Document ID: FERC-2011-0699-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Posted Date: 2011-05-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 25685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10958]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2784-004]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule 
for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following transmission line only project 
application has been filed with the Commission and is available for 
public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License--Transmission Line Only.
    b. Project No: P-2784-004.
    c. Date Filed: April 18, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
    e. Name of Project: Rollins Transmission Line Project.
    f. Location: The Rollins Transmission Line Project is located in 
Placer and Nevada counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Forrest Sullivan, Senior Project Manager, 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 5555 Florin Perkins Road, Sacramento, 
CA, 95826. Tel: (916) 386-5580.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary Greene, (202) 502-8865 or 
mary.greene@ferc.gov.
    j. Status: This application is not ready for environmental analysis 
at this time.
    k. Description of Project: The Project is connected with the Yuba-
Bear Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project No. 2266, owned and operated 
by the Nevada Irrigation District (NID). The Project consists of a 
single circuit, 3-phase, 60-kilovolt, wood-pole transmission line 
extending 0.72 mile from NID's Rollins powerhouse switchyard to PG&E's 
interconnected transmission grid. The project is within a 40 foot 
corridor. PG&E proposes to remove from the project, an access road that 
is 1,867 feet in length, with project widths between 20 and 60 feet. 
The project occupies a total of 3.46 acres, all of which is under 
private ownership.
    PG&E is not proposing to modify the existing Project and does not 
plan any changes to the operation or maintenance of the transmission 
line.
    l. 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 three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (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.
    m. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    n. Procedural schedule and final amendments: This application will 
be processed according to the following Licensing Schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made if the Commission determines it necessary 
to do so.

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              Milestone                         Tentative date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready  June 2011.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations,            August 2011.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EIS.........  February 2012.
Comments on Draft EIS...............  March 2012.
Modified Terms and Conditions.......  May 2012.
Commission Issues Final EIS.........  September 2012.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
soliciting final terms and conditions.

    Dated: April 29, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10958 Filed 5-4-11; 8:45 am]
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