[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30457-30458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11951]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.175-029]


Pacific Gas and 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 File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: P-175-029.
    c. Date Filed: April 19, 2021.
    d. Submitted by: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
    e. Name of Project: Balch Hydroelectric Project.
    Location: On the North Fork King River, in Fresno County, 
California. The project occupies 506.28 of federal land administered by 
the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    g. Potential Applicant Contact(s): Mareen Zawalick, 77 Beale St., 
San Francisco, CA 94105; (805) 545-4242; email at 
[email protected]; or Jennifer Post, Esq., 77 Beale St., San 
Francisco, CA 94105; (415) 973-9809; email at [email protected].
    h. FERC Contact: Benjamin Mann at (202) 502-8127; or email at 
[email protected].
    i. PG&E filed its request to use Traditional Licensing Process on 
April 19, 2021. PG&E provided public notice of its request on 
simultaneously. In a letter dated June 2, 2021 the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved PG&E's request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process.
    j. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the 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.
    k. 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.
    l. 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.
    m. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed on the 
Commission's website (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. At this time, 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 on March 13, 2020. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], 
(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. P-175-029. Pursuant to 18 
CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications

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must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior to the 
expiration of the existing license. All applications for license for 
this project must be filed by April 30, 2024.
    o. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx 
to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 2, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-11951 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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