[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 57732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23738]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-13221-001]


Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

    On September 1, 2011, Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed an 
application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 
of the Mokelumne Pumped Storage Project to be located on the North Fork 
Mokelumne River, Bear River, and Cole Creek, in Amador and Calaveras 
Counties, California. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license 
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not 
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities 
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the 
owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) Using the 
existing Lower Bear River reservoir, with a surface area of 746 acres, 
storage capacity of 49,079 acre-feet, and normal water surface 
elevation of 5,822 feet mean sea level (msl), as the upper reservoir, 
with the possibility of a dam raise to increase capacity; (2) a 16,000-
foot-long power tunnel including intake structure and penstock; (3) the 
existing Salt Springs reservoir, with a surface area of 960 acres, 
storage capacity of 141,817 acre-feet, and a normal water surface 
elevation of 3,959 feet msl, as the lower reservoir; (4) a powerhouse 
with a total installed capacity from 300 to 1,200 megawatts; and (5) a 
230- or 500-kilovolt overhead transmission line. The annual electrical 
production would be between 396 and 1,584 gigawatt-hours.
    Besides the proposed use of the existing Lower Bear River Reservoir 
as the upper reservoir, PG&E also plans to continue studying two 
alternatives: (1) The existing Upper Bear River reservoir; and (2) a 
new reservoir on Cole Creek.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy Livingstone, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, 245 Market Street, MC N11E-1137, San Francisco, CA 94105-1702, 
Phone (415) 973-6950, and Ms. Annette Faraglia, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, MC B30A-2479, San Francisco, CA 
94105-1814, phone (415) 973-7145.
    FERC Contact: Jim Fargo; phone: (202) 502-6095.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications 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. 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.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13221-001) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-23738 Filed 9-15-11; 8:45 am]
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