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Flows from the Middle Fork 

American River (including instream 

flow releases from French Meadows 

reservoir) are captured at Middle Fork 

interbay along with water released from 

Hell Hole reservoir through Middle Fork 

powerhouse. From Middle Fork 

Interbay, water is transported via the 

6.7-mile-long Middle Fork-Ralston 

tunnel, passed through the Ralston 

Powerhouse (installed generating 

capacity of 79.2 MW), and released into 

the Ralston afterbay (2,782 ac-ft of gross 

storage). 

Flows from the Middle Fork 

American River (including instream 

releases from Middle Fork interbay) and 

flows from the Rubicon River (including 

instream releases from Hell Hole 

reservoir) are captured in Ralston 

afterbay along with water transported 

from Middle Fork interbay through 

Ralston powerhouse. From Ralston 

afterbay, water is transported via the 

400-foot-long Ralston-Oxbow tunnel, 

passed through the Oxbow powerhouse 

(installed generating capacity of 6.1 

MW), and released from the project to 

the Middle Fork American River. The 

project has a total generation capacity of 

224 MW. 

l. Locations of the Application: 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 website at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree 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. 

m. You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis .................................................................. April 25, 2011. 

Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ............................... June 24, 2011. 

Commission issues Draft EA or EIS .................................................................................................................. December 21, 2011. 

Comments on Draft EA or EIS .......................................................................................................................... February 20, 2012. 

Modified Terms and Conditions ......................................................................................................................... April 20, 2012. 

Commission Issues Final EA or EIS .................................................................................................................. July 19, 2012. 

o. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5488 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2309–019] 

Jersey Central Power & Light 

Company and PSEG Fossil, LLC; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission and 

Establishing Procedural Schedule for 

Licensing and Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

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.: 2309–019. 

c. Date Filed: February 18, 2011. 

d. Applicant: Jersey Central Power & 

Light Company and PSEG Fossil, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Yards Creek 

Pumped Storage Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on Yards Creek, in the 

Townships of Hardwick and Blairstown, 

Warren County, New Jersey. No federal 

lands are involved. 

g. Filed pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Timothy Oakes, 

Project Manager, Kleinschmidt 

Associates, 2 East Main Street, 

Strasburg, PA 17579; Telephone (717) 

687–7211. 

i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, 

(202) 502–6082 or 

allyson.conner@ferc.gov. 

j. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. The existing Yards Creek Pumped 

Storage Hydroelectric Project consists of 

an upper and a lower reservoir with a 

total installed capacity of 420 megawatts 

(MW). The project produces an average 

annual generation of 753.7 

gigawatthours (GWh). The average 

pumping power used by the project is 

1,031.2 GWh. 

The lower reservoir consists of: (1) An 

earthfill main dam located on Yards 

Creek, that is 1,404 feet (ft) long and 52 

ft high with a crest at elevation of 832.5 

ft; (2) the lower reservoir has a total 

storage capacity of 5,452 acre-ft at a 

spillway crest elevation of 818.5 ft and 

an usable storage capacity of 4,952 acreft with an additional 503 acre-ft in 

seasonal storage; (3) an auxiliary dike 

(i.e. Saddle Dam) located on the 

southeastern side of the lower reservoir 

is 2,091 ft long and 35 ft high; (4) an 

auxiliary reservoir located northeast of 

the lower reservoir with seasonal 

storage of 412 acre-ft formed by the 

auxiliary reservoir dam, which is 1,000 

ft long and 20 ft high. 

