[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65479-65480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31237]


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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-mile-long, 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

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instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h. 
above.
    m. 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. 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) 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. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    r. 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.
    s. 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    t. 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. 01-31237 Filed 12-18-01; 8:45 am]
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