[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2484-2485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-508]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2175-014]


Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application Ready 
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, and 
Recommendations, Final Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

January 8, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New License for Major Project-Existing Dam.
    b. Project No.: P-2175-014.
    c. Date Filed: February 23, 2007.

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    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
    e. Name of Project: Big Creek Nos. 1 and 2 Hydroelectric Power 
Project.
    f. Location: In Fresno County, California, and within the Sierra 
National Forest. The project is situated along Big Creek, a tributary 
to the San Joaquin River. The project affects 1,877.96 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 North Lone Hill 
Ave., San Dimas, California 91773. Phone: (909) 394-8667.
    i. FERC Contact: Ken Hogan at (202) 502-8434, or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, and recommendations, final 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: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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, final 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 and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The existing Big Creek Nos. 1 and 2 
Hydroelectric Power Project consists of two powerhouses, four major 
dams forming one major reservoir, one moderate dam and impoundment, 
three small diversions, and three water conveyance systems. The project 
would have an average annual generation of 657,072 megawatt-hours.
     Powerhouses (i) Powerhouse No. 1 with four turbine/
generator units and a total dependable operating capacity of about 82.9 
MW; and (ii) Powerhouse No. 2, with four turbine/generator units and a 
total dependable operating capacity of about 67.1 MW.
     Major dams and reservoirs (i) Dams 1, 2, 3, and 3a, which 
form Huntington Lake, with a capacity of about 89,166 ac-ft, at an 
elevation of about 6,950 ft above mean sea level (msl).
     Moderate dam (i) Dam 4, which forms Dam 4 Impoundment 
(Powerhouse 2 Forebay), with a capacity of about 60 ac-ft, at an 
elevation of about 4,810 ft above msl.
     Small diversions (i) Balsam Creek Diversion, with a usable 
capacity of less than 1 ac-ft, at an elevation of about 4,880 ft above 
msl; (ii) Ely Creek Diversion, with a usable capacity of less than 1 
ac-ft, at an elevation of about 4,844 ft above msl; and (iii) Adit 8 
Diversion, with a usable capacity of less than 1 ac-ft, at an elevation 
of about 4,825 ft above msl.
     Water conveyance systems (i) Tunnel No. 1, about 2 miles 
long, conveys water from Huntington Lake through an 84-inch diameter 
pipe to Big Creek Powerhouse No. 1.; (ii) Tunnel No. 2, approximately 
4.1 miles long, conveys water from the Dam 4 impoundment just 
downstream of Powerhouse 1 to Big Creek Powerhouse No. 2. Water from 
Ely and Balsam Creek diversions also enter into Tunnel No. 2 between 
the forebay and powerhouse; and (iii) The Shoo Fly, conveys water from 
Shaver Lake.
     (FERC Project No. 67) through Tunnel 5 and into Tunnel 2 
leading to Powerhouse No. 2. The Shoo fly was used during the 
construction of Shaver Lake Dam and Powerhouse No. 2A to keep water off 
the dam and to get more generation from Powerhouse No. 2. Although not 
currently in use, the Shoo fly Complex gives SCE the flexibility to 
divert water from Shaver Lake to Powerhouse No. 2, if required.
    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 three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (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,'' ``FINAL 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, final 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 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.
    n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
    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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Comments, recommendations, final terms   March 8, 2008.
 and conditions, and prescriptions due.
Reply comments due from applicant......  April 22, 2008.
Notice of the availability of the draft  September 2008.
 EIS.
Comments on draft EIS due..............  November 2008.
Notice of the availability of the final  March 2009.
 EIS.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-508 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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