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Docket Nos. 

FPL Energy Oliver Wind II, 

LCC.

EG08–4–000 

Marble River, LLC .................. EG08–5–000 

Santa Rosa Energy Center, 

LLC.

EG08–6–000 

Long Beach Peakers LLC ...... EG08–7–000 

Plum Point Energy Associates, L.L.C.EG08–8–000 

Wharton County Generation, 

LLC.

EG08–9–000 

Macquarie Bank Limited ........ FC08–1–000 

Take notice that during the month of 

December 2007, the status of the abovecaptioned entities as Exempt Wholesale 

Generators or Foreign Utility Companies 

became effective by operation of the 

Commission’s regulations. 18 CFR 

366.7(a). 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–2109 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13054–000] 

Nt Hydro; Notice of Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Protests, and Motions To 

Intervene 

January 30, 2008. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Preliminary 

Permit. 

b. Project No.: 13054–000. 

c. Date filed: October 22, 2007. 

d. Applicant: NT Hydro. 

e. Name and Location of Project: The 

proposed Abert Rim Pumped Storage 

Hydroelectric Project would be located 

in Lake County, Oregon and would 

utilize the existing Mule Lake and Lake 

Albert, both located on U.S. Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) land. 

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

g. Applicant contact: Mr. Ted 

Sorenson, Sorenson Engineering, 5203 

South 11th, East Idaho Falls, ID 83404, 

(208) 522–8069. 

h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero, 

(202) 502–6002. 

i. 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–

13054–000) 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 

each person in 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. 

j. Description of Existing Facilities 

and Proposed Project: The proposed 

Abert Rim Pumped Storage Project will 

consist of the existing Mule Lake, which 

is an existing small lake, and Lake 

Abert, which is an existing alkali lake. 

Both water bodies are located on BLM 

lands. Under the proposed project, Mule 

Lake Reservoir and Lake Abert will be 

connected by a 6,200 foot-long pipeline 

consisting of two eight-foot-diameter 

steel pipes with a hydraulic capacity of 

approximately 700 cubic feet per second 

(cfs) each. The pipeline will include a 

6,200-foot-long tunnel immediately 

below Abert Rim Wilderness Study 

Area. A powerhouse/pumphouse will be 

located near the shore of Lake Abert, 

containing two 67 megawatt (MW)/700 

cfs pump-turbines, and appurtenant 

facilities. The powerhouse/pumphouse 

would be a metal building with a 

concrete foundation, approximately 

120-foot-wide by 60-foot-long and 30- 

foot-high. 

Mule Lake, which stores runoff from 

intermittent streams, has a normal 

maximum water surface elevation of 

approximately 5,605 feet above sea level 

(ASL). USGS topographic data indicate 

that Mule Lake occurs within a closed 

basin, with no outlet streams. Currently, 

Mule Lake has an approximate storage 

capacity of 1,600 acre-feet. Under the 

proposed project, storage in Mule Lake 

would be increased to about 4,000 acrefeet by increasing the lake level 20 feet. 

Because Mule Lake is in a closed basin, 

no new dam would be required to 

increase the lake level and storage. Lake 

Abert, which receives water from 

Chewaucan River, various springs and 

intermittent runoff streams, has a 

normal maximum water surface 

elevation of approximately 4,254 feet 

ASL. Currently, water entering Lake 

Abert remains in Lake Abert until it 

evaporates, i.e. Lake Abert occurs 

within a closed topographic basin with 

no outlets. Lake Abert has an 

approximate storage capacity of 400,000 

acre-feet. 

A new 45-mile-long 128-kV 

transmission line will be constructed to 

interconnect the proposed project with 

an existing Bonneville Power 

Administration 500-kV, AC 

transmission line located northwest of 

Lake Abert. This interconnection will 

link the proposed project with the both 

the California-Nevada and Pacific 

Northwest power grids. A new 

substation would be constructed at the 

point of interconnection. The proposed 

project would have an annual 

generation of 489.1 GWh. 

k. Location of Applications: A copy of 

the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction 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, call toll-free 1–866–208–

3676 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item g 

above. 

l. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

m. Competing 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) and 4.36. 

n. Competing Development 

Application—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 


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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) and 4.36. 

o. 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. 

p. Proposed Scope of Studies under 

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued, 

does not authorize construction. The 

term of the proposed preliminary permit 

would 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. 

q. 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. 

r. 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’’, 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, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. An additional 

copy must be sent to Director, Division 

of Hydropower Administration and 

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 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. 

s. 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 comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–2117 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. EL00–95–204, EL00–98–189] 

San Diego Gas & Electric Company v. 

Sellers of Energy and Ancillary 

Services; Investigation of Practices of 

the California Independent System 

Operator and the California Power 

Exchange; Notice of Filing 

January 30, 2008. 

Take notice that on January 29, 2008, 

Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. and the 

California Parties filed a joint 

compliance filing in response to the 

Commission’s January 4, 2008 Order. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant and 

all the parties in this proceeding. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

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

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 

February 19, 2008. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–2114 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1951–151] 

Georgia Power Company; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

January 29, 2008. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric 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: 1951–151. 

c. Date Filed: October 1, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Georgia Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Sinclair 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Oconee River, in 

Hancock, Baldwin, and Putnam 

counties, Georgia. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Lee Glenn, Lake 

Resources Manager, 125 Wallace Dam 

Road NE., Eatonton, GA 31024; (706) 

485–8704. 

i. FERC Contact: Gina Krump, 

Telephone (202) 502–6704, and e-mail: 

Gina.Krump@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protest: 

February 29, 2008. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 


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