[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 99]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-33052]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests


Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection

December 26, 2002.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2105-089.
    c. Date Filed: October 23, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Upper North Fork Feather River Project.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Feather River, in the vicinity of 
the community of Chester, Plumas County, California, T28N, R7E. The 
project occupies 1,500 acres of land administered by the Forest 
Supervisors of the Lassen and Plumas National Forests.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Randal Livingston, Lead Director, Hydro 
Generation Department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 
770000 (N11C), San Francisco, CA, 94177, (415) 973-6950, and Ms. Janet 
Loduca, Attorney, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 7442, San 
Francisco, CA, 94120-7442, (415) 973-0174.
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202) 502-8902 or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. 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. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Upper North Fork Feather River Project consists of 
three dams and reservoirs, five powerhouses, tunnels and penstocks 
connecting the reservoirs to the powerhouses, 230-kV and 115-kV 
transmission facilities, and various roads, recreation facilities, and 
administrative facilities. Project reservoirs include Lake Almanor 
(1,142,251 acre-feet), Butt Valley Reservoir (49,891 acre-feet), and 
Belden Forebay (2,477 acre-feet). Powerhouses include Butt Valley 
Powerhouse (41 MW), Caribou No. 1 Powerhouse (75 MW), Caribou No. 2 
Powerhouse (120 MW), Oak Flat Powerhouse (1.3 MW), and Belden 
Powerhouse (125 MW). The applicant proposes no new facilities, but 
proposes to add 33.73 acres of lands of the Plumas National Forest to 
the project because of historical and future project use of these 
lands.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of rules of practice and procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-33052 Filed 12-31-02; 8:45 am]
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