[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49177-49178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19207]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1121-082]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for 
Amendment of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and 
Protests

August 13, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of license.
    b. Project No.: 1121-082.
    c. Date Filed: July 21, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Battle Creek, the North Fork and South Fork Battle 
Creek in Shasta and Tehama Counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Liv K. Imset, Senior License Coordinator, 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box No. 770000, San Francisco, 
CA 94177; (415) 973-1066.
    i. FERC Contact: CarLisa Linton-Peters, telephone (202) 502-8416; 
e-mail: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protest 
is September 30, 2008.
    Please include the project number (P-1121) on any comments or 
motions filed. All documents (an original and eight copies) must be 
filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Motions to intervene, protests, comments and recommendations may be 
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper 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. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(licensee) is requesting that its license for the Battle Creek 
Hydroelectric Project be amended to support the Battle Creek Salmon and 
Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration Project). The Chinook salmon 
and steelhead are federally-listed species. The Restoration Project is 
a collaborative effort to restore fish habitat on Battle Creek and some 
of its tributaries through modification of the project facilities and 
operations, including instream flow releases. This collaborative effort 
is between PG&E, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, and 
the California Department of Fish and Game.
    The Restoration Project will reestablish approximately 42 miles 
total of prime salmon and steelhead habitat

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in the North and South Forks of Battle Creek, plus an additional six 
miles of habitat on the tributaries of Battle Creek. The Restoration 
Project will be accomplished in three phases. The licensee is filing 
this license amendment application for approval and implementation of 
Phase 1A of the Restoration Project. Proposed work for Phase 1A 
includes fish passage improvements on North Fork Battle Creek by: (1) 
Installing fish screens and ladders at the North Battle Creek Feeder 
and Eagle Canyon Diversion Dams; (2) installing the 4,500-foot long 
Eagle Canyon Canal pipeline; (3) removing the Wildcat Diversion Dam and 
appurtenant conveyance systems; and (4) modifying the Asbury Diversion 
Dam by installing an upstream fish migration barrier and changing 
maintenance procedures to eliminate use of the low-level outlet.
    The licensee has submitted the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead 
Restoration Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental 
Impact Report (EIS/EIR), prepared in July 2005, as part of its 
application. The referenced EIS/EIR was a collaborative effort to 
fulfill National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California 
Environmental Quality Act requirements. The EIS/EIR was a collaborative 
effort between PG&E, the Bureau of Reclamation, California State Water 
Resources Control Board, California Bay-Delta Authority, and the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission). The Commission 
intends to use the 2005 EIS/EIR to meet the NEPA requirements under the 
proposed action to amend the Battle Creek Project. The EIS/EIR was 
previously public noticed on July 29, 2005 and the document is 
available for review at the Restoration Projects Web site (link: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=99).
    l. Location of the Application: A copy of the licensee's filing is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. You may also register 
online at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be 
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call toll-free at 1-866-208-
3372 or e-mail [email protected], or for TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the 
address listed in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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, and 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 (see item (j) 
above).
    o. Any filing must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', or 
``RECOMMENDATIONS'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-19207 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]
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