Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 18971 [E7-7160]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 18971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7160]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2281-011]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 
and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

April 10, 2007.
    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: New License for Transmission Line Only 
Project.
    b. Project No: P-2281-011.
    c. Date Filed: March 30, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction Transmission Line 
Project.
    f. Location: The project is located in Butte County California, 
within the South Fork Feather River watershed. The project is not 
located within any designated cities, towns, subdivisions or Indian 
reservations. The project is located about 15 miles east of Oroville, 
California. The project affects 31.79 acres of federal lands that is 
administered by the Plumas National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Forrest Sullivan, Senior Project Manger, 
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 5555 Florin-Perkins Road, Building 500, 
Sacramento, CA 95826. Tel: (916) 386-5580.
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202) 502-8902, or 
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing such requests 
described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the 
Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of 
the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 
(2001).
    k. Study Request: Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the 
Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 
person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted 
in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of 
the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 
person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later 
than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a 
copy of the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for Filing Requests for Cooperating Agency Status and 
Additional Study Requests: May 29, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status 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 ``e-Filing'' link.
    m. Status: This application has not been accepted for filing and is 
not ready for environmental analysis. We are not soliciting motions to 
intervene, protests, or final terms and conditions at this time.
    n. Project Description: The Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction Transmission 
Line Project is a transmission line only project that transmits 
electricity 6.2 miles from the Woodleaf Powerhouse (owned and operated 
by the South Feather Water and Power Agency under FERC Project No. 
2088) to the Kanaka Junction. The Project also includes a 0.02-mile 
long tap line extending to Forbestown Powerhouse (also under FERC 
Project No. 2088). The Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction Transmission Line is 
composed of a single-circuit, 115-kV transmission line, supported 
primarily on wood-pole, H-frame towers within a 75-foot wide right-of-
way. The project is linked to the Licensee's Sly Creek Transmission 
Line (FERC License No. 4851), via the Woodleaf Powerhouse Switchyard, a 
component of FERC Project No. 2088.
    o. Application Availability: 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 https://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 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (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 https://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.
    p. Consultation: With this notice, we are initiating consultation 
with the California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as 
required by Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the 
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, 
at Sec.  800.4.
    q. Procedural Schedule and Final Amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Transmission Line Licensing 
Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

    Issue Deficiency or Acceptance letter: May 2007.
    Issue Scoping Document for comments: June 2007.
    Hold Scoping Meetings/Site Visit: June 2007.
    Request Additional Information, if needed: July 2007.
    Notice of application ready for environmental analysis: August 
2007
    Notice of the availability of the EA: February 2008.

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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