[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5535-5536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-186]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

January 29, 2004.
    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 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 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, 1,651 feet of steel Lennon flume, 3,683 feet 
of steel siphon, and 51,835 feet of concrete-lined canal; (5) four 
steel penstock, penstocks 1 and 2 are 526 feet long and 565 feet long, 
respectively with varying diameters between 42 and 60 inches, 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 a 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 e-mail 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

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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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-186 Filed 2-4-04; 8:45 am]
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