Document ID: FERC-2006-1640-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2006-08-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 168)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

August 22, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2155.
    c. Date Filed: July 15, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Chili Bar Project.
    f. Location: On the South Fork American River in El Dorado, near 
Placerville, California. The project affects 48 acres of Federal land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Randal S. Livingston, Power Generation Senior 
Director, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, Mail Code: 
N11E, San Francisco, CA 94177.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502-6095 or james.fargo@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    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.
    Motions to intervene and protests may be filed electronically via 
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic 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.
    k. This application is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Chili Bar Project consists of: (1) A 120-foot-high 
concrete gravity dam; (2) a 110-acre reservoir with a useable storage 
of 1,339 acre-feet; (3) a powerhouse with one 7-MW unit and (9) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be 33,500 megawatt hours. All generated power 
is utilized within the applicant's electric utility system.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may 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. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
 to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit 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 filed, but 
only those who file a motion

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to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a 
party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.
    All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-14384 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]

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