Document ID: FERC-2009-1348-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: South Feather Water and Power Agency
Posted Date: 2009-09-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 170)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2088-075]

 
South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Intent To Prepare 
an Environmental Document and Soliciting Comments

August 27, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Intent to raise dam crest and modify spillway.
    b. Project No: 2088-075.
    c. Date Filed: May 21, 2009.
    d. Applicant: South Feather Water and Power Agency .
    e. Name of Project: South Feather Power Project.
    f. Location: The South Feather Power Project is located on the 
South Fork Feather River, Lost Creek, and Slate Creek in Butte, Plumas, 
and Yuba Counties, California. This project occupies federal and non-
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kathy Zancanella, South Feather Water and 
Power Agency Power Division, 2310 Oro Quincy Highway, Oroville, CA 
95966, Tel: (503) 534-1221.
    i. FERC Contact: Joy Jones, Telephone (202) 502-6760, and e-mail: 
joy.jones@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests: September 28, 2009.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    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 an 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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: South Feather Water and Power Agency has 
filed an Environmental Report addressing its intent to modify the crest 
of Sly Creek Dam, part of the South Feather Power Project (FERC No. 
2088). The project consists of four separate developments: Sly Creek, 
Woodleaf, Forbestown and Kelly Ridge. The proposed work at Sly Creek 
Dam would take place within the Sly Creek development. Water from Sly 
Creek reservoir is controlled by Sly Creek Dam, which releases water to 
the Lost Creek reservoir downstream of the dam. A hydraulic study on 
Sly Creek reservoir included an estimate of the probable maximum flood 
(PMF) flow event for the reservoir, which indicated that during a PMF 
event, the dam crest would overtop unless it was raised and/or the 
spillway was modified. To ensure the licensee's compliance with FERC 
engineering guidelines and safety regulations, modifications to the dam 
are necessary. The licensee is proposing to raise the dam crest, 
replace the spillway gate and platform, raise the abutment walls of the 
spillway channel, and improve the roadway approaching the spillway and 
associated drainage structures. Under the licensee's proposal, the 
operating level of Sly Creek reservoir's water surface elevation would 
remain consistent with the original water surface elevation approved in 
the project license.
    The Commission intends to prepare an environmental document under 
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Sly Creek Dam 
crest raise project. The NEPA document will be used by the Commission 
to identify environmental impacts and to identify measures that would 
help mitigate the impacts caused by modification activities.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
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 e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (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: Anyone may submit comments with respect to the 
licensee's proposed activities. In determining the appropriate action 
to take, the Commission will consider all comments filed. Any comments 
must be received on or before the specified comment date for the 
particular application.
    o. Any filing made with the Commission must bear in all capital 
letters the title ``COMMENTS'' and the Project Number (P-2088-075) of 
the particular application to which the filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file

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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.
    q. Comments 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-21245 Filed 9-2-09; 8:45 am]

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