[Federal Register: May 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1403-056]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for
Temporary Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
May 16, 2008.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Request for Temporary Amendment of Article
402 Supplemental Flow Requirements.
b. Project No.: 1403-056.
c. Date Filed: May 15, 2008.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Narrows Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: At the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' Englebright
Reservoir (Upper Narrows Debris Dam) on the Yuba River, in Nevada
County, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Erich Nolan, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, Mail Code N11C, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177,
Telephone: (415) 973-0344.
i. FERC Contact: Antonia Lattin, antonia.lattin@ferc.gov,
Telephone: (415) 369-3334.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests:
June 6, 2008.
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 and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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. A copy
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
k. Description of Request: The Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E) is requesting a temporary amendment of the supplemental flow
requirements of article 402 under the project license. Because of dry
conditions in the project area and the need to manage river flows to
protect federally listed Chinook salmon and steelhead trout in the Yuba
River below Englebright Dam, PG&E requests that it be allowed to
operate the Narrows Project without releasing from 1,500 to 2,000 cubic
feet per second (cfs) of supplemental flows from Englebright Dam from
May 16 to June 30, 2008. Instead, flows would be released by the Yuba
County Water Agency (licensee of FERC Project No. 2246) to the Yuba
River so that flows below irrigation diversions are 900 cfs from May 16
to May 31, 2008, and 500 cfs during June 2008, at the downstream
Marysville Gage. Under this arrangement, flows from Englebright Dam
would be approximately 1,500 cfs from May 16 to May 31, 2008, and 1,100
cfs from June 1 to June 30, 2008. The Marysville Gage is located about
15 miles below Englebright Dam. Included in PG&E's request were letters
of concurrence from the state and federal resource agencies.
l. Location of the Application: The filing is available for
inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426 or by
calling (202) 502-8371, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may
also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to
be notified via e-mail or new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. 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.
o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable,
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the
filing refers.
p. 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.
q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(I)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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