[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27960-27961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12661]


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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.: 1933-010.
    c. Date filed: April 29, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
    e. Name of Project: Santa Ana River 1 and 3 (formally known as 
Santa Ana River 1 and 2).
    f. Location: On the Santa Ana River, near the Town of Mentone, 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 Eastern Hydro 
Region, Southern California Edison Company, 300 N. Lone Hill Avenue, 
San Dimas, CA 91773, (909) 394-8720.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Jon Confrancesco (202) 219-0079 or E-mail 
address 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, protests, interventions and prescriptions 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 SAR 1 and 3 Project consists of two independent 
water conveyance and generation systems on the river. SAR 1 consists 
of: (1) Three concrete diversion dams and intakes with a fixed 
trashracks on the Santa Ana River, Bear Creek, and Breakneck Creek; (2) 
a concrete-lined sand box; (3) a 3-mile-long flowline comprised 
tunnels, open flumes and steel pipes; (4) a 12 acre-foot concrete-lined 
forebay; (5) two 3,111-foot long steel penstocks; (6) a powerhouse 
containing four generating units with a combined installed capacity of 
3,200-kW; (7) a concrete lined tailrace; and (8) related appurtenant 
facilities.
    The existing SAR 3 consists of: (1) The SAR 3 River Pick-up, which 
consists of an earthen embankment and concrete diversion weir and 
intake adjacent to the SAR 1 powerhouse; (2) two diversion dams and 
intakes on Keller Creek and Alder Creek; (3) a 1.5-mile-long flowline 
system from the SAR 1 tailrace to the SAR 3 forebay; (4) the SAR 3 
forebay; (5) a concrete headbreaking structure; (6) a 14,875-foot-long 
buried steel penstock; (7) a 2-mile-long flowline from the headbreaking 
structure to the Greenspot Water Delivery Forebay; (8) the Greenspot 
Water Delivery Forebay; (9) a 737-foot-long steel spillway pipe from 
the Greenspot forebay to the SAR 3 tailrace (10) a powerhouse 
containing one generating unit with an installed capacity of 3,100-kW; 
(11) a tailrace channel; and (12) related appurtenant facilities. The 
applicant proposes to continue operating the existing SAR 1 and SAR 3 
projects.
    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 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 comment deadline.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing 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,

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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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