[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 94 (Thursday, May 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28938-28939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10324]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 178-045]


[Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Kern & Tule Hydro LLC; Notice 
of Application for Transfer of License and Amendment of License 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: Transfer of License and License Amendment.
    b. Project No.: 178-045.
    c. Date Filed: March 12, 2020.
    d. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (transferor), Kern 
& Tule Hydro LLC (transferee).
    e. Name of Project: Kern Canyon Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Kern River, Kern County, 
California and occupies 11.26 acres of federal lands located within the 
Sequoia National Forest and administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contacts: For Transferor: Ms. Annette Faraglia, Chief 
Counsel, Hydro Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 77 Beale 
Street, B30A-3005, San Francisco, CA 94105, phone: (415)-973-7145, 
Email: [email protected] and Ms. Stephanie Maggard, Director, 
Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, 
N11E-1136, San Francisco, CA 94105, phone: (415) 973-2812, Email: 
[email protected].
    For Transferee: Ms. Ted S. Sorenson, P.E., Manager, Kern & Tule 
Hydro LLC, P.O. Box 1855, Idaho Falls, ID 83403, phone: (208) 589-6908, 
Email:

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[email protected] and Mr. Miriah R. Elliott, Agent, Kern & Tule Hydro 
LLC, 498 West 140 South, Ivins, UT 84738, phone: (435) 429-1878, Email: 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Mrs. Anumzziatta Purchiaroni, (202) 502-6191 or 
[email protected] or Mark Ivy, (202) 502-6156 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: Within 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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-178-045. Comments emailed to Commission 
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    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, it must also serve a 
copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Transfer and Amendment Request: The applicants 
request that the Commission transfer the Kern Canyon Hydroelectric 
Project No. 178 from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to Kern & 
Tule Hydro LLC (KTH). The applicants also request that the Commission 
remove from the project an approximately 8.2-mile-long, 70 kilovolt 
(kV) transmission line that connects the project powerhouse with PG&E's 
integrated transmission system. The applicants state that the 
transmission line segment is not used solely to transmit power from the 
project to the interconnected grid and would remain part of the 
interconnected transmission system even if the project did not exist. 
Therefore, the transmission line segment does not qualify as a primary 
transmission line and does not need to be part of the licensed project. 
The switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse, as well as an approximately 
300-foot-long segment of the 70-kV line running from the project 
powerhouse to pole \0/1\ will remain in the license and will be 
transferred to KTH. Furthermore, the applicants request that the 
Commission revise the project boundary to remove 47.5 acres of land 
which is occupied by the transmission line corridor.
    l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the 
eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. Currently, the 
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    m. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of 
comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling 
link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may 
mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in 
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    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, 
.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 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: May 8, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-10324 Filed 5-13-20; 8:45 am]
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