[Federal Register: December 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 248)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2085-000]
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application and
Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment Tendered For Filing With the
Commission, and Establishing Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
December 16, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New--Major License.
b. Project No.: 2085-000.
c. Date Filed: November 29, 2005.
d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
e. Name of Project: Mammoth Pool Hydroelectric Power Project.
f. Location: On the San Joaquin River, near North Fork, California.
The project affects 2,036 acres of federal land administered by the
Sierra National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Russ W. Krieger, Vice President Power
Production, Southern California Edison Company, 300 N. Lone Hill Ave.,
San Dimas, CA 91773. Phone: 909-394-8667.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095, or e-mail:
james.fargo@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking federal, state, local, and
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in
item k below. Agencies granted cooperating status will be precluded
from being an intervenor in this proceeding consistent with the
Commission's regulations.
k. Deadline for requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days
from the date of this notice. All documents
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(original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Comments 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. After logging into the e-Filing system, select
``Comment on Filing'' from the Filing Type Selection screen and
continue with the filing and process. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing.
l. Status: This application has not been accepted for filing. We
are not soliciting motions to intervene, protests, or final terms and
conditions at this time.
m. Description of project: The Project is located in the central
Sierra Nevada, within the San Joaquin River watershed, about 50 miles
northeast of the City of Fresno. The Project is operated as a
reservoir-storage type plant with an installed operating capacity of
190.0 MW and a dependable operating capacity of 187.0 MW. Water for the
Project is taken from the San Joaquin River, Ross Creek, and Rock Creek
and conveyed to the Mammoth Pool Powerhouse through the Mammoth Pool
Tunnel.
The Project facilities include: The Mammoth Pool Dam forming
Mammoth Pool Reservoir, with a capacity of about 119,940 acre-feet at
an elevation of about 3,330 feet above mean sea level; one power tunnel
about 7.5 miles long, to convey water from Mammoth Pool Reservoir to
Mammoth Pool Powerhouse; two small diversions on Rock Creek and Ross
Creek; and one 230 kV transmission line about 6.7 miles long that
connects the Mammoth Pool Powerhouse to the non-project Big Creek No. 3
Switchyard.
n. 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 (P-2085), 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/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
CALIFORNIA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
p. Final amendments: Final amendments to the application must be
filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date
of the notice soliciting final terms and conditions.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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