[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1842-1843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-699]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final 
Amendments

January 7, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Applications: New Major Licenses.
    b. Projects: Spring Gap-Stanislaus Project No. 2130-033, Donnells-
Curtis Transmission Line Project No. 2118-007, Beardsley/Donnells 
Project No. 2005-012, and Tulloch Project No. 2067-020.
    c. Dates Filed: P-2130 and P-2118 filed December 26, 2002; P-2005 
and P-2067 filed December 23, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, current licensee 
for P-2130 and P-2118; and Tri-Dam Project, current licensee for P-2005 
and P-2067.
    e. Location: On the Middle Fork, South Fork, and mainstem of the 
Stanislaus River in Toulumne and Calaveras counties, California. All of 
the Beardsley/Donnell Project, most of the Spring Gap-Stanislaus 
Project, and all of the Donnell-Curtis Transmission Line Project are 
located within the Stanislaus National Forest.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  791 
(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy Livingston, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, PO Box 770000, Mail Code: N11C, San Francisco, CA 
94117; and Mr. Steve Felte, Tri-Dam Project, P.O. Box 1158, Pinecrest, 
CA 95364.
    h. FERC Contact: Susan O'Brien, (202) 502-8449 or 
[email protected].
    i. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item k. below.
    j. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
applications on their merits, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 
person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later 
than 60 days from the date of filing of the applications, and serve a 
copy of the request on the applicant.
    k. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: February 24, 2003.
    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.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status 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.
    l. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    m. The existing Spring Gap-Stanislaus Project is composed of four 
developments: Relief, Pinecrest, Spring Gap, and Stanislaus. It has a 
combined capacity of 98 MW.
    The existing Donnells-Curtis Transmission Line Project is a 115 kV 
transmission line. Portions of the transmission line under FERC 
jurisdiction include an 8-mile segment extending from Donnells 
Powerhouse to Spring Gap Junction and the 2.2-mile tap line from 
Beardsley Powerhouse to Beardsley Junction.
    The existing Beardsley/Donnell Project is composed of the Beardsley 
and Donnell Developments and has a combined capacity of 64 MW.
    The existing Tulloch Project is composed of a single development 
and has a capacity of 17.1 MW.
    n. A copy of the applications are 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 g. above.
    o. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter: March 2003
Request Additional Information: March 2003
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments: June 2003
Hold Scoping Meeting: July 2003
Request Additional Information (if necessary): September 2003
Issue Scoping Document 2: September 2003
Notice that applications are ready for environmental analysis: 
September 2003
Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document: March 2004
Initiate 10(j) process: May 2004

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Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document: September 2004
Ready for Commission decision on the application: December 2004

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-699 Filed 1-13-03; 8:45 am]
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