[Federal Register: February 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 30)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

February 9, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection
    a. Application Type: Amendment to License.
    b. Project No: 2100-097.
    c. Date Filed: November 2, 1998.
    d. Applicant: California Department of Water Resources.
    e. Name of Project: Feather River Project.
    f. Location: This project is on the Feather River in Butte County, 
California. The Project containing lands within the Lassen and Plumas 
National Forests and the Enterprise Band of the Maidu Indian Tribe.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Sec. 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: Dale Martfield, California Department of 
Water Resources, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236, (916) 653-7092.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Join Cofrancesco at Jon.Cofrancesco@ferc.fed.us or telephone 202-
219-0079.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: March 22, 1999.
    Please include the project number (2100-097) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Amendment: The California Department of Water 
Resources (project licensee) proposes to modified camping facilities at 
the Lime Saddle Recreation Area, required under the project's approved 
revised recreation plan. The approved plan required the licensee to 
install 25 tent/RV camping sites and permanent restroom facilities at 
the project's Lime Saddle Recreation Area, located on the west branch 
of the Feather River. During the initial planning stages for the 
facilities, the licensee encountered siting, design, and construction 
problems and subsequently considered alternative sites in consultation 
with the Oroville Recreation Advisory

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Committee (ORAC). ORAC consists of representatives from various state 
and local agencies, including the licensee and local groups interested 
in recreation opportunities at the project. Based largely on its work 
with ORAC, the licensee proposes to provide a 50-unit campground on 
licensee-owned lands located on a peninsula across the cove from the 
Lime Saddle Marina. In general, the facilities would include a kiosk, 
two comfort stations, and a combination of 50 tent and RV campsites. 
The licensee's proposal also includes provisions for future expansion 
of the campground facilities.
    l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A, Washington, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h above.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. 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.
    C1. 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. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. 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.
[FR Doc. 99-3597 Filed 2-12-99; 8:45 am]
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