[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26012-26013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10573]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1121-118]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice Of Application Accepted 
for Filing, Soliciting Comments, 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: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 1121-118.
    c. Date Filed: March 2, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

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    e. Name of Project: Battle Creek.
    f. Location: On the mainstem Battle Creek, and on the North Fork 
and South Fork Battle Creek in Shasta and Tehama Counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Lisa Whitman, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, P.O. Box No. 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177. Tel: (415) 973-
7465.
    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Rebecca Martin, (202) 502-6012, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: June 1, 2015.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site 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], or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 
original and seven copies to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include 
the project number (P-1121-118) on any comments or motions filed.
    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 whose name appears 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. Description of Application: Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(licensee or PG&E) is requesting that its license for the Battle Creek 
Hydroelectric Project be amended to support the Battle Creek Salmon and 
Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration Project). The Restoration 
Project is a collaborative effort to restore fish habitat on Battle 
Creek and some of its tributaries through modification of the project 
facilities and operations, including instream flow releases. This 
collaborative effort is between PG&E, the U.S. Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine 
Fisheries Service, and the California Department of Fish and Game.
    The Restoration Project will reestablish approximately 42 miles of 
prime salmon and steelhead habitat in the North and South Forks of 
Battle Creek, plus an additional six miles of habitat on the 
tributaries of Battle Creek. The Restoration Project will be 
accomplished in three phases. The licensee is filing this license 
amendment application for approval and implementation of Phase 2 (third 
phase) of the Restoration Project. Proposed work for Phase 2 includes: 
(1) Installing a new fish screen and fish ladder at Inskip Diversion 
Dam; (2) installing a tailrace connector tunnel from South Powerhouse 
to Inskip Canal; (3) removing Lower Ripley Creek Feeder, Soap Creek 
Feeder and Coleman diversion dams; and (4) removing the South Diversion 
Dam and associated conveyance system.
    The licensee has submitted the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead 
Restoration Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental 
Impact Report (EIS/EIR), prepared in July 2005, as part of its 
application. The referenced EIS/EIR was a collaborative effort between 
PG&E, the Bureau of Reclamation, California State Water Resources 
Control Board, California Bay-Delta Authority, and the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission), to fulfill National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act 
requirements. The Commission intends to use the EIS/EIR to meet the 
NEPA requirements under the proposed action to amend the Battle Creek 
Project. The EIS/EIR is available for review at the Restoration 
Projects Web site (link: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=99).
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, Or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field (P-1121) to access the document. You 
may also 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. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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, 
and .214, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied 
by a proof of service on all persons listed in the service list 
prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 
CFR 385.2010.

    Dated: April 30, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-10573 Filed 5-5-15; 8:45 am]
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