[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62265-62266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2828]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 803-068-California]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Scoping Meetings and 
Soliciting Scoping Comments

October 19, 2004.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File a License Application 
and Pre-Filing Document (PAD) under the Commission's Integrated 
Licensing Process and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
    b. Project No.: 803-068.
    c. Dated Filed: October 4, 2004.
    d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Butte Creek and West Branch Feather River, in 
Butte County, California. The project occupies approximately 178 acres 
of United States Lands, managed by Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Randal Livingston, Senior Director, 
Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market, Room 
1103 (N11E), P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177; (415) 973-6950, 
facsimile (415) 973-5323.
    i. FERC Contact: Susan O'Brien at (202) 502-8449 or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD) including a proposed process plan and schedule with the 
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    k. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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 paragraph h.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 
via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    l. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the Scoping 
Document 1 (SD1). All comments on SD1 should be sent to the address 
above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on SD1, and all 
communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of 
the potential application (original and eight copies) must be filed 
with the Commission at the following address: Magalie R. Salas, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on 
the first page, the project name (DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric 
Project) and number (P-803-068), and bear the heading ``Comments on 
Scoping Document 1.'' Any individual or entity interested in commenting 
on SD1 must do so by February 1, 2005.
    Comments on SD1and other permissible forms of communications with 
the Commission 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.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold three scoping meetings in the vicinity 
of the project at the times and place noted below. The agenda for each 
meeting is also listed below. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or all of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. We encourage all attendees to review the PAD before the 
meetings to facilitate effective discussion.
    The times, location, and agendas of these meetings are as follows:
    All meetings will be held in the same location: Masonic Family 
Center, 1110 West East Ave., Chico, CA 95926.

Day 1--Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2004.
    Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (PST).
    Agenda:

--Brief overview of the identified issues.
--Open discussion of issues, management objectives, existing 
information, data gaps, and information needs.
--Discussion of integrated process plan.

Day 1--Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2004.
    Time: 6 p.m.-9 p.m.(PST).
    Agenda:

Session 1--6-7 p.m.:
--``Open House'' atmosphere.
--All interested parties bring forth issues for discussion on a one-on-
one basis with FERC staff.
--All issues and comments will be summarized.
    Session 2--7-9 p.m.:
--Brief overview of the identified issues.
--Summary of the daytime meeting and Open House Session.
--Open discussion of issues, management objectives, existing 
information, data gaps, and information needs
--Discussion of integrated process plan.

Day 2--Morning Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2004.
    Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (PST).
    Agenda:

--Conclusion of issue discussion.
--Finalize integrated process plan.

    SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the 
environmental document, will be mailed to the individuals and entities 
on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at 
the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for 
accessing information in paragraph k above. Based on all oral and 
written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may 
include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a revised list 
of issues identified through the scoping process.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe

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acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental 
document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become 
part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-2828 Filed 10-22-04; 8:45 am]
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