[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57901-57902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20284]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10821-004]


Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to a File License Application 
and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 10821-004.
    c. Date Filed: June 30, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E).
    e. Name of Project: Camp Far West Transmission Line Project.
    f. Location: The project is a transmission line-only project 
located in Placer and Yuba Counties, California. The project occupies 
10.9 acres of federal land administered by Beale Air Force Base, 
Department of Defense.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mark Stewart, Electric FERC License 
Coordinator, 4636 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville, CA 95667; (530) 621-
7243; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering at (202) 502-6382; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. PG&E filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process 
on June 30, 2016. PG&E provided public notice of its request on June 9 
and June 10, 2016. In a letter dated August 18, 2016, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved PG&E's request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 7 
of the

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Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 
50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating 
consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Officer, 
as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the 
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating PG&E as the Commission's 
non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation 
pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and 
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. PG&E filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed 
process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 
of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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 at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 10821-004. Pursuant to 18 
CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for licensing this project must be filed by June 30, 2019.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: August 18, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-20284 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am]
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