[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7954-7957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3316]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project Nos. 11181-002, et al.]


Hydroelectric Application [Energy Storage Partners, et al.]; 
Notice of Applications

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    1 a. Type of Application: Major License (Tendering Notice).
    b. Project No.: 11181-002.
    c. Date filed: November 28, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Energy Storage Partners.
    e. Name of Project: Lorella Pumped Storage.
    f. Location: On Bureau of Land Management land, near the towns of 
[[Page 7955]] Lorella and Malin, in Klamath County, Oregon. T39S, R11E, 
section 35, T40S, R12E, section 2, T40S, R12E, section 1, T40S, R12E, 
section 12, T40S, R12E, section 11, T40S, R12E section 14, T40S, R12E, 
section 22.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, Energy Storage 
Partners, c/o Independent Hydro Developers, 5402 Parkdale Drive, 
Minneapolis MN 55416, (612) 525-1445.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
    j. Description of Project: The proposed pump storage project would 
consist of: (1) an upper storage reservoir formed behind two 178-foot-
high embankment dams, with a maximum surface area of 199 acres, a total 
reservoir capacity of 16,519 acre-feet, and a maximum surface elevation 
of 5,523 feet msl; (2) a 24-foot-diameter, 4,526-foot-long tunnel, 
joining a penstock mainfold which divides the power tunnel into 4 
penstocks; (3) each penstock will have a 12-foot-diameter, and 355-
foot-length; (4) a powerhouse/pump station containing 4 motor/generator 
and pump/turbine units with a total installed capacity of 1,000 MW and 
producing an estimated average annual generation of 1,927 Gwh; (5) a 
1,500-foot-long, 38-foot-square D-shaped concrete tailrace tunnel; (6) 
a lower storage reservoir formed behind a 57-foot-high embankment dam, 
with a maximum surface area of 405 acres, a total reservoir capacity of 
18,646 acre-feet, and a maximum surface elevation of 4,191 feet msl; 
(7) an 4-mile-long, 500-Kv transmission line interconnecting with the 
existing area transmission system; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 
Water for the project would be supplied by three wells. The cost of the 
project is estimated at $1,174,249,000.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 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 Sec. 800.4.
    l. Under Section 4.32 (b)(7) of the Commission's regulations (18 
CFR), if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that the 
applicant should conduct an additional scientific study to form an 
adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on 
its merits, they must file a request for the study with the Commission, 
not later than 60 days after the date of this notice, and must serve a 
copy of the request on the applicant.

