[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24465-24466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10537]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2310-193]


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 hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2310-193.
    c. Date Filed: April 12, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Drum-Spaulding Project.
    f. Location: The west slope of the Sierra Nevada on the South Yuba 
River, Bear River, North Fork of the North Fork American River, and 
tributaries in the Sacramento River watershed in Nevada and Placer 
counties, California. A large portion of the project is located on the 
Tahoe National Forest. Portions of the project occupy lands managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steve Peirano, Relicensing Project Manager, 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 
94177-0001, (415) 973-4481, 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 10 developments: 
Spaulding No. 3; Spaulding No. 1 and No. 2; Drum No. 1 and No. 2; Dutch 
Flat No. 1; Halsey; Wise; Newcastle; Deer Creek; Alta; and Wise No. 2. 
In the 10 developments, there are 29 reservoirs with a combined gross 
storage capacity of 154,388 acre-feet of water; 6 major water conduits; 
12 powerhouses with a combined authorized installed capacity of 192.5 
megawatts; 7 transmission lines; and appurtenant facilities and 
structures, including recreation facilities.

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    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       June 2011.
 Ready for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations,           August 2011.
 preliminary 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. 2011-10537 Filed 4-29-11; 8:45 am]
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