[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45594-45595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18773]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14406-000]


San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, 
Protests, Recommendations, and 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: Conduit Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 14406-000.
    c. Date filed: May 9, 2012, and supplemented on July 11 and July 
25, 2012.
    d. Applicant: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (San 
Francisco PUC).
    e. Name of Project: University Mound Reservoir Renewable 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed University Mound Reservoir Renewable 
Hydroelectric Project would be located adjacent to the existing McLaren 
Pumping Plant which is located at the Northwest corner of the 
intersection at Bowdoin Street and Woosley Street in San Francisco, 
California. The project would use the existing Crystal Springs 
Pipelines (CSPL1 and CSPL2), which ultimately deliver water from the 
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's Water Supply and Treatment 
Divisions transmission system (located in San Mateo County on the San 
Francisco peninsula) to the University Mound Reservoir south and north 
basins (located in San Francisco). The land on which all the project 
structures are located is owned by the applicant.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Doyle, Manager Energy 
Infrastructure, Planning and Development, San Francisco Public 
Utilities Commission, Power Enterprise Division, 1155 Market Street, 
4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103; telephone (415) 554-0725.
    i. FERC Contact: Kim Carter, telephone (202) 502-6486, and email 
address [email protected].
    j. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is requesting 
comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions.

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    k. Deadline for filing responsive documents: Due to the small size 
of the proposed project, as wells as the resource agency consultation 
letters filed with the application, the 60-day timeframe specified in 
18 CFR 4.43(b) for filing all comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is shortened 
to 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply comments 
filed in response to comments submitted by any resource agency, Indian 
tribe, or person, must be filed with the Commission within 45 days from 
the issuance date of this notice.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' 
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in 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.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed University Mound Reservoir 
Renewable Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1) A new intake on 
the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's existing 42-inch-
diameter Crystal Springs Pipeline No. 1, connecting to a new 24-inch-
diameter, 68-feet-long intake pipeline; (2) a new intake on the San 
Francisco Public Utilities Commission's existing 60-inch-diameter 
Crystal Springs Pipeline No. 2, connecting to a new 36-inch-diameter, 
approximately 40-feet-long intake pipeline; (3) a new, 36.5 feet-wide 
by 41.5 feet-long, 1-story Mission Style powerhouse, containing 3 
turbine/generator units, each rated 80.3 kW, for a total installed 
capacity of 240.9 kW; (4) a new 36-inch-diameter, 40-feet-long pipeline 
that discharges to the 60-inch-diameter Crystal Springs Pipeline No. 2; 
(5) a new 24-inch-diameter, 67-feet-long pipeline that discharges to 
the 42-inch-diameter Crystal Springs Pipeline No. 1; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual 
generation of 1,586,494 kilowatt-hours.
    m. This filing is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number, here P-14406, in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for review and reproduction at the address in item h 
above.
    n. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to 
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a 
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such 
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not 
be accepted in response to this notice.
    o. Notice of Intent -- A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit a competing development application. A notice of intent must be 
served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
    p. Protests or Motions To Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or 
a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    q. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMMENTS'', 
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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. Any of these documents must be filed by providing 
the original and eight copies to: The Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. An 
additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower 
Administration and Compliance, Office of Energy Projects, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. 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.
    r. Waiver of Pre-filing Consultation: The applicant requested 
agencies to support the waiver of the Commission's consultation 
requirements under 18 CFR 4.38(c). In June 2011, the National Park 
Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service advised by written 
correspondence that they do not require further consultation. The Bay 
Area Regional Water Quality Control Board advised that they had no 
plans to send comments. The Office of Historic Preservation, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency--Region 9, California Department of 
Fish and Game, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Water 
Resources Division of Dam Safety, and the California Division of Dam 
Safety and Inspections were contacted by phone and verbally responded 
that they will not be replying in writing, nor would they comment on 
the application. Therefore, we intend to accept the consultation that 
has occurred on this project during the pre-filing period and we intend 
to waive pre-filing consultation under section 4.38(c), which requires, 
among other things, conducting studies requested by resource agencies, 
and distributing and consulting on a draft exemption application.

    Dated: July 26, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-18773 Filed 7-31-12; 8:45 am]
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