[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15143]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13794-000]


Thermalito Afterbay Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

June 16, 2010.
    On May 21, 2010, Thermalito Afterbay Hydro, LLC filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Thermalito 
Afterbay Small Hydroelectric Project, located at the California 
Department of Resources' Thermalito afterbay dam on the Feather River, 
in Butte County, California. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, 
if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license 
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not 
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities 
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the 
owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following:
    (1) A total of 5 to 6 generation sets installed at Thermalito 
afterbay dam and Thermalito afterbay outlet, with a total capacity of 
about 10 megawatts; (2) a switchyard and about 5 miles of 69 kilovolt 
(kV) transmission line to connect to PG&E's existing 69-kV transmission 
line at Thermalito pumping-generating plant; (3) a maintenance crane 
installed on top of each dam; and (4) a control station within 300 feet 
of the Thermalito afterbay dam. The proposed project would have a total 
average annual generation of 57 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Magn[uacute]s J[oacute]hannesson, Thermalito 
Afterbay Hydro, LLC, 28605 Quailhill Drive, Ranch Palos Verdes, CA 
90275; phone: (310) 699-6400.
    FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, 202-502-6095.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. 
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13794) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-15143 Filed 6-22-10; 8:45 am]
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