Document ID: FERC-2013-0704-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and Nevada Irrigation District; Drum-Spaulding and Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Projects
Posted Date: 2013-05-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 30915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12294]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2310-193-California; Project No. 2266-102-California]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Nevada Irrigation District; 
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Drum-Spaulding and Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Projects

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Drum-
Spaulding Project (FERC No. 2310) and the Yuba-Bear Project (FERC No. 
2266) and has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for 
the projects. The Drum-Spaulding Project is located within three 
primary river basins, the South Yuba River, Bear River, and North Fork 
of the North Fork American River, in Nevada and Placer Counties, 
California, and occupies 994 acres of federal lands administered by the 
Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and Bureau of 
Reclamation. The Yuba-Bear Project is located within three major river 
basins, the Middle Yuba River, South Yuba River, and Bear River, in 
Sierra, Nevada, and Placer Counties, California, and occupies 1,748 
acres of federal lands administered by the Forest Service and BLM.
    The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicants' 
proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Drum-Spaulding and 
Yuba-Bear Projects. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental 
agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the 
public, the license applicants, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the 
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866)208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202)502-8659.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    All comments must be filed by Tuesday, July 23, 2013, and should 
reference Project Nos. 2310-193 and 2266-102. Comments may be filed 
electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method 
of submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. Although the Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. 
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Commission staff will hold two public meetings for the purpose of 
receiving comments on the draft EIS. The daytime meeting will focus on 
resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization 
comments, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input 
from the public. All interested individuals and entities will be 
invited to attend one or both of the public meetings. A notice 
detailing the exact date, time, and location of the public meetings 
will be forthcoming.
    For further information, please contact Alan Mitchnick at (202) 
502-6074 or at alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov.

    Dated: May 17, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-12294 Filed 5-22-13; 8:45 am]
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