[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27959-27960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12660]


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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

May 15, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 1934-010.
    c. Date filed: April 29, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
    e. Name of Project: Mill Creek 2/3 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Mill Creek, near the town of Yucaipa, San 
Bernardino County, California. The project is located within the San 
Bernardino National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Walter D. Pagel, Manager of the Eastern 
Hydro Region, Southern California Edison Company, 300 N. Lone Hill 
Avenue, San Dimas, CA 91773, (909) 394-8720.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Jon Cofrancesco, (202) 219-0079 or E-mail at 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: August 31, 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, recommendations, 
terms and conditions, prescriptions, protests and interventions may be 
filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if 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. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Mill Creek 2/3 Hydroelectric Project consists of 
two independent water conveyance and generation systems on Mill Creek. 
The Mill 3 development is located upstream of the Mill 2 development 
and they share a common powerhouse. Mill 3 consists of: (1) A 7-foot-
high, 80-foot-long rubble concrete diversion dam with a crest elevation 
of 4,982 feet; (2) an intake structure with a steel debris grid and a 
fish wheel (3) a 5.4-mile-long flowline; (4) a concrete sand box; (5) a 
8,120-foot-long steel penstock; (6) the portion of the Mill 2/3 
powerhouse that houses the four Mill 3 generating units with an 
installed capacity of 3,000 kW; (7) a 265-foot-long, 12-kV transmission 
line; and (8) other appurtenant structures. SCE proposes to continue to 
operate the Mill 3 development as it has historically operated.
    The existing Mill 2 consists of: (1) The Mountain Home Creek 
diversion dam, a 3-foot-high, 42-foot-long, rubble concrete weir with a 
crest elevation of 3,626 feet; (2) the Mill 2 River Pick-up, a 2-foot-
high, 34-foot-long, rubble concrete structure with a crest elevation of 
3,593 feet; (3) a concrete intake structure with trashracks, drum-type 
fish screen, leaf rake and overflow pipe; (4) a 2.9-mile-long flowline 
system; (5) a concrete-lined sandbox, (6) a 600-cfs concrete-lined 
forebay; (7) an 18-inch-diameter, 1,411-foot-long steel penstock; (8) 
the portion of the Mill 2/3 powerhouse that houses the single 250-kW 
Mill 2 generating unit; and (9) other appurtenant structures. Because 
of damage resulting from an earthquake in July of 1992, the Mill 2 
flowline has not been used since that time. SCE proposes to remove the 
Mill 2 flowline, diversions and generating equipment from the project.
    m. 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 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 
208-1371. The application 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.
    n. The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see

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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, or longer if appropriate (see 
item j). All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 45 
days from the date of the comment deadline.
    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. 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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