[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74515-74516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21070]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2085]


Southern California Edison Company; 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

December 5, 2006.
    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.: 2085-014.
    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 cres 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. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
and final recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 
60 days from the issuance date 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.
    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 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. Type of Application: New--Major Modified License
    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, .211, .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

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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. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made if the Commission determines it necessary to do so:

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                Milestone                         Tentative date
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Notice of the availability of the draft   June 2007.
 EIS.
Notice of the availability of the final   November 2007.
 EIS.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-21070 Filed 12-11-06; 8:45 am]
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