[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12987-12988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6699]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

March 14, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Amended application for new license.
    b. Project No.: 1354-005.
    c. Date filed: July 28, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Crane Valley.
    f. Location: On Willow Creek, North Fork Willow Creek, South Fork 
Willow Creek, Chilkoot Creek, and Chiquito Creek within the San Joaquin 
River Basin. The project is in Madera and Fresno counties near the town 
of Oakhurst, California.
    The project includes 738.11 acres of federal lands within the 
Sierra National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James Holeman (415) 973-6891 or Mr. 
Nicholas Markevich, 245 Market Street, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, 
CA 94177, (415) 973-5358.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 219-2848; e-mail 
[email protected]

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    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) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. At 
this time we do not anticipate the need for preparing a draft EA. We 
intend to prepare a supplement to the environmental document issued in 
1992. The supplemental EA will include our recommendations for 
operating procedures and environmental enhancement measures that should 
be part of any new license issued by the Commission. Recipients will 
have 45 days to provide the Commission with any comments on that 
document. All comments on the EA, filed with the Commission, will be 
considered in the licensing decision. However, should substantive 
comments requiring re-analysis be received on the NEPA document, we 
would consider preparing a subsequent NEPA document before the 
licensing decision.
    1. The Crane Valley--with 26.7 megawatts (MW) of normal operating 
capacity--has storage, diversion, water conveyance, and power 
production facilities.
     The Crane Valley reservoir (Bass Lake) with a maximum 
storage capacity of 45,410 acre-feet (ac-ft) and Chilkoot reservoir, 
upstream of Crane Valley, with a maximum capacity of 310 ac-ft
     A small diversion on a tributary to the West Fork Chiquito 
Creek that brings water to Chilkoot reservoir
     A conveyance system--including three diversion dams, three 
forebays, one afterbay, and about 14 miles of canals, tunnels and 
flumes--linking these five powerhouses:

--Crane Valley, with 0.9 MW of normal operating capacity
--San Joaquin No. 3, with 3.4 MW of normal operating capacity
--San Joaquin No. 2, with 3.2 MW of normal operating capacity
--San Joaquin No. 1A, with 0.4 MW of normal operating capacity
--Wishon, with 18.8 MW of normal operating capacity

    Historically, the Project produces 123.3 gigawatthours (GWh) of 
electrical energy annually and has a dependable capacity of 8.4 MW.
    m. Locations of the Application: Copies of the application are 
available for inspection or reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First Street, 
NE, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-2326. The 
applications may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``RIMS'' link-select ``Docket #'' and follow the instructions (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. 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. 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-6699 Filed 3-19-02; 8:45 am]
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