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contact FERCOnLineSupport@ferc.gov. 

For TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments 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 comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filings must bear in all 

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Project Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers. A copy of any motion to 

intervene must also be served upon each 

representative of the Applicant 

specified in the particular application. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described 

applications. A copy of the applications 

may be obtained by agencies directly 

from the Applicant. If an agency does 

not file comments within the time 

specified for filing comments, it will be 

presumed to have no comments. One 

copy of an agency’s comments must also 

be sent to the Applicant’s 

representatives. 

q. Comments, protests and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4478 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2175–014] 

Southern California Edison Company; 

Notice of Application and Amended 

Preliminary Draft Environmental 

Assessment Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission, and Establishing 

Procedual Schedule for Licensing and 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Amendments 

March 7, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New License 

for Major Project-Existing Dam. 

b. Project No: P–2175–014. 

c. Date Filed: February 23, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Southern California 

Edison Company. 

e. Name of Project: Big Creek Nos. 1 

and 2 Hydroelectric Power Project. 

f. Location: In Fresno County, 

California, and within the Sierra 

National Forest. The project is situated 

along Big Creek, a tributary to the San 

Joaquin River. The project affects 

1,877.96 acres of Federal land 

administered by the Sierra National 

Forest. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Russ W. 

Krieger, Vice President, Power 

Production, Southern California Edison 

Company, 300 North Lone Hill Ave., 

San Dimas, California 91773. Phone: 

(909) 394–8667. 

i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502–

6095, or e-mail: james.fargo@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating Agencies: We are 

asking Federal, State, local, and tribal 

agencies with jurisdiction and/or 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to cooperate with 

us in the preparation of the 

environmental document. Agencies who 

would like to request cooperating status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments described in item k below. 

Agencies granted cooperating status will 

be precluded from being an intervenor 

in this proceeding consistent with the 

Commission’s regulations. 

k. Deadline for requests for 

cooperating agency status: 60 days from 

the date of this notice. All documents 

(original and eight copies) should be 

filed with: Philis J. Posey, Acting 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Comments may 

be filed electronically via the Internet in 

lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

After logging into the e-Filing system, 

select ‘‘Comment on Filing’’ from the 

Filing Type Selection screen and 

continue with the filing and process. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. 

l. Status: This application has not 

been accepted for filing. We are not 

soliciting motions to intervene, protests, 

or final terms and conditions at this 

time. 

m. Description of Project: The existing 

Big Creek Nos. 1 and 2 Hydroelectric 

Power Project consists of two 

powerhouses, four major dams forming 

one major reservoir, one moderate dam 

and impoundment, three small 

diversions, and three water conveyance 

systems. The project would have an 

average annual generation of 657,072 

megawatt-hours. 

• Powerhouses (i) Powerhouse No. 1 

with four turbine/generator units and a 

total dependable operating capacity of 

about 82.9 MW; and (ii) Powerhouse No. 

2, with four turbine/generator units and 

a total dependable operating capacity of 

about 67.1 MW. 

• Major dams and reservoirs (i) Dams 

1, 2, 3, and 3a, which form Huntington 

Lake, with a capacity of about 89,166 

ac–ft, at an elevation of about 6,950 ft 

above mean sea level (msl). 

• Moderate dam (i) Dam 4, which 

forms Dam 4 Impoundment 

(Powerhouse 2 Forebay), with a capacity 

of about 60 ac–ft, at an elevation of 

about 4,810 ft above msl. 

• Small diversions (i) Balsam Creek 

Diversion, with a usable capacity of less 

than 1 ac–ft, at an elevation of about 

4,880 ft above msl; (ii) Ely Creek 

Diversion, with a usable capacity of less 

than 1 ac–ft, at an elevation of about 

4,844 ft above msl; and (iii) Adit 8 

Diversion, with a usable capacity of less 

than 1 ac–ft, at an elevation of about 

4,825 ft above msl. 

• Water conveyance systems (i) 

Tunnel No. 1, about 2 miles long, 

conveys water from Huntington Lake 

through an 84-inch diameter pipe to Big 

Creek Powerhouse No. 1.; (ii) Tunnel 

No. 2, approximately 4.1 miles long, 

conveys water from the Dam 4 

impoundment just downstream of 

Powerhouse 1 to Big Creek Powerhouse 

No. 2. Water from Ely and Balsam Creek 

diversions also enter into Tunnel No. 2 

between the forebay and powerhouse; 

and (iii) The Shoo Fly, conveys water 

from Shaver Lake (FERC Project No. 67) 

through Tunnel 5 and into Tunnel 2 

leading to Powerhouse No. 2. The Shoo 

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Shaver Lake Dam and Powerhouse No. 

