26092 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 90 / Thursday, May 8, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No.: 803–087] 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

(PG&E); Notice of Application 

Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions 

To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 

Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting 

Comments, Recommendations, 

Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and 

Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions 

May 1, 2008. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 803–087. 

c. Date filed: October 2, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company (PG&E). 

e. Name of Project: DeSablaCenterville Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on Butte Creek and the West 

Branch Feather River in Butte County, 

California. The project affects 145.7 

acres of federal lands administered by 

the Lassen National Forest, 2.1 acres of 

federal lands administered by the 

Plumas National Forest, and 11.6 acres 

of federal lands administered by the 

U.S. Bureau of Land Management. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Randal S. 

Livingston, Vice President-Power 

Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company, P.O. Box 770000, Mail Code: 

N11E, San Francisco, CA 94177; 

Telephone (415) 973–7000. 

i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, 

(202) 502–8434 or 

kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway prescriptions is 60 days from 

the issuance of this notice; reply 

comments are due 105 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

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. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person 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. 

Motions to intervene, protests, 

comments, recommendations, 

preliminary terms and conditions, and 

preliminary fishway prescriptions may 

be filed electronically via the Internet in 

lieu of paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

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

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

The Toadtown development, which 

diverts water from the West Branch 

Feather River, consists of the following 

constructed facilities: (1) Round Valley 

Reservoir, a 98 acre reservoir with a 

gross storage capacity of 1,700 acre-feet; 

(2) Round Valley dam, an earthfill dam, 

29-feet high and 810-feet long; (3) a 40- 

foot-wide overflow spillway; (4) a 15- 

inch outlet pipe at the base of Round 

Valley dam, and manual low level outlet 

valve; (5) Philbrook Reservoir, a 173 

acre reservoir with a gross storage 

capacity of 4,985 acre-feet; (6) Philbrook 

main dam (located on Philbrook Creek), 

a compacted earthfill dam, 87-feet high 

and 850-feet long; (7) Philbrook 

auxiliary dam (170 feet to the right of 

the main dam), a compacted earthfill 

dam, 24-feet high and 470-feet long; (8) 

a 29.7-foot-wide spillway with 5 

flashboard bays; (9) a 10.75-foot-long 

and 14.75-foot-wide spillway with a 

single, manual radial gate; (10) a 33-inch 

diameter, 460-foot-long outlet conduit 

from Philbrook Reservoir; (11) a 17-foot 

high, 8-feet diameter submerged vertical 

concrete intake, controlled by a 30-inch 

diameter manual needle valve; (12) 

Hendricks Head Dam, a concrete gravity 

dam, 15-feet high with an overflow 

spillway section 98-feet wide; (13) a 

8.66-mile-long Hendricks Canal, 

composed mostly of earthen ditch with 

several flume and tunnel sections, with 

a capacity of 125 cfs; (14) feeder 

diversions from 4 creeks into 

Hendricks/Toadtown canal; (15) a 40- 

inch diameter, 1,556-foot-long steel 

penstock; (16) Toadtown Powerhouse, a 

28- by 44-foot reinforced concrete 

building, with one turbine-generator 

unit and a normal operating capacity of 

1.5 MW; (17) a 1500-foot-long 12 kv 

tapline connecting Toadtown 

Powerhouse to a distribution system; 

and (18) appurtenant facilities. 

The DeSabla development, which 

diverts water from upper Butte Creek 

and uses the outflow of the Toadtown 

development, consists of the following 

constructed facilities: (1) The 2.4-milelong Toadtown Canal, an earthen canal 

with a capacity of 125 cfs; (2) Butte 

Creek Diversion Dam, a 50-foot-high, 

100-foot-long, concrete arch dam with 

an overflow spillway; (3) a 11.4-milelong Butte Canal, composed of earthen 

berm sections, gunited sections, tunnel 

sections, a siphon, and flume sections, 

with a capacity of 91 cfs; (4) a 0.7-milelong canal that combines Butte Canal 

with Toadtown Canal, with a capacity of 

191 cfs; (5) feeder diversions from 4 

creeks that flow into Butte Canal (1 not 

in use); (6) DeSabla Dam, a 50-foot-high, 

100-foot-wide earthen embankment 

with a spillway canal; (7) DeSabla 

Forebay, a 15 acre reservoir with a gross 

storage capacity of 163 acre-feet 

(originally 188 acre-feet); (8) a 66-inch 

diameter, reduced to 42-inch diameter, 

1.3-mile-long steel penstock; and (9) 

DeSabla Powerhouse, a 26.5- by 41-foot 

reinforced concrete building, with one 

turbine-generator unit and a normal 

operating capacity of 18.5 MW; (10) a 

0.25-mile-long transmission tapline 

connecting DeSabla Powerhouse to the 

60 kV Oro Fino Tap Line; and (11) 

appurtenant facilities. 

