65478 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 19, 2001 / Notices

1The application requests waiver of any

requirement for making Santa Clara a co-applicant.

It also states that PG&E is hopeful that it can obtain

Santa Clara’s support for the application. Failure to

make Santa Clara a co-applicant may delay the

processing of the application for Project No. 619.

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the

instructions (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance). 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31190 Filed 12–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Transfer of Licenses and

Substitution of Relicense Applicant,

Soliciting Comments, Motions to

Intervene, and Protests

December 13, 2001.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric applications have been

filed with the Commission and are

available for public inspection:

a. Application Types and Project Nos:

(1) Transfer of 26 Hydroelectric Licenses

for Project Nos. 77–116, 96–031, 137–

031, 175–018, 178–015, 233–082, 606–

020, 619–095, 803–055, 1061–056,

1121–058, 1333–037, 1354–029, 1403–

042, 1962–039, 1988–030, 2105–087,

2106–039, 2107–012, 2130–030, 2155–

022, 2310–120, 2467–016, 2661–016,

2687–022, and 2735–071; (2) Request for

Substitution of Applicant for New

License in Project Nos. 233–081, 1354–

005, 2107–010, 2661–012, and 2687–

014; and (3) Transfer of TransmissionLine-Only Licenses for Project Nos.

2118–006, 2281–005, 2479–003, 2678–

001, 2781–004, 2784–001, 4851–004,

5536–001, 5828–003, 7009–004, and

10821–002.

b. Date Filed: November 30, 2001.

c. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric

Company (PG&E), subsidiaries of

Electric Generation LLC, and ETrans

LLC. The City of Santa Clara, CA, is now

and will remain co-licensee for Project

No. 619.1

d. Project Names, Federal land use,

and Locations: All of these projects are

in California.

Hydroelectric Projects: The Potter

Valley Project is in Mendocino National

Forest (NF) on the Eel and East Fork

Russian Rivers in Lake and Mendocino

Counties. The Kerchoff 1 and 2 Project

uses Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) land

and is in Sierra NF on the San Joaquin

River in Fresno and Madera Counties.

The Mokelumne Project uses BLM land

and is in Stanislaus NF and El Dorado

NF on the Mokelumne River, its

tributaries, and the Bear River in

Alpine, Amador, and Calaveras

Counties. The Balch 1 and 2 Project is

in Sierra NF and Sequoia NF on the

North Fork Kings River in Fresno

County. The Kern Canyon Project is in

Sequoia NF on the Kern River in Kern

County. The Pit 3, 4, and 5 Project is in

Shasta NF on the Pit River in Shasta

County. The Kilarc-Cow Project uses

BLM land on Old Cow and South Cow

Creeks in Shasta County. The Bucks

Creek Project is in Plumas NF and

Lasses NF on Bucks and Grizzly Creeks

in Plumas County. The DesablaCenterville Project uses BLM land and

is in Lassen NF on the West Branch

Feather River and Butte Creek in Butte

County. The Phoenix Project uses BLM

land and is in Stanislaus NF on the

South Fork of the Stanislaus River in

Tuolumne County. The Battle Creek

Project is in Lassen NF on Battle Creek

in Shasta and Tehama Counties. The

Tule River Project is in Sequoia NF on

the North Fork of the Middle Fork Tule

River in Tulare County. The Crane

Valley Project is in Sierra NF on various

creeks within the San Joaquin River

Basin in Fresno and Madera Counties.

The Narrows Project uses U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers (COE) land on the

Yuba River in Nevada County. The Rock

Creek-Cresta Project is in Plumas NF on

the North Fork Feather River in Butte

and Plumas Counties. The Hass-Kings

Project uses COE and BLM land and is

in Sierra NF and Sequoia NF on the

North Fork Kings River in Fresno

County. The Upper North Fork Feather

River Project is in Plumas NF and

Lassen NF on the North Fork Feather

River in Plumas County. The McCloudPit Project uses BLM land and is in

Shasta-Trinity NF on the McCloud and

lower Pit Rivers in Shasta County. The

Poe Project is in Plumas NF on the

North Fork Feather River in Butte

County. The Spring Gap-Stanislaus

Project is in Stanislaus NF on the

Stanislaus River and tributaries in

Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. The

Chili Bar Project uses BLM land and is

in El Dorado NF on the South Fork of

the American River in El Dorado

County. The Drum-Spaulding Project

uses BLM land and is in Tahoe NF on

the South Yuba and Bear Rivers in

Nevada and Placer Counties. The

Merced Falls Project uses BLM land on

the Merced River in Merced and

Mariposa Counties. The Hat Creek 1 and

2 Project is on Hat Creek in Shasta

County. The Pit 1 Project is on the Tule,

Little Tule, Fall, and Pit Rivers in Shasta

County. The Helms Project uses BOR

land and is in Sierra NF on Helms Creek

and the North Fork Kings River in

Fresno County.

Transmission-Line-Only Projects: The

Donnells-Standard City Project uses

BOR land and is in Stanislaus NF in

Tuolumne County. The WoodleafPalermo Project is in Plumas NF in

Butte County. The French Meadows

Project is in El Dorado NF and Tahoe

NF in San Francisco County. The

Narrows No. 2—Smartville Project uses

COE land in Yuba and Nevada Counties.

