[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54920-54921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5096]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application and Applicant-Prepared EA Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting 
Comments, and Final Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

September 12, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-prepared environmental assessment has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New--Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2100-52.
    c. Date Filed: January 26, 2005.
    d. Applicant: California Department of Water Resources.
    e. Name of Project: Oroville Facilities.
    f. Location: On the Feather River near Oroville, California. The 
project affects federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Henry M. ``Rick'' Ramirez, Program Manager, 
Oroville Facilities Relicensing Program, California Department of Water 
Resources, 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: 916-
657-4963. E-mail: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: James Fargo at (202) 502-6211, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
and final recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 
January 30, 2006; reply comments are due March 16, 2006.
    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, 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 for filing.
    l. Description of Project: The Oroville Facilities are located on 
the Feather River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Butte 
County, California. Oroville Dam is located 5 miles east of the City of 
Oroville and about 130 miles northeast of San Francisco. The Oroville 
Facilities are part of the State Water Project (SWP), a water storage 
and delivery system of reservoirs, aqueducts, power plants, and pumping 
plants. One of the two main purposes of the SWP is to store and 
distribute water to supplement the needs of urban and agricultural 
water users in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, the San 
Joaquin Valley Central Coast, and Southern California. The Oroville 
Facilities are also operated for flood management, power generation, 
water quality improvement in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta), 
recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement.
    Oroville, three power plants (Hyatt Pumping-Generating Plant, 
Thermalito Diversion Dam Powerplant, and Thermalito Pumping-Generating 
Plant), Thermalito Diversion Dam, the Feather River Fish Hatchery and 
Fish Barrier Dam, Thermalito Power Canal, the Oroville Wildlife Area, 
Thermalito Forebay, Thermalito Forebay Dam, Thermalito Afterbay, 
Thermalito Afterbay Dam, and the existing facilities encompass 41,100 
acres and include Oroville Dam, Lake transmission lines, as well as a 
number of recreational facilities. Oroville Dam, along with two small 
saddle dams, impounds Lake Oroville, a 3.5 million acre-foot capacity 
storage reservoir with a surface area of 15,810 acres at its normal 
maximum operating level. The hydroelectric units at the Oroville 
Facilities have a combined licensed generating capacity of 
approximately 762 MW
    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.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action 
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
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 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``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 protesting or 
intervening; 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. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in 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.

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For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-5096 Filed 9-16-05; 8:45 am]
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