California Department of Water Resources and the City of Los Angeles; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment, 10204-10205 [E7-3997]

Download as PDF sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 10204 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 7, 2007 / Notices 3 of their 12/20/06 application for blanket authorizations to acquire and dispose of securities under Section 203 of the FPA. Filed Date: 02/26/2007. Accession Number: 20070228–0115. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 12, 2007. Docket Numbers: EC07–62–000. Applicants: AEP Texas Central Company. Description: American Electric Power Service Corp submits a request for disclaimer of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, application of approvals under section 203 of the FPA. Filed Date: 02/15/2007. Accession Number: 20070223–0174. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 8, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER07–551–000; ER07–551–001. Applicants: Idaho Power Company. Description: Idaho Power Co submits a Restated and Amended Transmission Facilities Agreement with PacifiCorp and submits a correction on 2/22/07. Filed Date: 02/16/2007; 02/22/2007. Accession Number: 20070221–0040; 20070223–0306. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 15, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG07–39–000. Applicants: Bullard Energy Center, LLC. Description: Bullard Energy Center, LLC submits an EWG Self-Certification. Filed Date: 02/27/2007. Accession Number: 20070227–5037. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Docket Numbers: EG07–40–000. Applicants: Panoche Energy Center, LLC. Description: Panoche Energy Center, LLC submits an EWG Self-Certification. Filed Date: 02/27/2007. Accession Number: 20070227–5038. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following foreign utility company status filings: Docket Numbers: FC07–10–000. Applicants: Airtricity Holdings Ltd. Description: Airtricity Holdings Ltd submits a notice of Self-Certification of Foreign Utility Company Status. Filed Date: 02/27/2007. Accession Number: 20070227–5024. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:25 Mar 06, 2007 Jkt 211001 Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–3988 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC Project No. 2426–197] California Department of Water Resources and the City of Los Angeles; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment March 1, 2007. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR Part 380, the Office of Energy Projects staff (staff) reviewed the application for amendment of project license for the California Aqueduct Project, located on Piru Creek in California and prepared a draft environmental assessment (draft EA) for the project. In this draft EA, staff analyzes the potential environmental effects of the proposed minimum flow modification and concludes that amending the license as proposed with staff-additional measures would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A copy of the draft EA is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘e-Library’’ link. Enter the docket number P–2426 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 tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any comments should be filed by April 30, 2007, and should be addressed to Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426. Please refer to ‘‘California Aqueduct Project No. 2426– 197,’’ on all comments. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. You may register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For further information, please contact Rebecca Martin by telephone at E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 7, 2007 / Notices (202) 502–6012 or by e-mail at Rebecca.Martin@ferc.gov. Filing link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–3997 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–3967 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No.: P–2232–522] [Project No. 2778–035] Duke Energy LLC.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Soliciting Scoping Comments Idaho Power Company; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES February 27, 2007. 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 F.R. 47897]), the Office of Energy Projects staff (staff) reviewed the application for amendment of license for the Shoshone Falls Project, located on the Snake River, Jerome and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho, and prepared a draft environmental assessment (DEA) for the project. Within the project boundary, 1.97 acres of lands are owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. In this DEA, staff analyzes the potential environmental effects of the proposed amendment of license and concludes that the proposal would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A copy of the DEA is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov using the e-Library link. Enter the docket number (P–2778) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call (202) 502–8222 or (202) 502–8659 (for TTY). Any comments should be filed by March 30, 2007, and should be addressed to Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please reference Shoshone Falls Project No. 2778–035, on all comments. For further information on this notice, please contact Robert Fletcher at (202) 502–8901, or at robert.fletcher@ferc.gov. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the e- VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:25 Mar 06, 2007 Jkt 211001 February 28, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application was filed with Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: P–2232–522. c. Dates filed: August 29, 2006. d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project. f. Locations: The Catawba-Wateree Project is located on the Catawba River in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, and Mecklenburg counties, North Carolina, and on the Catawba and Wateree Rivers in the counties of Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, and York, South Carolina. There are no federal lands affected by these projects. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contacts: Jeffrey G. Lineberger, Catawba-Wateree Hydro Relicensing Manager; and E. Mark Oakley, Catawba-Wateree Relicensing Project Manager, Duke Energy, Mail Code EC12Y, P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte, NC 28201–1006. i. FERC Contacts: Sean Murphy at (202) 502–6145 or sean.murphy@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: April 30, 2007. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10205 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. Scoping comments 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The existing Catawba-Wateree Project consists of eleven developments: (1) The Bridgewater development consists of the following existing facilities: (1) The Catawba dam consisting of: (a) A 1,650-foot-long, 125foot-high earth embankment; (b) a 305foot-long, 120-foot-high concrete gravity ogee spillway; and (c) a 850-foot-long, 125-foot-high earth embankment; (2) the Paddy Creek dam consisting of: a 1,610foot-long, 165-foot-high earth embankment; (3) the Linville dam consisting of: a 1,325-foot-long, 160foot-high earth embankment; (4) a 430foot-long uncontrolled low overflow weir spillway situated between Paddy Creek Dam and Linville Dam; (5) a 6,754 acre reservoir formed by Catawba, Paddy Creek, and Linville with a normal water surface elevation of 1,200 feet above msl; (6) a 900-foot-long concretelined intake tunnel; (7) a powerhouse containing two vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to two generators, each rated at 10,000 kW, for a total installed capacity of 20.0 MW; and (8) other appurtenances. (2) The Rhodhiss development consists of the following existing facilities: (1) The Rhodhiss dam consisting of: (a) A 119.58-foot-long concrete gravity bulkhead; (b) a 800foot-long, 72-foot-high concrete gravity ogee spillway; (c) a 122.08-foot-long concrete gravity bulkhead with an additional 8-foot-high floodwall; and (d) a 283.92-foot-long rolled fill earth embankment; (2) a 2,724 acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 995.1 feet above msl; (4) a powerhouse integral to the dam, situated between the bulkhead on the left bank and the ogee spillway section, containing three vertical Francis-type turbines directly connected to three generators, two rated at 12,350 kW, one rated at 8,500 kW for a total installed capacity of 28.4 MW; and (5) other appurtenances. (3) The Oxford development consists of the following existing facilities: (1) The Oxford dam consisting of: (a) A 74.75-foot-long soil nail wall; (b) a 193- E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10204-10205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3997]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[FERC Project No. 2426-197]


California Department of Water Resources and the City of Los 
Angeles; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

March 1, 2007.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 CFR Part 380, the Office of Energy Projects staff 
(staff) reviewed the application for amendment of project license for 
the California Aqueduct Project, located on Piru Creek in California 
and prepared a draft environmental assessment (draft EA) for the 
project. In this draft EA, staff analyzes the potential environmental 
effects of the proposed minimum flow modification and concludes that 
amending the license as proposed with staff-additional measures would 
not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the draft EA is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the 
docket number P-2426 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.
    Any comments should be filed by April 30, 2007, and should be 
addressed to Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1-A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Please refer to ``California Aqueduct Project No. 2426-197,'' on all 
comments. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu 
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' 
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. You may 
register online at https://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 further information, please contact Rebecca Martin by telephone 
at

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(202) 502-6012 or by e-mail at Rebecca.Martin@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-3997 Filed 3-6-07; 8:45 am]
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