[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 36310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14453]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6885-009]


Richard Moss; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protest

June 19, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: A Subsequent License (Minor Project).
    b. Project No.: 6885-009.
    c. Date Filed: January 31, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Richard Moss.
    e. Name of Project: Cinnamon Ranch Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Middle Creek and Birch Creek, in the Hammil Valley 
area of Mono County, near the Town of Benton, California. The project 
occupies 0.13 acre of Forest Service lands within Inyo National Forest 
and 7.4 acres of lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Don Moss, 8381 Foppiano Way, Sacramento, CA 
95829, 916-715-6023.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests and 
requests for cooperating agency status: 60 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing operating project was built in 1960 and has been 
furnishing electric power to the Cinnamon ranch since that time. The 
project consists of: (1) Two existing diversion flumes; (2) a 5,940-
foot-long penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing a turbine and generator 
for a total installed capacity of 150 kilowatts; and (4) a 5,176-foot-
long, 12 kilvoltV transmission line. The project is estimated to 
generate an average of 421,184 kilowatt-hours annually. The dam and 
existing project facilities are owned by the applicant. The applicant 
proposes no changes to facilities or operations.
    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.
    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. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-14453 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
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