[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6942-6943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02285]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-619-167]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company, City of Santa Clara, 
California; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and 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: Temporary variance of required minimum 
streamflows and reservoir elevation.
    b. Project No.: 619-167.
    c. Date Filed: December 11, 2019.
    d. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City of 
Santa Clara, California.
    e. Name of Project: Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the North Fork Feather River 
and Bucks and Grizzly creeks in Plumas County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jamie Visinoni, 245 Market Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94105, 530-894-4779.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Steven Sachs, (202) 502-8666, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, 
motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http://

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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/doc-sfiling/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-619-167.
    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 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 Request: The applicants request a temporary 
variance to reduce the required minimum flow in Bucks Creek below Lower 
Bucks Lake from 8 to 6 cubic feet per second (cfs) during the month of 
June 2020, and to pass only natural streamflow into the Grizzly Creek 
below Grizzly Forebay from July 1 through November 1, 2020, which may 
drop below the required minimum flow of 6 cfs. The applicants also 
request to temporarily modify the minimum flow requirements such that 
compliance would be determined by calculating the average of all daily 
flow measurements rather than complying with instantaneous 
measurements. The applicants propose to implement the daily average 
compliance protocols for the Bucks Creek streamflow from May 1 through 
November 1, 2020, and for the Grizzly Creek requirement from July 1 
through November 1, 2020. Additionally, the applicants propose to 
dewater Lower Bucks Lake, taking it below its minimum required 
elevation of 4,966 feet from May 1 through November 1, 2020. The 
applicants state the variances are necessary to facilitate repairs and 
maintenance at the Lower Bucks dam and Grizzly forebay.
    l. Locations of the Applications: 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. The filing may also be viewed on 
the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field 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. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. 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, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit 
comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest 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, motions to 
intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, MOTION TO INTERVENE, or 
PROTEST as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant(s) and the project number(s) of the application to which the 
filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of 
the person intervening or protesting; 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. 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 385.2010.

    Dated: January 30, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02285 Filed 2-5-20; 8:45 am]
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