[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19334-19335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8301]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 2479-011]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, and 
Preliminary Terms and Conditions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric 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).

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    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. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply 
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, 
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions 
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/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now is 
ready for environmental analysis.
    l. 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 (kV), 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 No. 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.
    m. 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 last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' or ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS;'' (2) set 
forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number 
of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, 
address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; 
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 
through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions 
or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all 
other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by 
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) 
and 385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made 
as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of recommendations,             May 31, 2011.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and preliminary fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues EA.................  September 28, 2011.
Comments on EA or EIS................  November 14, 2011.
Modified terms and conditions........  January 13, 2012.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: April 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-8301 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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