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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 No. 3 Hydroelectric Power 

Project consists of one powerhouse; one 

moderate-sized dam and forebay; and 

one water conveyance system. The 

Project is operated as a reservoir-storage 

type plant with an installed operating 

capacity of 174.45 MW. Water for the 

Project is taken from the San Joaquin 

River just downstream of its confluence 

with Big Creek and conveyed to the Big 

Creek No. 3 Powerhouse through 

Tunnel No. 3. The energy generated by 

the Project is transmitted to the SCE 

transmission and distribution system 

and used for public utility purposes. 

The project would have an average 

annual generation of 804,240 megawatthours. 

• Powerhouse: Big Creek Powerhouse 

No. 3, with five turbine generator units. 

• Moderate-sized dam and forebay: 

Dam 6 and Dam 6 Impoundment, with 

a capacity of about 933 ac–ft, at an 

elevation of about 2,230 ft above mean 

sea level (msl). 

• Water conveyance system: 

Powerhouse No. 3 water conveyance 

system, about 5.3 miles long, conveys 

water from Dam No. 6 Impoundment to 

Big Creek Powerhouse No. 3 through a 

tunnel with a capacity of about 3,250 

cfs. The system includes a pressurerelief valve system and penstocks 

providing pressurized water from the 

tunnel to the turbine. 

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 Tentative date 

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. E7–4477 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Application for Non-Project 

Use of Project Lands and Waters and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

March 7, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Non-Project Use 

of Project Lands and Waters. 

b. Project No: 1490–044. 

c. Date Filed: February 12, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Brazo River Authority. 

e. Name of Project: Morris Sheppard 

Project. 

f. Location: Brazos River in Palo Pinto 

County, TX. This project does not 

occupy any federal or tribal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kent Rindy, 

Upper Basin Regional Manager, 4600 

Cobbs Drive, P.O. Box 7555, Waco, TX, 

76714; (254) 761–3100. 

i. FERC Contacts: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to Ms. 

Shana High at (202) 502–8674. 

j. Deadline for filing comments and or 

motions: April 9, 2007. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 

20426. Please include the project 

number (P–1490–044) on any comments 

or motions filed. 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 under the eFiling link. The Commission strongly 

encourages e-filings. 

k. Description of Proposal: In 2004, 

the Brazos River Authority (BRA) 

requested a permit for a 302 slip facility 

(120 existing and 182 proposed) at Hill 

Country Harbor Marina on Possum 

Kingdom Lake. The permit was 

authorized by the Commission on June 

1, 2005. In January 2007, BRA 

discovered that the facility that was 

proposed and approved incorrectly 

identified the number of boat slips. 

While the footprint of the facility 

remains virtually unchanged, the BRA is 

requesting authorization for 402 total 

boat slips. The remainder of the 

application remains unchanged as the 

slips will be constructed off-site and 

floated into place, and no dredging or 

excavation will be necessary. 

l. Location of the Applications: The 

filings are available for review at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., 

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 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, please call 

the Helpline at (866) 208–3676 or 


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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 

fly was used during the construction of 


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