    2 a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption (5MW of Less).
    b. Project No: 10325-005.
    c. Date Filed: November 17, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Draper Irrigation Company.
    e. Name of Project: Big Willow Creek Project.
    f. Location: Big Willow Creek in Salt Lake County, Utah.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: W. S. Mickelsen, Draper Irrigation Company 
12421 South 800 East, P. O. Box 275, Draper, UT 84 020, (801) 571-2232.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero, (202) 219-2715.
    j. Comment Date: February 28, 1995.
    k. Description of Proposed Action: The project is entirely 
unconstructed and was proposed to consist of a powerhouse at elevation 
4,990 feet m.s.l. containing a single generating unit with an installed 
capacity of 550 Kw. Water discharged from the powerhouse was to enter 
the Draper Irrigation Company water treatment facility. The average 
annual energy production was estimated by the applicant to be 2,107 
Mwh.
    The exemptee is requesting surrender of the exemption because the 
project is not economically feasible.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    3 a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11510-000.
    c. Date filed: December 6, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Business and Industrial Development Corp.
    e. Name of Project: Allison Lake.
    f. Location: On Allison Lake, near the town of Valdez, in the Third 
Judicial District, Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Fred G. Brown, AK BIDCORP, 1459 Holy 
Cross Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99701, (907) 451-2898.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
    j. Comment Date: April 14, 1995.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) a lake tap on the state of Alaska's Allison Lake, which has a 
surface area of 258 acres and 19,980 acre-feet of useable storage; (2) 
a 10,200-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter power tunnel; (3) a 2,450-foot-
long, 48-inch-diameter penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing two 
generating units with a combined capacity of 8.0 MW and an average 
annual generation of 37.25 Gwh; and (5) a 3.5-mile-long transmission 
line.
    No new access road will be needed to conduct the studies. The 
applicant estimates that the cost of the studies to be conducted under 
the preliminary permit would be $50,000.
    l. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    4 a. Type of Application: Revised Recreation Plan.
    b. Project No: 2310-073.
    c. Date Filed: January 6, 1995.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: In Placer and Nevada Counties, California, including 
the following water bodies: Carr Lake; Upper Feeley Lake; Middle and 
Lower Lindsey Lakes; Culbertson Lake; Upper and Lower Rock Lakes; Lake 
Spaulding; Fuller Lake; Rucker Lake; Blue Lake; Lake Valley Reservoir; 
Kelly Lake; Meadow Lake; Lake Fordyce; Lake Sterling; White Rock Lake; 
Halsey Forebay; Rock Creek Reservoir; Halsey Afterbay; Alta Forebay; 
Drum Forebay; and Deer Creek Forebay.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Rhonda Shiffman Pacific Gas & Electric 
Company, 201 Mission Street, Room 1012, San Francisco, CA 94177, (415) 
973-5310.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking (202) 219-2656.
    j. Comment Date: March 17, 1995.
    k. Description of Amendment: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) 
filed a revised recreation plan for the Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric 
Project. PG&E requests Commission approval of the plan which would 
allow PG&E to construct new, and improve existing, facilities at many 
recreation sites throughout the Drum-Spaulding project area. The plan 
includes the following type of proposed changes: new dispersed camping 
areas; added trailhead parking; rehabilitation of existing campgrounds; 
added signage, fencing, and fishing access. For complete information on 
the proposed changes to individual recreation sites, please call the 
applicant or FERC contact listed above.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    5 a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 11080-003.
    c. Date filed: April 29, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Eagle Crest Energy Company.
    e. Name of Project: Eagle Mountain. [[Page 7956]] 
    f. Location: On lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
in Riverside County, California. Township 4 S Range 14 E.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Art Lowe, Eagle Crest Energy Company, 
19800 Macarthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92715, (714) 222-2820.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 219-2846.
    j. Deadline Date for Protests and Interventions: April 14, 1995.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D7.
    l. Description of Project: The proposed pump storage project would 
consist of: (1) an upper storage reservoir formed behind two 
embankments, one a 77-foot-high dam and the other a 27-foot-high dam, 
with a maximum surface area of 157 acres, a total reservoir capacity of 
14,200 acre-feet, and a maximum surface elevation of 2,446 feet msl; 
(2) a 29-foot-diameter, 5,700-foot-long tunnel, joining a 33-foot-
diameter, 1,500-foot-long tunnel; (3) a powerhouse/pump station 
containing 3 motor/generator and pump/turbine units with a total 
installed capacity of 1,000 MW and producing an estimated average 
annual generation of 1,752 Gwh; (4) a 29-foot-diameter, 7,200-foot-long 
tailrace tunnel; (5) a lower storage reservoir formed within the east 
pit of the Eagle Mountain Mine, with a maximum surface area of 107 
acres, a total reservoir capacity of 15,700 acre-feet, and a maximum 
surface elevation of 1,044 feet msl; (6) an 83-mile-long, 500-Kv 
transmission line interconnecting with the existing area transmission 
system; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Water for the project would be 
supplied by three wells using a 12-inch-diameter pipeline. The cost of 
the project is estimated at $691,000,000.
    m. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, D7.
    6 a. Type of Application: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 10551-045.
    c. Date Filed: 12/15/94.
    d. Applicant: City of Oswego.
    e. Name of Project: High Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswego River, in Oswego County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Paul Nolan, Esq. 5515 North 17th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22205, (703) 534-5509.
    i. FERC Contact: Mohamad Fayyad, (202) 219-2665.
    j. Comment Date: March 23, 1995.
    k. Description of Amendment: Licensee proposes to install a new 100 
cfs, 150-Kw unit within an existing bay adjacent to the powerhouse. The 
new unit would use flow releases required by the license for attraction 
of fish into the project's fish passage facility. At the intake, 
licensee proposes a trashrack using \1/4\-inch thick wedge-bar with \1/
2\-inch clear spacing on the upstream face.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to 
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a 
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such 
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not 
be accepted in response to this notice.
    A5. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing 
application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit 
the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an 
application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date 
for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a 
timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the 
competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after 
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b)(1) and 
(9) and 4.36.
    A7. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant 
desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the 
Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular 
application, either a competing development application or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent to file a development application allows an interested person to 
file the competing application no later than 120 days after the 
specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30 (b)(1) and (9) and 
4.36.
    A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) 
named in this public notice.
    A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, 
if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit with be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.
    B. 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 aa 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.
    B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest 
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``PROTEST'', 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular [[Page 7957]] application to which the filing refers. Any of 
the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and 
the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol 
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent 
to Director, Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Room 1027, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any 
notice of intent, competing application or motion to intervene must 
also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in 
the particular application.
    C1. 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. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A 
copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each 
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application 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 must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    D7. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the 
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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, 
825 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional 
copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of 
Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 1027, 
at the above address. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must 
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the 
particular application.

    Dated: February 2, 1995, Washington, DC.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-3316 Filed 2-9-95; 8:45 am]
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