[Federal Register: February 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 21)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11858-002]
Elsinore Municipal Water District and the Nevada Hydro Company,
Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests
January 25, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major unconstructed project.
b. Project No.: 11858-002.
c. Date Filed: February 2, 2004.
d. Applicant: Elsinore Municipal Water District and the Nevada
Hydro Company, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: On Lake Elsinore and San Juan Creek, in the Town of
Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California. The project would occupy
federal lands, including lands managed by the Forest Service (Cleveland
National Forest), Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of
Defense (Camp Pendleton).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, The Nevada Hydro Company, 2416
Cades Way, Vista, California 92083, (760) 599-0086.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095; e-mail
james.fargo@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, motions to intervene
and protests 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing''
link.
The Commission's Rules of Practice 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, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new upper reservoir
(Morrell Canyon) having a 180-foot-high main dam and a gross storage
volume of 5,750 feet, at a normal reservoir surface elevation of 2,880
feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a powerhouse with two reversible
pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity of 500 megawatts;
(3) the existing Lake Elsinore to be used as a lower reservoir; (4)
about 30 miles of 500 kV transmission line connecting the project to an
existing transmission line owned by Southern California Edison located
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north of the proposed project and to an existing San Diego Gas &
Electric Company transmission line located to the south.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site 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. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application, a competing development application, or
a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing
development application no later than 120 days after the specified
deadline date for the particular application. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
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 a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for
the particular application.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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 protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant
specified in the particular application.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-377 Filed 2-1-05; 8:45 am]
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