[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8776-8777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02620]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2310-237]


Pacific Gas and Electric Co.; Notice of Application for Temporary 
Variance and Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment, 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 Proceeding: Request for Temporary Variance of Lake 
Fordyce minimum reservoir water surface elevation.
    b. Project No.: 2310-237.
    c. Date Filed: December 22, 2020 and supplemented January 13, 2021.
    d. Licensee: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Lake Fordyce is located on Fordyce Creek, a tributary 
of the South Fork of the Yuba River, Nevada County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Licensee Contact: Bill Martin, AECOM, 300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 
400,

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Oakland, CA, 94601, (510) 874-3020, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski, (202) 502-6052, 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments, interventions, and protests 
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: 15 
days from the 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, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852 The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-2310-237. 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 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 Request: The licensee filed a request for a 
temporary license variance from the minimum operating elevation 
requirement at Lake Fordyce, a development of the Drum-Spaulding 
Hydroelectric Project No. 2310, in order to implement a seepage 
mitigation project at Fordyce Dam. The normal maximum reservoir 
elevation is 6,341 feet (PG&E datum). The licensee proposes to lower 
the reservoir to its minimum required elevation of 6245.4 feet and 
install a membrane liner on the upstream face of the dam and anchored 
to bedrock. A cofferdam and flow bypass would be installed to allow 
dewatering of the work area on the upstream side of Lake Fordyce Dam 
and provide a ``dry'' workspace while maintaining the required minimum 
5 cubic feet per second flow downstream of the dam. A variance from the 
minimum operating elevation of Lake Fordyce may be needed periodically 
depending on inflow to provide buffer to ensure the cofferdam would not 
be overtopped.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at 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. 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. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    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, 
.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: February 3, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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