Document ID: FERC-2008-1412-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Posted Date: 2008-09-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 188)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 77-212]

 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for 
Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests

September 19, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of license (for proposed long-
term frost protection and late fall irrigation plan).
    b. Project No.: 77-212.
    c. Date Filed: August 26, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Eel River and East Branch Russian River in Lake 
and Mendocino counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard J. Doble, Senior License 
Coordinator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box No. 770000, San 
Francisco, CA 94177; (415) 973-4480.
    i. FERC Contact: CarLisa Linton-Peters, telephone (202) 502-8416; 
e-mail: carlisa.linton-peters@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests 
is November 4, 2008.
    Please include the project number (P-77) on any comments or motions 
filed. All documents (an original and eight copies) must be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Motions to intervene, protests, comments and recommendations may be 
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper filings, see 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings.
    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. 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: Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(licensee) is requesting that its license for the Potter Valley Project 
be amended to allow the licensee to implement its proposed plan to 
provide long-term frost protection and late fall irrigation water for 
commercial crops in the Potter Valley area. The proposed plan was 
required

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by Commission Order Granting Temporary Amendment of License Article 52, 
issued March 13, 2008. Implementation of the proposed plan would 
require modifications to license article 52 which includes the 
Reasonable and Prudent Alternative of the National Marine Fisheries 
Service Biological Opinion, approved and made a part of the license by 
Order Amending License, issued January 28, 2004.
    l. Location of the Application: A copy of the filing 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) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://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/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-
mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, call toll-free at 1-866-208-3372 or e-mail 
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy of 
this filing is also available for inspection and reproduction at the 
address listed in item (h) above.
    m. Mailing list: 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, 
385.211, and 385.214. 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 (see item (j) 
above).
    o. Any filing must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', or 
``RECOMMENDATIONS'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are 
encouraged and 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 (see item (j) above), 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, protests and motions of intervention may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper filings. See 18 CFR 
385.20019(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. E8-22626 Filed 9-25-08; 8:45 am]

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