[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7731-7732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-618]


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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

February 8, 2005.
    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.: P-2107-016.
    c. Date Filed: December 16, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Poe Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Feather River in Butte County, near 
Pulga, California. The project includes 144 acres of lands of the 
Plumas National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Tom Jereb, Project Manager, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, N11D, San Francisco, California 
94177, (415) 973-9320.
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202) 502-8902 or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 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.
    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 ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The project consists of: (1) The 400-foot-long, 60-foot-tall Poe 
Diversion Dam, including four 50-foot-wide by 41-foot-high radial flood 
gates, a 20-foot-wide by 7-foot-high small radial gate, and a small 
skimmer gate that is no longer used; (2) the 53-acre Poe Reservoir; (3) 
a concrete intake structure located on the shore of Poe Reservoir; (4) 
a pressure tunnel about 19 feet in diameter with a total length of 
about 33,000 feet; (5) a differential surge chamber located near the 
downstream end of the tunnel; (6) a steel underground penstock about 
1,000 feet in length and about 14 feet in diameter; (7) a reinforced 
concrete powerhouse, 175-feet-long by 114-feet-wide, with two vertical-
shaft Francis-type turbines rated at 76,000 horsepower connected to 
vertical-shaft synchronous generators rated at 79,350 kVA with a total 
installed capacity of 143 MW and an average annual generation of 584 
gigawatt hours; (8) the 370-foot-long, 61-foot tall, concrete gravity 
Big Bend Dam; (9) the 42-acre Poe Afterbay Reservoir; and (10) 
appurtenant facilities.
    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

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[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.
    All such 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. E5-618 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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