Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Hydroelectric applications,

[Federal Register: December 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 240)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests

December 9, 1998.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filedwith the Commission and is available for public inspection:

1. Type of Application: New Major License.

2. Project No.: P-2661-012.

3. Date filed: September 24, 1998.

4. Application: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

5. Name of Project: Hat Creek Hydroelectric Project.

6. Location: On Hat Creek in Shasta County, California. About 6.57 acres of the project occupy lands of the U.S. Forest Service, Shasta National Forest.

7. FiledPursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-- 825(r).

8. Applicant Contact: Mr. Terry Morford, Manager, Hydro Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, N11C, San Francisco, California 94177, (415) 973-4603.

9. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to David Turner, E-mail address, David.Turner@FERC.FED.US, or telephone (202) 219-2844.

10. Deadline for filing interventions and protests: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filedwith: David P. Boergers, 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.

11. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

12. Description of Project: The run-of river project consists of two developments: that Creek No. 1 and Hat Creek No. 2.

    Hat Creek No. 1 consists of: (1) A 12-foot-high, 231-foot-long concrete buttress overflow diversion dam impounding a 13-acre reservoir at a water surface evaluation of 3,188 feed (referred to as Cassel Pond); (2) a 2,270-foot-long, 9-foot-deep, 30-foot-wide canal with a hydraulic capacity of about 600 cfs; (3) a 14-foot-high, 750-foot-long shotcreted earthfill forebay with an overflow spillway, having a surface area of about 2 acres; (4) a 1,600-foot-long, riveted steel penstock that varies in inside diameter from 12 feet at the intake to 7 feet-six inches at the powerhouse; (5) a 43 foot by 56.5 foot reinforced concrete powerhouse containing a Francis/Vertical shaft turbine with a generating capacity of 10,000 kilowatt (kW).

    Hat Creek No. 2 consists of: (1) Crystal Lake, a natural lake with a surface area of 115 acres at a water surface elevation of 2,980 feet: (2) a 29-foot-high, 120-foot-long concrete gravity overflow diversion dam impounding an 89-acre reservoir at a water surface elevation of 2,975 feet (referred to as Baum Lake); (3) a 4,520 foot-long, 7-foot- deep, 18-foot-wide reinforced concrete flume, with a hydraulic capacity of 600 cfs; (4) a 414-foot-long riveted steel penstock with an inside diameter varying from 14 feet at the intake to 7 feet-six inches at the powerhouse; and (5) a 43 foot by 56.5 foot reinforced concrete powerhouse containing a Francis/Vertical shaft turbine with a generating capacity of 10,000 kW.

13. Locations of Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application maybe viewed on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A copy is also available for inspection an reproduction at the address in item h above.

14. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: B1 and E1.

    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene-- 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.

    E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.

    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,'' (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. Any of these documents must be filedby providing the original and the number of copies required by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional

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    copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. Linwood A. Watson, Jr. Acting Secretary.

    [FR Doc. 98-33140Filed12-14-98; 8:45 am]

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