The Centerville development, which 

diverts the flow of Butte Creek 

downstream of the DeSabla 

development, consists of the following 

constructed facilities: (1) The Upper 

Centerville Canal, that originates at 

DeSabla Powerhouse and ends at 

Helltown Ravine (currently carries a few 

cfs for local water uses and has not been 

used for power generation for many 

years); (2) Lower Centerville Diversion 

Dam, a 12-foot high, 72.5 foot-wide 

concrete arch dam with an overflow 

spillway; (3) an 8-mile long Lower 

Centerville Canal, composed of earthen 

canal and several flume sections, with a 

capacity of 183 cfs; (4) feeder diversions 

from 3 creeks that flow into Lower 

Centerville Canal (all 3 no longer in 

use); (5) one 30-inch diameter and one 

42-inch diameter, reduced to 36-inch 

diameter, 2,559-foot long steel 

penstocks; (6) Centerville Forebay, a 27- 

by 37-foot concrete header box with a 

spillway channel; (7) Centerville 

Powerhouse, a 32- by 109-foot 

reinforced concrete building, with two 

turbine-generator units and a total 

normal operating capacity of 6.4 MW; 

and (8) appurtenant facilities. 

PG&E operates the project primarily 

as a run-of-river system and operates on 

a continuous basis, using the water 

supply available after satisfaction of the 

minimum instream flow requirements. 

During the winter and spring, base flows 

in the West Branch of the Feather River 

and Butte Creek typically provide 

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adequate flow for full operation of the 

Project powerhouses. During the 

summer months, the available base flow 

water is augmented by water releases 

from Round Valley and Philbrook 

reservoirs. 

During the fall months, Project 

powerhouses are operated at reduced 

capacities due to low stream flows. 

Water releases from Round Valley 

reservoir flow down the West Branch 

Feather River, and water releases from 

Philbrook reservoir pass down natural 

channels of Philbrook Creek and the 

West Branch Feather River about 8 

miles to Hendricks Head dam. Then 

water is conveyed in the Hendricks 

canal, through Toadtown Powerhouse, 

then into the Toadtown canal. From this 

point, the water is conveyed in the Butte 

Creek canal to DeSabla Forebay then 

discharged into Butte Creek. Water flow 

is then diverted into the Lower 

Centerville canal to the Centerville 

header box, through the Centerville 

Powerhouse, and finally discharged to 

Butte Creek. 

PG&E proposes to continue operating 

the Project with no change to Project 

generation facilities or features other 

than adoption of resource management 

measures and the deletion of five feeder 

diversions. 

l. 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 last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

202–502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 

notified via e-mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

m. 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. 

All filings must (1) Bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’

‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY 

FISHWAY 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 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

All comments, recommendations, terms 

and conditions 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. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. A copy of all other filings 

in reference to this application must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed in the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

n. Procedural Schedule: 

The application will be processed 

according to the following revised 

Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule may be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target Date 

Filing of recommendations, preliminary 

terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions.

June 30, 2008. 

Commission issues 

Draft EA.

December 27, 2008. 

Comments on Draft 

EA.

January 26, 2009. 

Modified Terms and 

Conditions.

March 27, 2009. 

Commission Issues 

Final EA.

June 25, 2009. 

o. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

p. A license applicant must file no 

later than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of the notice of acceptance and 

ready for environmental analysis 

provided for in § 5.22: (1) A copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–10195 Filed 5–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13058–000] 

Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company, 

LLC; Notice of Application Accepted 

for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

April 30, 2008. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric applications have been 

filed with the Commission and are 

available for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Preliminary 

Permit. 

b. Project No.: P–13058–000. 

c. Date Filed: November 5, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Grays Harbor Ocean 

Energy Company, LLC. 

e. Name of the Project: Grays Harbor 

Ocean Energy Project 

f. Location: The project would be 

located in the Pacific Ocean in Grays 

Harbor County, Washington. The project 

uses no dam or impoundment. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. W. Burton 

Hamner, President, Grays Harbor Ocean 

Energy Company, LLC, 5534 30th 

Avenue, NE., Seattle, WA 98105, 206/ 

491–0945. 

i. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, 

(202) 502–8735. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene: 60 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. 

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. 

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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings. 

Please include the project number (P–

13058–000) on any comments or 

motions 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 

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