The upper reservoir consists of: (1) An 

earthfill dam that is 8,900 ft long and 70 

ft high; (2)the upper reservoir has a total 

usable storage capacity of 4,763 acre-ft 

and a gross storage capacity of 5,013 

acre-ft at elevation 1,555 ft; (3) water 

conveyance structures between the 

upper reservoir and lower reservoir (a 

2,116-ft, 35-ft wide intake channel in 

the floor of the upper reservoir; a 95-ft 

high concrete intake structure with 

trashracks and stop logs; a 1,130-ft long, 

20-ft diameter concrete-lined pressure 

tunnel; a 210-ft long, 19-ft diameter 

steel-lined pressure tunnel; a 144-ft 

long, 19-ft diameter concrete encased 

steel-lined transition section; a 478-ft 

long, 19-ft diameter steel penstock; an 8- 

ft reducer from 19-ft diameter to 18-ft 

penstock; a 1,582-ft long, 18-ft steel 

penstock; a 325-ft long trifurcated 

penstock, one penstock per pumpinggenerating unit that tapers from 10-ft 

diameter to 7-ft 2.5-inch diameter; 86.5- 

inch spherical guard valves at the 

entrance to each pump-turbine spiral 

case); (4) a 140-ft-long by 63.5-ft-wide 

underground concrete power house, 

containing 3 vertical shaft, Francis-type, 

reversible pump-turbine units, each 

with a nameplate generating capacity of 

140 MW; and (5) appurtenant facilities. 


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The licensee proposes to raise the 

spillway crest elevation of the lower 

reservoir by 1 ft, from 818.5 ft to 819.5 

ft, by adding wooden flashboards. The 

licensee also proposes raising the upper 

reservoir pool elevation 2 ft, from 1,555 

ft to 1,557 ft, by allowing only 4 ft of 

freeboard to the dam crest elevation of 

1,561 ft. As an additional precaution to 

existing monitors and controls, the 

licensee is proposing to install an 

overflow structure at the upper reservoir 

to prevent overtopping the non-overflow 

structures (dikes) in the event of high 

water levels. The structure would be 

installed for emergency backup purpose. 

l. Locations of the Application: 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 to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree 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. 

m. You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Notice of Acceptance/Notice 

of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis.

April 19, 2011. 

Filing of recommendations, 

preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions.

June 18, 

2011. 

Commission issues Non-Draft 

EA.

October 16, 

2011. 

Comments on EA .................. November 15, 

2011. 

Modified Terms and Conditions.January 14, 

2012. 

o. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5489 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2479–011] 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission, and 

Establishing Procedural Schedule for 

Licensing and Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

Take notice that the following 

transmission line only project 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent 

License—Transmission Line Only. 

b. Project No: P–2479–011. 

c. Date Filed: February 22, 2011. 

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: French Meadows 

Transmission Line Project. 

f. Location: The French Meadows 

Transmission Line Project is located in 

Placer County, California, within the 

boundaries of the Eldorado and Tahoe 

National Forests. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Forrest 

Sullivan, Senior Project Manager, 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 5555 

Florin Perkins Road, Sacramento, CA, 

95826. Tel: (916) 386–5580. 

i. FERC Contact: Mary Greene, (202) 

502–8865 or mary.greene@ferc.gov. 

j. Status: This application is not ready 

for environmental analysis at this time. 

k. Description of Project: The Project 

is connected with The Middle Fork 

American River Hydroelectric Project, 

FERC Project No. 2079, owned and 

operated by the Placer County Water 

Agency (PCWA). The Project consists of 

a 3-phase, 60-kilovolt, wood-pole 

transmission line extending 13.27 miles 

from PCWA’s French Meadows 

powerhouse switchyard to PCWA’s 

Middle Fork powerhouse (feature of 

Project 2079). The Project includes a 

3-phase, 60-kV transmission line 

extending approximately 900 feet from 

PCWA’s Oxbow powerhouse (feature of 

Project 2079) to the interconnection at 

PG&E’s Weimar #1 60 kV transmission 

line. The transmission line right-of-way 

is 40 feet in width for its entire length. 

The Project also includes a 230-kV tap 

at PCWA’s Ralston powerhouse. The tap 

is wholly contained within the 

switchyard at Ralston powerhouse. 

The French Meadows 60-kV 

transmission line is entirely within the 

boundaries of the Eldorado National 

Forest, and the Oxbow 60-kV tap is 

entirely within the boundaries of the 

Tahoe National Forest. The combined 

length of the two 60-kV transmission 

lines on National Forest System lands is 

6.58 miles: 6.42 miles in the Eldorado 

National Forest and 0.16 mile in the 

Tahoe National Forest. Approximately 

6.69 miles of the French Meadows 60- 

kV transmission line are located on 

private lands within the boundary of the 

Eldorado National Forest. The Oxbow 

tap is located entirely on National 

Forest System lands. 

PG&E is not proposing to modify the 

existing Project and does not plan any 

changes to the operation or maintenance 

of the transmission line. 

l. 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. 

m. 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. 

n. Procedural schedule and final 

amendments: This application will be 

processed according to the following 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule will be made if the 

Commission determines it necessary to 

do so. 


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