[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24466-24467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10536]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2266-102]


Nevada Irrigation District; 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 hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2266-102.
    c. Date Filed: April 15, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Nevada Irrigation District.
    e. Name of Project: Yuba-Bear Project.
    f. Location: The Yuba-Bear Project is located on the west slope of 
the Sierra Nevada on the Middle Yuba River, Canyon Creek, Fall Creek, 
Rucker Creek, and Bear River, in Nevada, Placer and Sierra Counties, 
California. A large portion of the project is located on the Tahoe 
National Forest. Some of the project is located on federally-owned land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the Sierra Resource 
Management Area.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ron Nelson, General Manager, Nevada 
Irrigation District, 1036 West Main Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945, 
(530) 271-6824 or e-mail [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick, (202) 502-6074 or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The project consists of four developments--
Bowman, Dutch Flat, Chicago Park, and Rollins--which, in total, 
include: 13 main dams with a combined gross storage capacity of 207,865 
acre-feet of water; four water conduits; five diversion dams; four 
powerhouses with a combined installed capacity of 79.32 megawatts; one 
9.0-mile-long, 60-kilovolt transmission line; and appurtenant 
facilities and structures, including recreation facilities.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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 at [email protected] 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. 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.
    n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready     June 2011.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary   August 2011.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EIS...........   February 2012.
Comments on Draft EIS.................   March 2012.
Modified Terms and Conditions.........   May 2012.
Commission Issues Final EIS...........   September 2012.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: April 26, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10536 Filed 4-29-11; 8:45 am]
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