Document ID: FERC-2023-0019-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Posted Date: 2023-01-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1215-1216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00100]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1121-136]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for 
Amendment of License, 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 Proceeding: Application for non-capacity amendment of 
license.
    b. Project No.: 1121-136.
    c. Date Filed: October 28, 2022.
    d. Licensee: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the mainstem Battle Creek, and on the North Fork 
and South Fork Battle Creek in Shasta and Tehama Counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Licensee Contact: Richard Doble, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, Mail Code N11D, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177, 
(415) 260-2675, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin, (202) 502-6012, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, interventions, and protests: 
January 30, 2023.
    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/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 at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may 
submit 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. The 
first page of any filing should include docket number P-1121-136. 
Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the 
Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors 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 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: Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(licensee or PG&E) is requesting that its license for the Battle Creek 
Hydroelectric Project be amended to remove Inskip Diversion Dam, 
adjacent infrastructure, fish ladder, and approximately 30,000 to 
56,000 cubic yards of sediment from behind the dam. No changes to long-
term operations of the project are proposed. Erosion of the sluiceway 
and dam toe present a continuing facility safety risk. Inskip Canal and 
Powerhouse are currently offline, and there are no plans to bring them 
back online. PG&E notified the Commission of its intent not to 
relicense the project and no other entity has expressed an interest in 
relicensing the project. Inskip Diversion Dam would be removed and the 
inlet into Inskip Canal from Inskip Diversion Dam would be plugged. 
Once stored sediment is dredged and the dam is removed, the stream 
channel would be restored to a natural condition. Restoration of the 
channel is proposed upstream of the existing dam and would be designed 
to include a series of pools and riffles/steps/cascades to provide 
channel bed stability. Bank stabilization and revegetation would be 
implemented within the work area to ensure long-term stability of the 
restored stream banks.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. 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. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    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, 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, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the

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requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions 
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any 
filing made by an intervenor 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 29, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00100 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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