The New Melones Project uses COE and

BLM land in Calaveras County. The

Rollins Project is in Nevada and Placer

Counties. The Sly Creek Project is in

Plumas NF in Butte County. The Pardee

Tap No. 2 and Camanche Project is in

Calaveras, Amador, and San Joaquine

Counties. The Monticello Project uses

BOR land in Solano and Napa Counties.

The Friant Project uses BOR land in

Fresno County. The Camp Far West

Project is in Placer and Yuba Counties.

e. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

f. Applicant Contacts: Ms. Annette

Faraglia, Pacific Gas and Electric

Company, P.O. Box 7442, San

Francisco, CA 94120–7442, (415) 973–

7145 and Mr. John A. Whittaker, IV,

Winston & Strawn, 1400 L Street NW,

Washington, DC 20005, (202) 371–5700.

g. FERC Contact: James Hunter, (202)

219–2839.

h. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene, protests, and comments: 60

days from the issue date of this notice.

i. All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Linwood

A. Watson, Jr., Acting 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 at http:/

/www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Please include the noted project

numbers on any comments or motions

filed.

j. Description of Proposal: PG&E

requests approval to transfer PG&E’s 26

hydroelectric licenses and 11

transmission-line-only licenses to other

entities. The purpose of these

applications is to implement one part of

a comprehensive Plan of Reorganization

(Plan) for PG&E under the U.S.

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Bankruptcy Code. Under the Plan, PG&E

will separate and restructure its

businesses and divide its operations and

assets among different operating

companies. As to PG&E’s FPA Part I

jurisdictional facilities, the Plan

proposes that PG&E’s 26 licensed

hydroelectric projects and related

licenses be transferred to 26 separate

California limited liability company

subsidiaries (LLC Subs) of a new

generation company (Electric

Generation LLC ), which will operate

and maintain the projects for the LLC

Subs under leases with them, and that

PG&E’s 11 transmission-line-only

projects and related licenses be

transferred to a new transmission

company (ETrans LLC). The names of

the LLC Subs mirror the name of the

project of which they are to become the

new licensee. For example, for the

Potter Valley Project No. 77, the name

of the LLC Sub that will become the

new licensee of the project is Potter

Valley Project LLC. After the

consummation of the Plan, PG&E, as a

reorganized company, will operate as a

stand alone local electric and gas

distribution business. PG&E intends to

retain property rights in certain project

facilities that involve energy

distribution functions in Project Nos.

77, 96, 137, 175, 233, 619, 803, 1333,

1354, 1403, 2130, 2310, and 2467.

The transfer applications were filed

within five years of the expiration of the

licenses for Project Nos. 233, 1354,

2107, 2661, and 2687, which are subject

of pending relicense applications. In

Hydroelectric Relicensing Regulations

Under the Federal Power Act (54 F.R.

23,756; FERC Stats. and Regs., Regs.

Preambles 1986–1990 30,854 at p.

31,437), the Commission declined to

forbid all license transfers during the

last five years of an existing license, and

instead indicated that it would

scrutinize all such transfer requests to

determine if the transfer’s primary

purpose was to give the transferee an

advantage in relicensing (id. at p. 31,438

n. 318).

Several of the transfer applications

also contain separate requests for

approval of the substitution of the

transferee for the transferor as the

applicant in the pending relicensing

applications filed by PG&E in Project

Nos. 233–081, 1354–005, 2107–010,

2661–012, and 2687–014.

k. Copies of these filings are on file

with the Commission and are available

for public inspection. The filings may

also be viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the

instructions (call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance). Copies are also available for

inspection and reproduction at the

addresses in item f above.

l. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

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.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. An additional copy must be

sent to the Director, Division of

Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31235 Filed 12–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Comments,

Motions To Intervene, and Protests

December 13, 2001.

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.: 12135–000.

c. Date filed: November 1, 2001.

d. Applicants: South Fork Irrigation

District and Hot Springs Valley

Irrigation District.

e. Name of Project: West Valley

Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: The project would utilize

the Bureau of Land Management’s

existing Moon Lake, also known as Tule

Lake, on Cedar Creek, and lands within

Modoc National Forest in Lassen and

Modoc Counties, California.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Don R.

Pope, 9709 W. Fairview Avenue,

Littleton, CO 80127–3955, (303) 973–

9610.

i. FERC Contact: Mr. James Hunter,

(202) 219–2839.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene, protests, and comments: 60

days from the issue date of this notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Linwood

A. Watson, Jr., Acting 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 at http:/

/www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

Please include the project number (P–

12135–000) on any comments or

motions filed.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed pumped storage project would

utilize the existing Moon Lake Dam and

Reservoir, which are proposed to serve

as the upper reservoir, and would

consist of: (1) A proposed 90-foot-high,

650-foot-long concrete dam, (2) a

proposed reservoir having a surface area

of 184 acres at normal water surface

elevation 4,950 feet msl, the proposed

lower reservoir, (3) a proposed 16,000-

foot-long tunnel connecting the

reservoirs, (4) a proposed underground

powerhouse, containing four generating

units with a total installed capacity of

264 megawatts, (5) a proposed 5-milelong, 230-kilovolt transmission line, and

(6) appurtenant facilities. The project

would have an annual generation of

542.9 gigawatthours that would be sold

to a local utility.

l. Copies of this filing are on file with

the Commission and are available for

public inspection. This filing may also

be viewed on the Web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link,

select ‘‘Docket#’’ and follow the