Document ID: FERC-2019-1117-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request to  Expedite Study Plan Determination Process through Waiver of Pre-Filing Requirements: Southern California Edison
Posted Date: 2019-09-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 49519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20389]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1394-080]

Southern California Edison; Notice of Request To Expedite Study 
Plan Determination Process Through Waiver of Pre-Filing Requirements

    a. Type of Filing: Request to Expedite Study Plan Determination 
Process through Waiver of Pre-Filing Requirements.
    b. Project No.: 1394-080.
    c. Dated Filed: September 4, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Southern California Edison (SCE).
    e. Name of Project: Bishop Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Bishop Creek in Inyo County, California. The 
project occupies approximately 734 acres of federal land administered 
by the U.S. Forest Service and approximately 48 acres of federal land 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Applicant Contact: Matthew Woodhall, Project Lead, Southern 
California Edison Company, 1515 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, CA 
91770.
    h. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott at (202) 502-6480 or email at: 
kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov.
    i. On September 4, 2019, SCE filed a request for the Commission to 
expedite the study plan determination process by waiving certain pre-
filing study plan development requirements under Part 5 of the 
Commission's regulations for the existing Bishop Creek Hydroelectric 
Project. Specifically, SCE requests that the Commission waive the 
requirement for: A proposed study plan; \1\ study plan meetings; \2\ 
and comments on the proposed study plan.\3\ SCE states that the waiver 
would shorten the study plan determination process by four months, and 
that the expedited process and associated waiver would allow more time 
for SCE and the stakeholders to collaboratively assess project effects 
and develop proposed license conditions during the pre-filing period. 
SCE adds that they have met the intent of these regulations through 
early collaborative efforts with stakeholders in developing the 
technical study plans included in its Pre-Application Document filed 
May 1, 2019.\4\
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.11 (a)-(d) (2019).
    \2\ 18 CFR 5.11 (e) (2019).
    \3\ 18 CFR 5.12 (2019).
    \4\ SCE filed updated technical study plans on August 29, 2019, 
that address comments received from stakeholders and FERC staff 
during the scoping process.
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    With this notice we are soliciting comments on SCE's request to 
expedite the study plan determination process through waiver of certain 
pre-filing requirements. All comments should be sent to the address in 
paragraph k below.
    j. The waiver request and associated filings are available for 
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed 
on the Commission's website (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, (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in paragraph g.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    k. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please 
file all documents 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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a 
paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing 
should include docket number P-1394-080.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
Comments on Waiver Request. Any individual or entity interested in 
submitting NOI comments must do so by October 1, 2019.

    Dated: September 16, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-20389 Filed 9-19-19; 8:45 am]
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