[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32035-32036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13294]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

May 21, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Application for new license.
    b. Project No.: 2174-012.
    c. Date filed: March 27, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison.
    e. Name of Project: Portal Project.
    f. Location: On Rancheria Creek in Fresno County, near Big Creek, 
California. The project affects federal lands in the Sierra National 
Forest, covering a total of 77.67 acres.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: R. W. Krieger, Vice President, Power 
Production, Southern California Edison Company, 300 N. Lone Hill Ave., 
San Dimas, California 91773, (909) 394-8667.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 219-2848; e-mail 
[email protected].

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    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. Comments, motions to intervene 
and protests 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.
    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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Portal Project consists of: (1) A 795-foot-long 
compacted earth and rock-fill dam; (2) Portal Forebay, with a 325 acre-
foot useable storage capacity at elevation 7,185 feet; (3) an open 
channel spillway at the left abutment of the dam, discharging into Camp 
61 Creek; (4) an outlet channel consisting of (a) the Adit 2 tunnel and 
shaft between Portal Forebay and Ward Tunnel, (b) Ward Tunnel for a 
distance of about 32,000 feet from Adit 2 to the base of the surge 
chamber on the tunnel, (c) a rock trap immediately downstream of the 
surge chamber, and (d) a 1,180-foot-long penstock from the rock trap to 
where it bifurcates just upstream of the Portal Powerhouse; (5) a 10.8-
MW turbine located in the concrete powerhouse; and (6) a 2.5-mile-long 
480 kV transmission line.
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-13294 Filed 5-28-03; 8:45 am]
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