[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 47 (Thursday, March 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10732-10733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5261]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 176-018]


City of Escondido and Vista Irrigation District; Notice of 
Technical Conference and Site Visit for Escondido Hydroelectric Project

March 5, 2009.

Technical Conference

    On December 15, 2008, The City of Escondido and Vista Irrigation 
(co-applicants) filed an updated application to relicense the 1.8-MW 
Escondido Hydroelectric Project.
    FERC staff will conduct two technical conferences for the purposes 
of gathering information and answering questions regarding the 
Escondido Project's Settlement Agreement and Updated License 
Application. The meetings will focus on obtaining public and agency 
input and requesting clarification from the applicants regarding the 
filed documents. All interested individuals, organizations, and 
agencies with environmental expertise and concerns are invited to 
attend one or both of the meetings and to assist the staff in defining 
and clarifying the issues related to the Escondido Hydroelectric 
Project licensing proceeding.
    A. Date, Time, and Location:

Morning Meeting

    Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
    Time: 9 a.m. (PST).
    Place: Civic Center Plaza, Mitchell Room.
    Address: 210 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.

Evening Meeting

    Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
    Time: 7 p.m. (PST).
    Place: Civic Center Plaza, Mitchell Room.
    Address: 210 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.
    B. Directions to the Mitchell Room, Escondido City Hall: From San 
Diego, take Interstate 15 north to Hwy 78 east; From Los Angeles, take 
Interstate 5 south to Hwy 78 east, past Interstate 15; From Ontario/
Riverside, take Interstate 15 south to Hwy 78 east; Then, turn right 
(south) on North Broadway, right again (west) on Valley Parkway (a one-
way street), and park in the first or second public lot on the right 
(the second lot is referred to as the Art Center parking lot). A permit 
will be issued in the Mitchell Room for you to put on your dashboard 
that will allow you to exceed the posted parking time limit for either 
of these two lots. If these lots are both full, proceed west on Valley 
Parkway and make a right turn (north) on Escondido Blvd. Pass the 
Performing Arts Center (Lyric Theatre) and the flood control channel 
and turn right into the Woodward Avenue parking lot.
    C. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, [email protected], 202-502-6512.
    D. Purpose of Meeting: FERC staff will conduct two technical 
conferences for the purposes of gathering information and answering 
questions regarding the Escondido Hydroelectric Project's Settlement 
Agreement and Updated License Application. The meetings will focus on 
obtaining public and agency input and requesting clarification from the 
applicant's regarding the filed documents. All interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies with environmental expertise and concerns 
are invited to attend one or both of the meetings and to assist the 
staff in defining and clarifying the issues related to the Escondido 
Hydroelectric Project licensing proceeding.
    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and become part of 
the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.

Site Visit

    FERC staff, along with the applicants, will conduct a project site 
visit beginning at 8:45 a.m. on April 1, 2009. All interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend. All 
participants should meet at the Escondido Civic Center Plaza in the 
Mitchell Room. All participants are responsible for their own 
transportation to the site, but car pooling is encouraged as much as 
possible. Please be aware that several of the facilities on this tour 
are accessed via rough dirt roads. Vehicles must be suitable for off-
road use and four-wheel drive is

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recommended (and may be required in wet weather). Please bring water 
and wear suitable field attire and footwear.
    Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
    Time: 8:45 a.m. (PST).
    Place: Civic Center Plaza, Mitchell Room.
    Address: 210 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-5261 Filed 3-11-09; 8:45 am]
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