[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33914-33915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13866]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2678-006]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, and 
Preliminary 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: Subsequent License--Transmission Line Only.
    b. Project No.: P-2678-006.
    c. Date filed: April 24, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Narrows No. 2 Transmission Line Project.
    f. Location: The Narrows No. 2 Transmission Line Project is located 
within the Yuba River watershed, in Yuba and Nevada counties, 
California. The project originates on public land administered by the 
United States Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Stewart, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, 4636 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville, CA, 95667. Tel: (530) 
621-7243 or by email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502-6095 or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions: 60 days from the 
issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the 
issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary 
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the 
Commission's eFiling system at 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 at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-2678-006.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now is 
ready for environmental analysis.
    l. The project includes about 1,638 feet (0.31 mile) of three-
phase, 60-kilovolt transmission line from the Yuba County Water 
Authority's (YCWA) Narrows No. 2 Powerhouse (a component of FERC 
Project No. 2246), in Yuba County, to PG&E's Narrows No. 2 substation.
    PG&E is not proposing to modify the existing project and does not 
plan any changes to the operation or maintenance of the transmission 
line.
    m. 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

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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. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
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 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' or ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS;'' (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, or terms and 
conditions 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. 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.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made 
as appropriate.

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               Milestone                               Date
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Filing of recommendations, and           August 2014.
 preliminary terms and conditions.
Commission issues EA...................  September 2014.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for 
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the water 
quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, 
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the 
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

    Dated: June 9, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary .
[FR Doc. 2014-13866 Filed 6-12-14; 8:45 am]
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