[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 79 (Monday, April 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21739-21740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10098]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Recommendations

April 18, 2000.
    Take notice that the following hydroelctric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2017-011.
    c. Date filed: February 26, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
    e. Name of Project: Big Creek No. 4 Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On the San Joaquin River, near the town of Auberry in 
Madera, Tulare, and Fresno Counties. The project would use lands of the 
Sierra National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wesley C. Moody, Manager of Hydro 
Generation, Southern California Edison Company, 2244 Walnut Grove 
Avenue, P.O. Box 800, Rosemead, CA 91770, (818) 302-1564.
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, E-mail address, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#145e7b7c7a3a467579716654727166773a7271703a6167"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5812373036760a39353d2a183e3d2a3b763e3d3c762d2b">[email protected]</span></a>, or telephone (202) 219-2833.
    j. Deadline Date: 60 days from the date of issuance of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
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.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Description of the Project: The proposed project would consist 
of: (1) an existing 875-foot-long, 250-foot-high concrete dam, 
impounding a 35,033-acre-foot reservoir; (2) a combination penstock/
pressure tunnel about 11,770 feet long; (3) one powerhouse with a total 
installed capacity of 98,882 kilowatts; (4) a 50-mile-long, 220-
kilovolt transmission line; (5) an approximately 6.3-mile-long bypassed 
reach; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    m. 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, Washington, DC 20246, 
or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed on the web 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the address in item h. above.
    n. This notice consists of the following standard paragraph: D10. 
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is ready 
for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions

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or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. Any of these 
documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of 
copies required by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, 
DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of 
Environmental and Engineering Review, Office of Energy Projects, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. Each filing 
must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the 
service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in 
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-10098 Filed 4-21-00; 8:45 am]
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