Document ID: FERC-2014-1213-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric Applications: San Diego County Water Authority
Posted Date: 2014-09-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57073-57074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22651]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5669-000]

San Diego County Water Authority; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing, 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: Surrender of Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 5669-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 16, 2014, and supplemented on September 9, 
2014.
    d. Licensee: San Diego County Water Authority.
    e. Name of Project: Miramar Power Plant Small Conduit Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on San Diego County Water 
Authority Second Aqueduct Pipelines to the Miramar Filtration Plant, 
San Diego, San Diego County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.102 and 4.95.
    h. Licensee Contact: Mr. Carson Struthers, Contracts Manager, San 
Diego County Water Authority, 610 West 5th Avenue, 
Escondido, CA 92025, Telephone: 760-233-3224, Email: 
cstruthers@sdcwa.org.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, 
Jennifer.Polardino@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and protests is 30 days from the 
issuance of this notice by the Commission. Please file your submittal 
electronically via the Internet (eFiling) in lieu of paper. Please 
refer to the instructions on the Commission's Web site under http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp and filing instructions in the 
Commission's Regulations at 18 CFR section 385.2001(a)(1)(iii). To 
assist you with eFilings you should refer to the submission guidelines 
document at http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/user-guide.pdf. 
In addition, certain filing requirements have statutory or regulatory 
formatting and other instructions. You should refer to a list of these 
``qualified documents'' at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing.pdf. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. Please include the project number (P-5669-000) on 
any documents or motions filed. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings; otherwise, you should submit an original and seven 
copies of any submittal to the following address: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mail Code: DHAC, PJ-12, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    k. Description of Project Facilities: The project consists of: (1) 
An existing 48-inch diameter raw water conduit; (2) a new 48-inch 
diameter inlet pipeline; (3) a powerplant with three generating units 
and a total installed capacity of 1,200 kW.
    l. Description of Proceeding: On June 16, 2014, and supplemented on 
September 9, 2014, San Diego County Water Authority filed an 
application stating that due to reconfigurations in the exemptee's 
water supply system that decreased the pressure gradient, the project 
has been offline since May 2002. The following actions have been taken 
to inactivate and secure the project: (1) The units were disabled and 
outlet values closed; and (2) lockout/tagouts were also installed. 
Therefore, exemptee requests to surrender the exemption for the Miramar 
Project.
    m. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the 
Docket number (P-5669-000) excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the notice. 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 toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    o. 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.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title

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``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 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 and otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to 
intervene, or protests should relate to project works which are the 
subject of the license surrender. 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. 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 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 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    q. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not 
file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be 
presumed to have no comments.

    Dated: September 16, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-22651 Filed 9-23-14; 8:45 am]
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