[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 24 (Friday, February 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6274-6275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2519]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 176-018]


City of Escondido and Vista Irrigation District; Notice of 
Settlement Agreement and Updated Application and Solicitation of 
Comments

January 29, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
updated and filed with the Commission and is available for public 
inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement and Updated License 
Application for a New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 176-018.
    c. Date Filed: December 15, 2008.
    d. Applicant: City of Escondido and Vista Irrigation District.
    e. Name of Project: Escondido Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the San Luis Rey River in San Diego County, near 
Escondido, California. The project occupies 290 acres of Federal lands 
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau 
of Land Management. The project also occupies 66 acres of Indian 
Reservation lands owned by the La Jolla, San Pasqual, and Rincon Indian 
tribes.
    g. Applicant Contacts:

Lori Vereker, Utilities Director, City of Escondido, Civic Center 
Plaza, 210 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025;
Don A. Smith, Director of Water Resources, Vista Irrigation District, 
1391 Engineer Street, Vista, CA 92081, (207) 945-5621.

    h. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, (202) 502-6512 or 
[email protected].
    i. Deadline for filing comments: March 2, 2009. Reply comments due: 
March 17, 2009.
    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.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status 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.
    j. This updated application is not ready for environmental analysis 
at this time.
    k. The existing 1.5 MW Escondido project consists of: (1) Two 
storage reservoirs (Lake Henshaw on San Luis Rey River and Lake 
Wohlford on Escondido Creek) with a combined storage capacity of 
approximately 58,000 acre-feet; (2) one well-field (Warner Ranch) that 
augments flow into Lake Henshaw; (3) one diversion dam on the San Luis 
Rey River; (3) four primary water conduits (Upper Escondido Canal--5.93 
miles; Rincon Penstock--0.4 mile; Lower Escondido Canal--7.72 miles; 
and Wohlford Penstock--0.76 mile); (4) two powerhouses (Bear Valley 
powerhouse

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and Rincon powerhouse; (5) public recreation facilities at Lake Henshaw 
and Lake Wohlford; and (6) appurtenant facilities and features. The 
Escondido project extends from Lake Henshaw at an elevation of about 
2,700 feet to Bear Valley Powerhouse at an elevation of 750 feet. The 
Escondido canal currently consists of approximately 58,404 feet of 
gunite lined canal; 3,567 feet of tunnel; 670 feet of metal flume; 
2,156 feet of inverted siphon; and 6,118 feet of pipeline.
    In the revised application, the applicant proposes to remove the 
Warner Ranch well-field, the Rincon Penstock, and the Rincon powerhouse 
from the project.
    l. A copy of the updated 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.
    m. With this notice, we are re-initiating consultation with the 
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the 
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR 
800.4.

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-2519 Filed 2-5-09; 8:45 am]
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