[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11008-11009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-912]


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

February 28, 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 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

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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 now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    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 
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.
    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.
    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. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-912 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
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