[Federal Register: March 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 48)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 120-020]
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application and
Amended Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment Tendered for Filing
With the Commission, and Establishing Procedual Schedule for Licensing
and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
March 7, 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. 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 (original and eight copies)
should be filed with: Philis J. Posey, Acting 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
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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 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.
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 three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at 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.
o. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made if the Commission determines it
necessary to do so:
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Milestone Tentative date
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Issue Acceptance/Deficiency Letter June 2007.
and request Additional
Information, if needed.
Notice asking for final terms and September 2007.
conditions.
Notice of the availability of the March 2008.
draft EIS.
Notice of the availability of the September 2008.
final EIS.
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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.
Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-4477 Filed 3-12-07; 8:45 am]
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