[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35988-35989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12796]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of License and Solicitation of Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 16, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Temporary Amendment to License.
    b. Project No.: 77-117.
    c. Date Filed: May 13, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Potter Valley Project.
    f. Location: The Potter Valley hydroelectric project is located on 
the Eel River and East Fork Russian River, in Mendocino and Lake 
Counties, California. The project is partially located within the 
Mendocino National Forest on federal lands administered by the U.S. 
Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Rhonda Shiffman, Project Manager, Mail 
Code N11C, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., P.O. Box 770000, San 
Francisco, CA 94177-0001, (415) 973-5852.
    i. FERC Contact: Questions about this notice can be answered by 
John Mudre

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at (202) 219-1208 or e-mail address: [email protected]. The 
Commission cannot accept comments, recommendations, motions to 
intervene or protests sent by e-mail; these documents must be filed as 
described below.
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments, Terms and Conditions, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests: 21 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 and Procedure require all 
intervenors 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 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, 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link. k. Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company (PGE) has filed an application to temporarily reduce, 
between May 15, and September 15, 2002, the minimum flow requirement 
set forth in Article 38 to help protect the fishery and recreational 
resources of Pillsbury reservoir during the 2002 summer season, also to 
ensure the continued minimum flow releases to the Eel and Russian 
rivers during the 2003 water-year.
    Article 38 requires the following minimum flow releases:

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                                                                Normal
                                                 Dry water-   water-year
                                                 year (cfs)     (cfs)
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East Branch Russian River:
  September 16 to May 14......................           35           35
  May 15 to September 15......................           40           75
Eel River Below Scott Dam:
  December 1 to May 31........................           40          100
  June 1 to November 30.......................           40           60
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The 2002 water-year is classified as a normal water-year, as 
defined by Article 38. Specifically, PGE requests a waiver of the 75 
cfs minimum flow to the East Branch Russian River from May 15 to 
September 15, and proposes to release 40 cfs in its place, conserving 
approximately 8,600 acre-feet of storage, to be used for the protection 
of fishery and recreational resources in Pillsbury reservoir and help 
ensure the continued minimum flow releases to the Eel and Russian 
rivers are met during the 2003 water-year.
    l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room at 888 First 
Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-
1371. The application may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov. 
Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address 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.
    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.
    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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-12796 Filed 5-21-02; 8:45 am]
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