Document ID: FERC-2020-1566-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: Pacific Gas and Electric Co., City of Santa Clara, CA
Posted Date: 2020-12-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79178-79179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27034]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-619-171]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, City of Santa Clara, 
California; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Non-capacity amendment of license..
    b. Project No.: 619-171.
    c. Date Filed: November 24, 2020.
    d. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and City of Santa 
Clara, California.
    e. Name of Project: Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the North Fork Feather River 
and Bucks and Grizzly creeks in Plumas County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Ms. Elisabeth Rossi, Pacific Gas & Electric 
Company, 245 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 531-5186, 
Mr. Chris Karwick, Silicon Valley Power/City of Santa Clara, 1705 
Martin Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95054, (408) 615-6554.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Korede Olagbegi, (202) 502-6268, 
Korede.Olagbegi@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance of this notice. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to 
intervene, and protests using the Commission's eFiling system at 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/doc-sfiling/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may send a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-619-171. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not 
considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on 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.
    k. Description of Request: The applicants propose to reconnect the 
Grizzly Powerhouse to the grid. The Grizzly Powerhouse connects to the 
grid at Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) Caribou-Palermo 
transmission line, via the project's 115-kV transmission line referred 
to as the Grizzly Tap. In November 2018, the Caribou-Palermo 
transmission line was de-energized as a result of damage from the Camp 
Fire, forcing the Grizzly Powerhouse out of service. Following the Camp 
Fire, PG&E committed to permanently de-energizing the Caribou-Palermo 
line. The applicants propose to reconnect the Grizzly Powerhouse to the 
grid by removing the connection from the Caribou-Palermo line and 
interconnecting the Grizzly Tap at the 230-kV Bucks Creek-Cresta 
transmission line instead, which begins in the Bucks Creek substation 
yard (substation yard), and is part of the project.
    The applicants propose a 3-phase process in order to facilitate the 
reconnection to the grid. In the first phase, which it has already 
completed, the applicants removed a 900-foot-long section of the 
Grizzly Tap, spanning from the substation yard to the Caribou-Palermo 
line. The applicants report that they did not engage in any ground-
disturbing activity to remove the section. The applicants state that 
they are currently finalizing the design of the reconnection, but 
propose in the second and third phase to reinforce an existing access 
bridge with steel plates to support the weight of vehicles transporting 
new electrical equipment, remove a lattice tower in the substation 
yard, and to reconfigure the substation yard, largely to incorporate a 
new transformer, so that the 115-kV Grizzly Tap may be stepped up to 
230-kV and connected to the existing Bucks Creek-Cresta 230-kV line. 
The applicants state that all activities associated with its non-
capacity amendment application would occur within the existing 
footprint of the previously disturbed areas of the substation yard, the 
adjacent parking areas and roads, and the Grizzly Tap transmission 
right of way, and included an Exhibit E (environmental assessment) 
along with the application.
    l. Locations of the Applications: The Commission provides all 
interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of 
this document via the internet through the Commission's website at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicants. At this 
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit 
comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest 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, motions to 
intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, MOTION TO INTERVENE, or 
PROTEST as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to

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which 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.
    All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth 
their evidentiary basis. A copy of all other filings in reference to 
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.

    Dated: December 3, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-27034 Filed 12-8-20; 8:45 am]
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