10882 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2001 / Notices

p. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions To

Intervene and Protest

February 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: New Major

License.

b. Project No.: 184–065.

c. Date filed: February 22, 2000.

d. Applicant: El Dorado Irrigation

District.

e. Name of Project: El Dorado Project.

f. Location: Located on the South Fork

of the American River and its tributaries

in the counties of El Dorado, Alpine,

and Amador, California, partially within

the boundaries of the Eldorado National

Forest. The project also diverts about

1,900 acre-feet of water from lower Echo

Lake in the upper Truckee River Basin.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: William

Wilkins, General Manager, El Dorado

Irrigation District, 2890 Mosquito Road,

Placerville, CA 95667–4700. Telephone

(530) 622–4513.

i. Commission Contact: Any questions

concerning this notice should be

addressed to John Mudre, e-mail

address john.mudre@ferc.fed.us, or

telephone (202) 219–1208.

j. Deadline for filing motions to

intervene and protest: 60 days from the

issuance date of this notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Please include the project number

(Project No. 184–065) on any comments

or motions filed. Comments and protests

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.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all interveners

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person whose name appears on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if any intervener 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.

k. This application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time.

l. The project consists of the following

existing facilities: (1) A 113-foot-long,

20-foot-high rubble and masonry main

dam with a crest elevation of 8,210 feet

mean sea level (msl) and 11 auxilliary

dams, impounding Lake Aloha, a

reservoir that covers 590 acres (at full

pond) with a usable storage of 5,179

acre-feet; (2) a 320-foot-long, 14-foothigh roller-compacted concrete dam

with a crest elevation of 7,413 feet msl,

impounding lower Echo Lake, a

reservoir that covers 335 acres (at full

pond) with a usable storage of 1,900

acre-feet; (3) a 6,125-foot-long conduit

from lower Echo Lake to the South Fork

of the American River; (4) a 1,200-footlong, 84.5-feet-high gunite-core earthfill

main dam with a crest elevation of

7,959.5 feet msl and one auxiliary dam,

impounding Cables Lake, a reservoir

that covers 624 acres (at full pond) with

a usable storage of 22,490 acre-feet; (5)

a 280-foot-long, 30-foot-high rock and

earthfill dam with a crest elevation of

7,261 feet msl, impounding Silver Lake,

a reservoir that covers 502 acres (at full

pond) with usable storage of 13,280

acre-feet; (6) a 160-foot-long, 15-foothigh rockfill reinforced binwall

diversion dam with a crest elevation of

3,910.5 feet msl, impounding 200 acrefeet of the South Fork of the American

River; (7) a 22.3-mile-long conveyance

from the diversion dam to the forebay;

(8) a 70-foot-long, 9.5-foot-high concrete

diversion dam with a crest elevation of

4,007 feet msl on Alder Creek; (9) six

small creeks that divert into the

conveyance—Mill Creek, Bull Creek,

Carpenter Creek, Ogilby Creek,

Esmeralda Creek and an unnamed creek;

(10) a 836-foot-long, 91-foot-high

earthfill forebay dam with a crest

elevation of 3,804 feet msl, a reservoir

that covers 23 acres (at full pond) with

a usable storage of 356-acre-feet; (11) a

2.8-mile combination pipeline and

penstock conveyance, with surge tank,

from the forebay to the powerhouse; (12)

a 110-foot-long by 40-foot-wide steel

frame powerhouse with reinforced

concrete walls and an installed capacity

of 21,000 kilowatts, producing about

106 gigawatt-hours annually when

operational; and (13) other

appurtenances. Project components

occupy federal lands administered by

the Eldorado National Forest. No

transmission lines are included with the

project.

m. A copy of the application is

available for inspection and

reproduction at the Commission’s

Public Reference Room, located at 888

First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,

DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208–1371.

The application may be viewed on the

web at http://rimsweb1.ferc.fed.us/rims.

Call (202) 208–2222 for assistance. A

copy is also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

n. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

Anyone may submit a protest or a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the requirements of Rules and 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.

All filing must: (1) Bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set

forth in the heading the name of the

applicant and the project number of the

application to whic 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.

Agencies may obtain copies of the

application directly from the applicant.

A copy of any protest or motion to

intervene must be served upon each

representative of the applicant specified

in the particular application.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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