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385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. 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/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project, including a copy of the 

application, can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13521) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 606–027–CA] 

Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric 

Project; Notice of Scoping Meetings 

and Environmental Site Review and 

Soliciting Scoping Comments 

September 15, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Surrender of 

License. 

b. Project No.: 606–027. 

c. Date Filed: March 13, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Kilarc-Cow Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: Old Cow Creek and South 

Cow Creek in Shasta County, California. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randal S. 

Livingston, Vice-President of Power 

Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company, P.O. Box 770000, MC–N11E, 

San Francisco, CA 94177–0001. 

Telephone (415) 973–7000. 

i. FERC Contact: CarLisa LintonPeters, (202) 502–8416, or e-mail: 

carlisa.linton-peters@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: October 16, 2009. 

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. 

Please include the project number 

(P–606) on any comments filed. 

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. 

Scoping comments may be filed 

electronically via the Internet in lieu of 

paper filings. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ 

k. Description of Request: The 

applicant proposes to surrender the 

license for the Kilarc-Cow Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. In addition, the 

applicant proposes to decommission 

and remove project facilities, as 

described in its proposed 

decommissioning plan. In general, (1) 

Diversion dams would be removed to 

stop water diversions and to allow for 

free passage of fish and sediment; (2) 

some diversion dam abutments and 

foundations would be left in place to 

protect stream banks and provide grade 

control; (3) powerhouse structures 

would be secured and left in place 

during decommissioning and an option 

for future reuse of the powerhouse 

structures for non-generation purposes 

would be preserved; (4) electric 

generators, turbines and other 

equipment would be removed; (5) 

forebays would be graded and filled; 

and (6) canal segments would be left in 

place, breached, or filled in consultation 

with affected landowners, and metal 

and wood flume structures would be 

removed. The applicant consulted with 

federal, state, local agencies, and other 

parties with potential interest, during 

the license surrender application 

process. 

l. Locations of the 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, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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. 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, 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. 

You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.govdocs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

electronic mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For technical 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

m. Mailing list: Individuals desiring to 

be included on the Commission’s 

mailing list should so indicate by 

writing to the Secretary of the 

Commission. 

n. Scoping Process: The Commission 

intends to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) on the proposed action 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 

consider both site-specific and 

cumulative environmental impacts and 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

action. 

Scoping Meetings 

FERC staff will conduct one evening 

public meeting and one agency scoping 

meeting, which is also open to the 

public. The agency scoping meeting will 

primarily focus on resource agency and 

non-governmental organization (NGO) 

concerns, while the public scoping 

meeting will primarily focus on 

receiving public input. All interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

are invited to attend one or both of the 

scoping meetings, and to assist FERC 

staff in identifying the scope of the 

environmental issues that should be 

analyzed in the EA on the proposed 

action. There will also be a public 

environmental site review to the KilarcCow Creek project site (see below). The 

times and locations of these two scoping 

meetings are as follows: 

Public Scoping Meeting 

Date: Monday, October 19, 2009. 

Time: 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. 

Place: Millville Grange. 

Address: 22037 Old 44 Drive, Palo 

Cedro, CA 96073. 

Telephone: (530) 547–5215. 


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Agency Scoping Meeting 

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009. 

Time: 9 a.m. until 12 Noon. 

Place: Holiday Inn. 

Address: 1900 Hilltop Drive, Redding, 

CA 96002. 

Telephone: (530) 221–7500. 

At the scoping meetings, the public 

will meet the FERC staff and then the 

staff will: (1) Summarize the 

environmental issues tentatively 

identified for analysis in the EA; (2) 

solicit from the meeting participants all 

available information, especially 

quantifiable data, on the resources at 

issue; (3) encourage statements from 

experts and the public on issues that 

should be analyzed in the EA, including 

viewpoints in opposition to, or in 

support of, the staff’s preliminary views; 

(4) determine the resource issues to be 

addressed in the EA; and (5) identify 

those issues that require a detailed 

analysis, as well as those issues that do 

not require a detailed analysis. 

Environmental Site Review 

The Applicant and FERC staff will 

conduct a two-day public 

environmental site review. All 

interested individuals, organizations 

and agencies are invited to attend the 

site review, which begins on Tuesday, 

October 20, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. All participants wishing to tour the 

Kilarc project features should meet at 

the Whitmore Community Center, 

across from the Whitmore General Store, 

at 30555 Whitmore Road, Whitmore, 

CA. 96096. All participants are 

responsible for their own transportation 

to the site. Four-wheel drive 

transportation is strongly recommended 

to see the site, and car-pooling is 

encouraged. Participants should 

understand that parking for the site 

review is limited and available on a first 

come first serve basis; therefore FERC is 

requesting RSVPs for those planning to 

attend by October 13, 2009 to CarLisa M 

Linton-Peters at (202) 502–8416. All 

participants are asked to bring a brownbag lunch, sufficient drink water, and 

wear appropriate clothing and shoes for 

the site visit. Participants should realize 

that there will be moderate hiking 

required and there is no access to 

restroom facilities for most of the tour. 

