[Federal Register: December 19, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 244)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
December 13, 2001.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 12135-000.
c. Date filed: November 1, 2001.
d. Applicants: South Fork Irrigation District and Hot Springs
Valley Irrigation District.
e. Name of Project: West Valley Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: The project would utilize the Bureau of Land
Management's existing Moon Lake, also known as Tule Lake, on Cedar
Creek, and lands within Modoc National Forest in Lassen and Modoc
Counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Don R. Pope, 9709 W. Fairview Avenue,
Littleton, CO 80127-3955, (303) 973-9610.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. James Hunter, (202) 219-2839.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, and
comments: 60 days from the issue date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington DC 20426. Comments,
protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet
in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-
Filing'' link. Please include the project number (P-12135-000) on any
comments or motions filed.
k. Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project
would utilize the existing Moon Lake Dam and Reservoir, which are
proposed to serve as the upper reservoir, and would consist of: (1) A
proposed 90-foot-high, 650-foot-long concrete dam, (2) a proposed
reservoir having a surface area of 184 acres at normal water surface
elevation 4,950 feet msl, the proposed lower reservoir, (3) a proposed
16,000-foot-long tunnel connecting the reservoirs, (4) a proposed
underground powerhouse, containing four generating units with a total
installed capacity of 264 megawatts, (5) a proposed 5-mile-long, 230-
kilovolt transmission line, and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an annual generation of 542.9 gigawatthours that would be
sold to a local utility.
l. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#''
and follow the
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instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h.
above.
m. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing
application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit
the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an
application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a
timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the
competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and
4.36.
n. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant desiring
to file a competing development application must submit to the
Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular
application, either a competing development application or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent to file a development application allows an interested person to
file the competing application no later than 120 days after the
specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
o. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
p. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
q. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
r. 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. 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.
s. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
t. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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