[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53048-53049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21164]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12496-002]


Rugraw, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Original License.
    b. Project No.: 12496-002.
    c. Date filed: April 21, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Rugraw, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the South Fork Battle Creek, nearby the Town of 
Mineral, Tehama County, California. No federal lands or Indian 
reservations are located within the proposed project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Charlie Kuffner, 70 Paseo Mirasol, Tiburon, 
CA 94920; (415) 652-8553.
    i. FERC Contact: Adam Beeco at (202)-502-8655; email--
adam.beeco@&ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
filing motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
ferc.gov">FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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-12496-002.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed Lassen Lodge Project consists of: (1) A 6-foot-high 
and 94-foot-long diversion dam; (2) an impoundment of approximately 0.5 
acre; (3) a 20 by 10-foot enclosed concrete intake structure; (4) a 
7,258-foot-long pipeline and a 5,230-foot-long penstock with a net head 
of 791 feet; (5) a 50 by 50-foot powerhouse containing one generating 
unit with a 5,000-kilowatt capacity; (6) a 50 by 50-foot substation 
area; (7) a 40 by 35-foot switchyard; (8) 100 by 100-foot multipurpose 
area; and (9) a new 12-mile-long, 60-kilovolt transmission line. The 
project is estimated to produce approximately 25,000,000 kilowatt hours 
annually.
    m. A copy of the application is available for electronic review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http:[sol][sol]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.
    You may also register online at http:[sol][sol]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. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, 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 intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    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 development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
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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.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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.

    Dated: August 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-21164 Filed 9-4-14; 8:45 am]
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