[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 43692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20644]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13225-000; Project No. 13440-000]


KW Sackheim Development; Bradley D. Reeves; Notice of Competing 
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

August 20, 2009.
    KW Sackheim Development (Sackheim) and Bradley D. Reeves (Reeves) 
filed preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Lake 
Valley Canal Project, to be located between the North Fork of the North 
Fork American River and Drum canal in Placer County, California. The 
same project is referred to as the Parshall Canal Project in the Reeves 
application. The Sackheim application also proposes to study the 
feasibility of two additional sites: (1) The Bear-Halsey drop on Bear 
Creek canal to the Halsey forebay in Placer County, California; and (2) 
the Wise-Rock drop on the Wise canal to Rock Creek reservoir in Placer 
County, California. All three of the above sites are non-generating 
features of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) Drum 
Spaulding Project No. 2310. The Sackheim application was filed on May 
12, 2008, and the Reeves application was filed on April 28, 2009. The 
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit 
holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A 
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any 
land disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters 
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The Lake Valley Canal Project proposed by Sackheim would consist 
of: (1) The existing 8,400-foot-long Lake Valley canal between the 
North Fork of the North Fork American River and Drum canal; (2) an 
existing 30-inch-diameter, 210-foot-long pipeline serving as a 
penstock; (3) a new powerhouse containing a single Pelton type turbine 
generator rated at 1,300 kilowatts; (4) approximately 800 feet of new 
three-phase power line following an existing PG&E road and an upgrade 
of 1,600 feet of existing transmission line from single-phase to 3-
phase. The proposed Lake Valley Canal Project would have an average 
annual generation of 4 gigawatt-hours.
    The Parshall Canal Project proposed by Reeves would consist of: (1) 
The existing 8,400-foot-long canal between the North Fork of the North 
Fork of the American River and Drum canal; (2) an existing 2,100 feet 
long, 30-inch-diameter pipeline serving as a penstock; (3) a proposed 
new powerhouse with a single Pelton type generator rated at 1,050 
kilowatts; (4) approximately 800 feet of three-phase transmission line 
following an existing PG&E road along the Drum canal and an upgrade of 
1,600 feet of single-phase line to three-phase line. The proposed 
Parshall Canal Project would have an average annual generation of 4 
gigawatt-hours.
    The following two developments are only proposed by Sackheim:
    The Bear River Canal-Halsey Drop development would consist of: (1) 
The 30-foot drop at the end of the Bear River canal and dropping down 
to the Halsey forebay; (2) a new powerhouse enclosing a propeller or 
bulb type turbine generator rated at 800 kilowatts, located at the 
terminus of the Bear River canal discharge to the Halsey forebay; and 
(3) approximately 200 feet of new three-phase power line and the 
upgrade of approximately 1,400 feet of single-phase line to three-phase 
line.
    The Wise Canal-Rock Creek reservoir development would consist of: 
(1) The existing Wise canal from the Rock Creek diversion to Rock Creek 
reservoir; (2) a new powerhouse containing a bulb type or propeller 
turbine generator rated at 900 kilowatts; (3) a 12-kva transformer and 
ancillary equipment; and (4) a new 700-foot-long, 12-kilovolt 
transmission line.
    Applicants Contact: For Sackheim: Kelley W. Sackheim, 5096 Cocoa 
Palm Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628, 916-962-2271. For Reeves: Bradley D. 
Reeves, P.O. Box 4313, Auburn, CA 95604, 530-367-4156.
    FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell, (202) 502-8079.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``eFiling'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project, including a copy of 
the application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-13225 or P-13440) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-20644 Filed 8-26-09; 8:45 am]
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