[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 66607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27020]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2079-072]


Placer County Water Agency; Notice of Application for Approval of 
Contract for the Sale of Power for a Period Extending Beyond the Term 
of the License

    Take notice that on July 17, 2012, Placer County Water Agency filed 
with the Commission an application for approval of: (a) The 
continuation of its existing power purchase contract with Pacific Gas 
and Electric Company (PG&E) for two months beyond the expiration of the 
current license term of the Middle Fork American River Project No. 2079 
(Middle Fork Project); and (b) a new power purchase agreement for the 
sale of output of the Middle Fork Project from the licensee to PG&E 
beginning on May 1, 2013, which is beyond the term of Middle Fork 
Project's current license. The Project consists of two major storage 
reservoirs, five smaller reservoirs and diversion pools, and five 
powerhouses, and is located in the Sierra Nevada range in Placer and El 
Dorado Counties, California.
    Section 22 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 815, provides that 
contracts for the sale and delivery of power for periods extending 
beyond the termination date of a license may be entered into upon the 
joint approval of the Commission and the appropriate state public 
service commission or other similar authority in the state in which the 
sale or delivery of power is made. The licensee asserts that approval 
of the submitted contract is in the public interest.
    Comments on the request for approval of the continuation of the 
original power purchase contract and for the new power purchase 
agreement, or motions to intervene may be filed with the Commission no 
later than December 10, 2012. Section 385.2010 of the Commission's 
regulations requires 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.
    All documents (an original and eight copies) must be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please put the name Middle Fork 
Project No. 2079-072 on the first page of all documents.
    Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site, www.ferc.gov, under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    A copy of the application is available for review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site, 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.
    You may also register online at www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to these projects or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 25, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27020 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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