2A to keep water off the dam and to get 

more generation from Powerhouse No. 

2. Although not currently in use, the 

Shoo fly Complex gives SCE the 

flexibility to divert water from Shaver 

Lake to Powerhouse No. 2, if required. 

n. 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 email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

o. 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. 

p. Procedural schedule and final 

amendments: The application will be 

processed according to the following 

Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made if the 

Commission determines it necessary to 

do so: 

Milestone Tentativedate 

Issue Acceptance/Deficiency Letter and request Additional Information, if needed ............................................................. June 2007. 

Notice asking for final terms and conditions ......................................................................................................................... September 2007. 

Notice of the availability of the draft EIS ............................................................................................................................... March 2008. 

Notice of the availability of the final EIS ................................................................................................................................ September 2008. 

Final amendments to the application 

must be filed with the Commission no 

later than 30 days from the issuance 

date of the notice soliciting final terms 

and conditions. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4479 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 67–113] 

Southern California Edison Company; 

Notice of Application and Amended 

Preliminary Draft Environmental 

Assessment Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission, and Establishing 

Procedual Schedule for Licensing and 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Amendments 

March 7, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New License 

for Major Project-Existing Dam. 

b. Project No.: P–67–113. 

c. Date Filed: February 23, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Southern California 

Edison Company. 

e. Name of Project: Big Creek Nos. 2A, 

8 and Eastwood Power Station 

Hydroelectric Power Project. 

f. Location: The Big Creek Nos. 2A, 8 

and Eastwood Hydroelectric Project is 

located in Fresno County, California 

near the town of Shaver Lake within the 

South Fork San Joaquin River, Big 

Creek, and Stevenson Creek watersheds. 

The project affects 2,143.25 acres of 

Federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Russ W. 

Krieger, Vice President, Power 

Production, Southern California Edison 

Company, 300 North Lone Hill Ave., 

San Dimas, California 91773. Phone: 

(909) 394–8667. 

i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502–

6095, or e-mail: james.fargo@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating Agencies: We are 

asking Federal, State, local, and tribal 

agencies with jurisdiction and/or 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to cooperate with 

us in the preparation of the 

environmental document. Agencies who 

would like to request cooperating status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments described in item k below. 

Agencies granted cooperating status will 

be precluded from being an intervenor 

in this proceeding consistent with the 

Commission’s regulations. 

k. Deadline for requests for 

cooperating agency status: 60 days from 

the date of this notice. All documents 

(original and eight copies) should be 

filed with: Philis J. Posey, Acting 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Comments may 

be filed electronically via the Internet in 

lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

After logging into the e-Filing system, 

select ‘‘Comment on Filing’’ from the 

Filing Type Selection screen and 

continue with the filing and process. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. 

l. Status: This application has not 

been accepted for filing. We are not 

soliciting motions to intervene, protests, 

or final terms and conditions at this 

time. 

m. Description of Project: The existing 

Big Creek Nos. 2A, 8 and Eastwood 

Power Station Hydroelectric Power 

Project consists of two powerhouses and 

an underground power station; two 

major dams and reservoirs; five 

moderate-sized dams forming two 

forebays and three small diversion 

pools; eight small diversions; six water 

conveyance systems; and one 

transmission line. The project would 

have an average annual generation of 

1,125,429 megawatt-hours. 

• Powerhouses and powerstation (i) 

Big Creek Powerhouse No. 2A with two 

turbine/generator units and a total 

dependable operating capacity of about 

98.5 MW; (ii) Powerhouse No. 8 with 

two turbine/generator units and a 

dependable operating capacity of about 

64.5 MW; and (iii) Eastwood Power 

Station, with one turbine/pump/ 

generator unit and a dependable 

operating capacity of about 207 MW. 

• Major dams and reservoirs (i) 

Shaver Dam, forming Shaver Lake, 

which has a usable storage capacity of 

about 135,568 ac-ft, at an elevation of 

about 5,370 ft above mean sea level 

(msl); and (ii) Florence Dam, forming 

Florence Lake, which has a usable 

storage capacity of about 64,406 ac-ft, at 

an elevation of about 7,327 ft above msl. 

• Moderate-sized dams, forebays and 

diversion pools (i) Balsam Forebay, with 

a usable storage capacity of about 1,547 

ac-ft, at an elevation of about 6,670 ft 

above msl; (ii) Dam 5 Impoundment 


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