Participants will also be asked to sign a 

Release from Liability form prior to 

beginning the site tour. The second day 

of the environmental site review, to tour 

the Cow Creek project features, will 

occur on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 

starting at 9 a.m. All participants joining 

us for the second day should meet at the 

Palo Cedro Park and Ride, across from 

the Holiday Market, on the corner of 

Deschutes Road and 44, in Palo Cedro, 

CA. 96073. A tentative itinerary of the 

two-day environmental site review is 

provided below. Anyone with questions 

about details of the site review should 

contact Lisa Whitman of Pacific Gas and 

Electric Company at (925) 973–7465. 

Tentative Environmental Site Review 

Itinerary 

Kilarc Creek Tour, Tuesday, October 

20th 2009. 09:00 to 16:30. 

09:00 Meet at the Whitmore 

Community Center, across from the 

Whitmore General Store. Provide 

instruction on tour and tour 

participations requirements (i.e. no 

smoking, will stay as a group, some 

hiking required/optional, and 

respect private lands). Public 

participants park their vehicles and 

load into PG&E vehicles. (If the 

public participants only want to 

visit the Kilarc Forebay, they may 

drive their own cars and park in the 

recreation area). 

09:30 Drive to Kilarc Powerhouse. 

Due to safety rules and the use of 

Flame Resistant (FR) clothing in 

powerhouses and switchyards, 

members of the public will be able 

to view the powerhouse from the 

outside only and view the 

immediate area. 

10:15 Drive to Kilarc Forebay— 

Proceed on Miller Mountain Road 

to Kilarc Forebay and tour the 

immediate area. Participants may 

walk a portion of the lower canal. 

11:30 Option to proceed via Miller 

Mountain Road and Access Road 

‘‘A’’ to Kilarc Diversion Dam. 

Participants may walk 1,500 yards 

to view a section of the upper 

canals, flume sections and the 

siphon. 

13:00 Option to drive to North and 

South Canyon Creek Diversions. 

16:30 Secure for day. 

Cow Creek Tour, Wednesday, October 

21st 2009. 09:00–16:30. 

09:00 Meet at the Park and Ride 

across from the Holiday Market 

(Palo Cedro). Provide instruction on 

tour and tour participations 

requirements (i.e. no smoking, will 

stay as a group, some hiking 

required/optional, and respect 

private lands). Public participants 

park their vehicles and load into 

PG&E vehicles. 

09:30 Drive to Abbott Ditch Diversion. 

Inspect the Abbott Ditch diversion 

and lower portion of Hooten Gulch. 

10:00 Drive to Cow Creek 

Powerhouse. Due to safety rules and 

the use of FR clothing in 

powerhouses and switchyards, 

members of the public will be able 

to view the powerhouse from the 

outside only and inspect the 

immediate area including the upper 

portion of Hooten Gulch. 

11:30 Proceed to Cow Creek Diversion 

Dam. Park vehicles, and walk 

approximately 400 yards to the 

diversion dam and the fish ladder 

and the upper section of the Cow 

Creek Canal. Walk 300 yards to the 

Mill Creek Diversion. 

13:00 Proceed to Cow Creek Forebay, 

by South Cow Creek Road. For 

participants who do not want to see 

the Cow Creek Forebay, they would 

be driven back to their vehicles. 

The tour would go across the wet 

crossing of South Cow Creek to 

Access Road A and to Cow Creek 

Forebay. The group would tour the 

immediate area of the Forebay and 

then return via Access Road A and 

South Cow Creek Road back to the 

Palo Cedro Park and Ride. 

16:30 Secure for Day. 

Note: For both days of the environmental 

site review, all participants are asked to bring 

a brown bag lunch and water bottles. 

Scoping Document 

Copies of the Scoping Document (SD) 

outlining the subject areas to be 

addressed in the EA were distributed to 

the parties on the Commission’s mailing 

list on September 15, 2009. Copies of 

the SD will also be available at the 

scoping meetings or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

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

Procedures 

The scoping meetings will be 

recorded by a stenographer and will 

become part of the formal record of the 

Commission proceeding on this project. 

Individuals, organizations and 

agencies with environmental expertise 

and concerns are encouraged to attend 

the meetings and the site visit and to 

assist the FERC staff in defining and 

clarifying the issues to be addressed in 

the EA. 

If you have any questions regarding 

this notice, please contact the 

environmental coordinator at the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

CarLisa Linton-Peters at (202) 502–8416 

or carlisa.linton-peters@ferc.gov. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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