCE).
    e. Name of Project: Bishop Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Bishop Creek, in Inyo County, California. The 
project uses lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service (FS) in the Inyo 
National Forest, and lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant's Contact: Stephen E. Pickett, 2244 Walnut Grove Ave., 
Rosemead, CA, 91770, (626) 302-4459.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Doan Pham at (202) 219-2851 or e-mail address [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, or protests: 
May 4, 2001.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and 
motions to intervene, may be filed electronically via the internet in 
lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

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instructions on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    Please include the Project Number (1394-040) on any comments, 
protests, or motions filed.
    k. Description of Amendment: SCE proposes to delete the following 
transmission lines, extending from the respective powerhouses to the 
control substation (except for the line from the Big Creek (BC) 6 
powerhouse): (1) a 6.9-mile-long, 55-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
from BC2 powerhouse, (2) a 0.6-mile-long, 115-kV transmission line from 
BC3 powerhouse, (3) 150-foot-long, 55-kV transmission line from BC5 
powerhouse, (4) 630-foot-long, 55-kV transmission line from BC6 
powerhouse to pole switch 530, and (5) 15.56 acres of federal lands for 
transmission lines right-of-way (3.72 acres in BLM lands, and 11.84 in 
FS lands). SCE indicates that these lines should be deleted because 
they are part of SCE's interconnected system. SCE also proposes changes 
in project boundary line to (1) add about 1.17 acres of BLM lands to 
include existing access roads and gaging stations within the project 
boundary, and (2) delete 33.18 acres FS lands to exclude non-
operational company housing.
    l. Locations 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 addresses 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.
    n. 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.
    o. 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.
    p. 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. 01-8253 Filed 4-3-01; 8:45 am]
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