Document ID: FERC-2014-0169-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Yuba County Water Agency
Posted Date: 2014-02-14T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8951-8952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03200]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2246-064]

Yuba County Water Agency; 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 Application: Application for Temporary Variance of 
License Requirement.
    b. Project No.: 2246-064.
    c. Date Filed: February 5, 2014.
    d. Applicants: Yuba County Water Agency (licensee).
    e. Name of Projects: Yuba River Project.
    f. Location: Yuba River and Oregon Creek in Yuba, Sierra, and 
Nevada Counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Curt Aikens, General Manager, Yuba County 
Water Agency, 1220 F Street, Marysville, CA 95901.
    Phone: (530) 741-5015.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. John Aedo, (415) 369-3335, john.aedo@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
and recommendations is 15 days from the issuance date of this notice 
(February 22, 2014). The Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, or 
recommendations 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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-2246-064) on 
any comments, motions to intervene, protests, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee requests a temporary 
variance of the minimum flow requirements of article 33(d) of its 
project license. The licensee states that the Yuba River watershed 
conditions are extremely dry, with no indication of changing. Therefore 
the licensee requests that it be allowed a variance from the fixed and 
calculated minimum flow requirements of 600 and 673 cubic feet per 
second (cfs), respectively in the lower Yuba River below Englebright 
Reservoir so that it may conserve water storage at the upstream 
Bullards Bar Reservoir. The licensee requests Commission approval to 
implement the flow variance through March 31, 2014, during which time, 
it will instead, release 500 cfs to the lower Yuba River. The licensee 
also requests that the method for determining compliance with article 
33 be temporarily modified, such that compliance with the minimum flow 
requirements be based on 5-day running averages of the applicable daily 
streamflows, with instantaneous flows

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never less than 90 percent of the specified requirement.
    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, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    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. 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 Responsive 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 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.

    Dated: February 7, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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