[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52204-52205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22353]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 178-017]


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

August 26, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 178-017.
    c. Date filed: April 14, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Kern Canyon Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kern River, near the Town of Bakersfield, Kern 
County, California. The project occupies approximately 11.26 acres of 
public land located within the Sequoia National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  
791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randal S. Livingston, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, Power Generation, Mail Code N11E, P.O. Box 770000, 
San Francisco, CA 94177 (415)973-7000.

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    i. FERC Contact: Allison Arnold, (202) 502-6346 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 for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Kern Canyon Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) An 
existing 150-foot-long and 23-foot-high dam; (2) an existing 3-acre 
reservoir having a usable capacity of 27-acre-feet; (3) a 1.58-mile-
long horseshoe shaped tunnel; (4) a 520-foot-long steel penstock 
varying in diameter from 96 inches to 90 inches; (5) a powerhouse 
containing one generating unit with an installed capacity of 9,540 
kilowatts; (6) existing transmission facilities; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average of 67.6 
gigawatthours annually. The dam and existing project facilities are 
owned by the applicant.
    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 ``eLibrary'' 
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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov /docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    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.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    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.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-22353 Filed 8-29-03; 8:45 am]
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