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1Cross-Subsidization Restrictions on Affiliate 

Transactions, Order No. 707, 73 FR 11013 (Feb. 29, 

2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,264, at P 4–5, order 

on rehearing, Order No. 707–A, 73 FR 43072 (Jul. 

24, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,272 (2008). 

ensure that analyses needed to satisfy its 

NEPA obligations for its loan guarantee 

decision are included. 

Agency Purpose and Need: Western’s 

purpose and need for the RSEP is to 

respond to RSE’s requested 

interconnection in accordance with 

Western’s Open Access Transmission 

Tariff. LGP’s purpose and need for the 

RSEP is to determine whether RSE’s 

project is eligible for a guarantee under 

EPAct 2005. DOE is using the NEPA 

process to assist in determining whether 

to issue a loan guarantee to RSE to 

support the proposed project. The 

BLM’s purpose and need for the RSEP 

is to respond to RSE’s application under 

Title V of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1761) for 

a ROW grant to construct the 161-kV/ 

230-kV transmission line, substation, 

access road, and fiber optic line on 

public lands in compliance with 

FLPMA, BLM ROW regulations, and 

other applicable Federal laws. The BLM 

will respond to RSE’s ROW application 

by approving, approving with 

modifications, or denying RSE’S 

application. 

Proposed Agency Actions: Western’s 

proposed action is to interconnect the 

proposed Project to Western’s existing 

Parker-Blythe transmission line and to 

replace an overhead ground wire on its 

existing Parker-Blythe transmission 

with a fiber optic ground wire to allow 

communication from the new plant to 

the existing system. The LGP’s proposed 

action is to issue a loan guarantee to 

RSE. The BLM’s proposed action is to 

authorize a ROW in favor of a 161-kV/ 

230-kV transmission line, access road, 

and fiber optic line. The BLM would 

also amend the CDCA Plan to include 

this project. The CDCA Plan (1980, as 

amended), states that new electric 

transmission facilities on lands 

designated as Multiple-Use Class M may 

be allowed only within designated 

corridors. If the BLM decides to grant a 

ROW for this Project, the CDCA Plan 

would be amended to designate a new 

utility corridor in support of the 161- 

kV/230-kV electrical transmission 

towers and cables. 

Western, LGP, BLM, and the CEC 

have agreed to conduct a joint 

environmental review of the proposed 

Project in a single combined NEPA/ 

CEQA process and document. For 

purposes of NEPA compliance, Western, 

on behalf of DOE, is serving as the lead 

Federal agency with the BLM acting as 

a cooperating agency. The Draft EIS/SA 

analyzes site-specific impacts on air 

quality, biological resources, recreation, 

cultural resources, water resources, 

geological resources and hazards, 

hazardous materials handling, land use, 

noise, paleontological resources, 

wilderness characteristics, public 

health, socioeconomics, soils, traffic and 

transportation, visual resources, waste 

management, worker safety and fire 

protection, as well as facility design 

engineering, efficiency, reliability, 

transmission system engineering, and 

transmission line safety and nuisance. 

As required under NEPA, the draft 

EIS/SA analyzes a no action alternative 

that would not require a CDCA Plan 

amendment. The draft EIS/SA also 

analyzes two no-project alternatives that 

reject the proposed Project but amend 

the CDCA Plan to (1) designate the 

project area as available to future solar 

energy power generation projects or (2) 

designate the project area as unavailable 

to future solar energy power generation 

projects. 

Dated: October 8, 2010. 

Timothy J. Meeks, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27154 Filed 10–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL09–24–000] 

National Grid USA; Notice of Filing 

October 20, 2010. 

Take notice that on October 15, 2010, 

pursuant to Rule 215 of the Rules of 

Practice and Procedure of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission), National Grid USA filed 

an amended petition supplementing and 

clarifying its request, originally filed on 

May 19, 2010, for waiver of certain of 

the affiliate pricing rules as established 

by the Commission’s Order Nos. 707 

and 707–A.1

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. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

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 November 5, 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27128 Filed 10–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13586–000] 

Bishop Tungsten Development, LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

October 20, 2010. 

On November 9, 2009, Bishop 

Tungsten Development, LLC filed an 

application for a preliminary permit, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Lower Pine Creek Mine 

Canyon Hydroelectric Project to be 

located near the town of Bishop, in Inyo 

County, California. The sole purpose of 

a preliminary permit, if issued, is to 

grant the permit holder priority to file 

a license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

An existing network of penstocks 

collect and convey the existing Pine 

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project area. The mine discharge 

averages up to 14 cfs. The proposed 

project would utilize a single, 

approximately 20-inch-in-diameter 

conduit within the project area that 

would convey the discharge water to the 

turbine where the pressure would be 

reduced. The applicant proposes to 

interconnect with an existing 56- 

kilovolt transmission line, maintained 

by Southern California Edison, which 

runs the length of the canyon. The 

estimated annual generation of the 

project would be 26,300,000 kilowatthours. 

Applicant Contact: Douglas A. Hicks, 

Bishop Tungsten Development, LLC, 

725 9050 Pine Creek Road, Bishop, CA 

93514; phone: (706) 387–2080. 

FERC Contact: Shana Murray (202) 

502–8333. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13586–000) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27121 Filed 10–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13686–000] 

KC Hydro LLC; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

October 20, 2010. 

On March 23, 2010, and 

supplemented on May 27, 2010, KC 

Hydro LLC filed an application for a 

preliminary permit, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 

proposing to study the feasibility of the 

Cline Falls Hydro Project located on the 

Deschutes River in Deschutes County, 

Oregon. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed project will consist of 

the following: (1) A 5-foot-high, 300- 

foot-long diversion structure; (2) a pond 

with a storage capacity of 1 to 2 acrefeet; (3) a canal and box flume, 

connected to a 96-inch-diameter, 45- 

foot-long steel penstock; (4) a 

powerhouse containing a 750-kW 

Francis turbine/generator; (5) a tailrace 

leading from a rock chamber located 

under the turbine to the River; and (6) 

appurtenant facilities. Annual energy 

production is estimated to be 807 

megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Kelly W. 

Sackheim, Managing Member, 5096 

Cocoa Palm Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628; 

phone: (916) 962–2271. 

FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott (202) 

502–6480. 

The deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, competing 

applications (without notices of intent), 

or notices of intent to file competing 

applications has been extended 60 days 

from the issuance of this notice to 

December 20, 2010. Entities that have 

already filed comments, motions to 

intervene, competing applications, or 

notices of intent to file competing 

applications do not need to re-file. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s 

website http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at http: 

//www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the docket number (P–13686) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27123 Filed 10–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13804–000] 

White River Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

October 20, 2010. 

On July 1, 2010, and supplemented 

July 15, 20101, White River Hydro, LLC 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of the White River 

Hydroelectric Project, located on the 

White River in Pierce County, 

Washington. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following: (1) A 352-foot-long, 11- 

foot-high timber constructed dam with a 

7-foot-high aluminum flashboard; (2) a 

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