[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13174-13175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5482]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2479-011]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule 
for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following transmission line only project 
application has been filed with the Commission and is available for 
public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License--Transmission Line Only.
    b. Project No: P-2479-011.
    c. Date Filed: February 22, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: French Meadows Transmission Line Project.
    f. Location: The French Meadows Transmission Line Project is 
located in Placer County, California, within the boundaries of the 
Eldorado and Tahoe National Forests.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Forrest Sullivan, Senior Project Manager, 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 5555 Florin Perkins Road, Sacramento, 
CA, 95826. Tel: (916) 386-5580.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary Greene, (202) 502-8865 or 
[email protected].
    j. Status: This application is not ready for environmental analysis 
at this time.
    k. Description of Project: The Project is connected with The Middle 
Fork American River Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2079, owned 
and operated by the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA). The Project 
consists of a 3-phase, 60-kilovolt, wood-pole transmission line 
extending 13.27 miles from PCWA's French Meadows powerhouse switchyard 
to PCWA's Middle Fork powerhouse (feature of Project 2079). The Project 
includes a 3-phase, 60-kV transmission line extending approximately 900 
feet from PCWA's Oxbow powerhouse (feature of Project 2079) to the 
interconnection at PG&E's Weimar 1 60 kV transmission line. 
The transmission line right-of-way is 40 feet in width for its entire 
length. The Project also includes a 230-kV tap at PCWA's Ralston 
powerhouse. The tap is wholly contained within the switchyard at 
Ralston powerhouse.
    The French Meadows 60-kV transmission line is entirely within the 
boundaries of the Eldorado National Forest, and the Oxbow 60-kV tap is 
entirely within the boundaries of the Tahoe National Forest. The 
combined length of the two 60-kV transmission lines on National Forest 
System lands is 6.58 miles: 6.42 miles in the Eldorado National Forest 
and 0.16 mile in the Tahoe National Forest. Approximately 6.69 miles of 
the French Meadows 60-kV transmission line are located on private lands 
within the boundary of the Eldorado National Forest. The Oxbow tap is 
located entirely on National Forest System lands.
    PG&E is not proposing to modify the existing Project and does not 
plan any changes to the operation or maintenance of the transmission 
line.
    l. A copy of the 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 three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (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 initiating consultation with the 
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    n. Procedural schedule and final amendments: This application will 
be processed according to the following Licensing Schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made if the Commission determines it necessary 
to do so.

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                 Milestone                          Tentative date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for     March 31, 2011.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary       May 30, 2011.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues EA.......................  September 27, 2011.
Comments on EA.............................  October 27, 2011.
Modified Terms and Conditions..............  December 26, 2012.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
soliciting final terms and conditions.

    Dated: March 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5482 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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