[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5437-5438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-377]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11858-002]


Elsinore Municipal Water District and the Nevada Hydro Company, 
Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

January 25, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major unconstructed project.
    b. Project No.: 11858-002.
    c. Date Filed: February 2, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Elsinore Municipal Water District and the Nevada 
Hydro Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: On Lake Elsinore and San Juan Creek, in the Town of 
Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California. The project would occupy 
federal lands, including lands managed by the Forest Service (Cleveland 
National Forest), Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of 
Defense (Camp Pendleton).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, The Nevada Hydro Company, 2416 
Cades Way, Vista, California 92083, (760) 599-0086.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095; e-mail 
[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. 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 proposed project would consist of: (1) A new upper reservoir 
(Morrell Canyon) having a 180-foot-high main dam and a gross storage 
volume of 5,750 feet, at a normal reservoir surface elevation of 2,880 
feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a powerhouse with two reversible 
pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity of 500 megawatts; 
(3) the existing Lake Elsinore to be used as a lower reservoir; (4) 
about 30 miles of 500 kV transmission line connecting the project to an 
existing transmission line owned by Southern California Edison located

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north of the proposed project and to an existing San Diego Gas & 
Electric Company transmission line located to the south.
    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. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date 
for the particular application, a competing development application, or 
a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely 
notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing 
development application no later than 120 days after the specified 
deadline date for the particular application. Applications for 
preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    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,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. E5-377 Filed 2-1-05; 8:45 am]
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