[Federal Register: July 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 133)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-120-020]
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
July 5, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License for Major Project-Existing Dam.
b. Project No.: P-120-020.
c. Date Filed: February 23, 2007.
d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
e. Name of Project: Big Creek No. 3 Hydroelectric Power Project.
f. Location: The Big Creek No. 3 Hydroelectric Project is located
in Fresno and Madera Counties, California near the town of Auberry
within the San Joaquin River watershed. The Project occupies 377.16
acres of federal lands.
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 North Lone Hill
Ave., San Dimas, California 91773. Phone: (909) 394-8667.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502-6095, or 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:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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.
Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. 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.
k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The existing Big Creek No. 3
Hydroelectric Power Project consists of one powerhouse; one moderate-
sized dam and forebay; and one water conveyance system. The Project is
operated as a reservoir-storage type plant with an installed operating
capacity of 174.45 MW. Water for the Project is taken from the San
Joaquin River just downstream of its confluence with Big Creek and
conveyed to the Big Creek No. 3 Powerhouse through Tunnel No. 3. The
energy generated by the Project is transmitted to the SCE transmission
and distribution system and used for public utility purposes. The
project would have an average annual generation of 804,240 megawatt-
hours.
Powerhouse: Big Creek Powerhouse No. 3, with five turbine
generator units.
Moderate-sized dam and forebay: Dam 6 and Dam 6
Impoundment, with a capacity of about 933 ac-ft, at an elevation of
about 2,230 ft above mean sea level (msl).
Water conveyance system: Powerhouse No. 3 water conveyance
system, about 5.3 miles long, conveys water from Dam No. 6 Impoundment
to Big Creek Powerhouse No. 3 through a tunnel with a capacity of about
3,250 cfs. The system includes a pressure-relief valve system and
penstocks providing pressurized water from the tunnel to the turbine.
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 three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (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. 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-13520 Filed 7-11-07; 8:45 am]
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