[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43959-43960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18275]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Project No. 11563-057]


 Northern California Power Agency; Notice of Application for 
Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests

July 19, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request for temporary license amendment.
    b. Project No.: 11563-057.
    c. Date Filed: May 26, 2010, and supplemented on July 12, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Northern California Power Agency.
    e. Name of Project: Upper Utica Project.
    f. Location of Project: On Silver Creek and the North Fork 
Stanislaus River, in Tuolumne and Alpine Counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy Bowersox, Manager, Hydroelectric 
Operations, Northern California Power Agency, 477 Bret Harte Drive, 
Murphys, CA 95247; (209) 728-1387.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. John Aedo, (415) 369-3335, [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protest: 
August 20, 2010.
    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.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at 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 in 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: The Northern California Power Agency 
(licensee) is requesting approval for a temporary deviation from 
minimum surface elevation and minimum water volume limits at Lake 
Alpine. Article 403 of the project license requires that the licensee 
maintain Lake Alpine at full pool (elevation 7,302 feet) from June 1 to 
November 1st or October 15th if early drawdown occurs, to meet minimum 
flow releases to Silver Creek, downstream of the lake. Article 403 also 
requires that the licensee maintain a minimum water volume of 2,500 
acre feet at Lake Alpine from November 1st or October 15th to June 1st 
for the protection of overwintering brook and rainbow trout. The 
licensee requests that it be allowed to partially drawdown Lake Alpine 
to facilitate repairs to the low level outlet works at the project. The 
licensee states that the absolute minimum surface pool elevation could

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reach 7272.6 feet, and would remain partially drawn down throughout the 
winter, until the reservoir completely refills by June 1, 2011.
    l. Locations of the Application: The 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://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number (P-11563-057) in the docket number field 
to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 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, .211, 
.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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', OR 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', 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.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-18275 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
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