[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74959-74960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00640]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

December 18, 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.: 382-026.
    c. Date filed: February 26, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
    e. Name of Project: Borel Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kern River near the town of Bodfish, Kern 
County, California. The canal intake for the project is located on 
approximately 188 acres of Sequoia National Forest Service lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nino J. Mascolo, Senior Attorney, 
Southern California Edison Co., 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, P.O. Box 800, 
Rosemead, California 91770.
    i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter at (202) 502-6512 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 
days from the 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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 ``eLibrary'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Borel Hydroelectric Project (Project) consists of: 
(1) A 158-foot long, 4-foot-high concrete diversion dam with fishway; 
(2) a 61-foot-long intake structure with three 10- by 10-foot radial 
gates; (3) a canal inlet structure consisting of a canal intake, trash 
racks, and a sluice gate; (4) a flowline with a combined total length 
of 1,985 feet of tunnel, 1,651feet of steel Lennon flume, 3,683 feet of 
steel siphon, and 51,835 feet of concrete-lined canal; (5) four steel 
penstocks--penstocks 1 and 2 are 526 feet long and 565 feet long, 
respectively with varying diameters between 42 and 60 inches, and 
penstocks 3 and 4 each have a 60-inch-diameter and extend 622 feet at 
which point they wye together to form a single 84-inch-diameter, 94-
foot-long penstock; (6) a powerhouse with two 3,000-kW generators and 
one 6,000-kW generator for a total installed capacity of 12,000 kW or 
12 MW; and (7) other appurtenant facilities. The Project has no storage 
capability and relies on water releases from Lake Isabella made by the 
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
    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.

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    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent.
    Under the Commission's regulations, any competing development 
application must be filed in response to and in compliance with public 
notice of the initial development application. No competing 
applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this 
notice.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

 Magalie R. Salas,
 Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E3-00640 Filed 12-24-03; 8:45 am]
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