[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76807-76808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7909]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2085-000]


Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application and 
Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment Tendered For Filing With the 
Commission, and Establishing Deadline for Submission of Final 
Amendments

December 16, 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.: 2085-000.
    c. Date Filed: November 29, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
    e. Name of Project: Mammoth Pool Hydroelectric Power Project.
    f. Location: On the San Joaquin River, near North Fork, California. 
The project affects 2,036 acres of federal land administered by the 
Sierra National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Russ W. Krieger, Vice President Power 
Production, Southern California Edison Company, 300 N. Lone Hill Ave., 
San Dimas, CA 91773. Phone: 909-394-8667.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095, or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item k below. Agencies granted cooperating status will be precluded 
from being an intervenor in this proceeding consistent with the 
Commission's regulations.
    k. Deadline for requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days 
from the date of this notice. All documents

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(original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Comments 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. After logging into the e-Filing system, select 
``Comment on Filing'' from the Filing Type Selection screen and 
continue with the filing and process. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing.
    l. Status: This application has not been accepted for filing. We 
are not soliciting motions to intervene, protests, or final terms and 
conditions at this time.
    m. Description of project: The Project is located in the central 
Sierra Nevada, within the San Joaquin River watershed, about 50 miles 
northeast of the City of Fresno. The Project is operated as a 
reservoir-storage type plant with an installed operating capacity of 
190.0 MW and a dependable operating capacity of 187.0 MW. Water for the 
Project is taken from the San Joaquin River, Ross Creek, and Rock Creek 
and conveyed to the Mammoth Pool Powerhouse through the Mammoth Pool 
Tunnel.
    The Project facilities include: The Mammoth Pool Dam forming 
Mammoth Pool Reservoir, with a capacity of about 119,940 acre-feet at 
an elevation of about 3,330 feet above mean sea level; one power tunnel 
about 7.5 miles long, to convey water from Mammoth Pool Reservoir to 
Mammoth Pool Powerhouse; two small diversions on Rock Creek and Ross 
Creek; and one 230 kV transmission line about 6.7 miles long that 
connects the Mammoth Pool Powerhouse to the non-project Big Creek No. 3 
Switchyard.
    n. 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 (P-2085), 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/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
CALIFORNIA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by 
Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    p. Final amendments: Final amendments to the application must be 
filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date 
of the notice soliciting final terms and conditions.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-7909 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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