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, 18971-18972 [E7-7162]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 72 / Monday, April 16, 2007 / Notices 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 cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 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 FlorinPerkins 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Apr 13, 2007 Jkt 211001 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 WoodleafKanaka 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 WoodleafKanaka 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 tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18971 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 § 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at § 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. [FR Doc. E7–7160 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 4851–005] 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–4851–005. E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1 cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 18972 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 72 / Monday, April 16, 2007 / Notices c. Date Filed: March 30, 2007. d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company. e. Name of Project: Sly Creek Transmission Line Project. f. Location: The Sly Creek Transmission Line Project is located in the Sierra Nevada Range, Butte County, California. The project is located about 15 miles east of Oroville, California and is not located within any designated cities, towns, subdivisions or Indian reservations. The project affects less than 2 acres of federal lands 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, Project Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 5555 FlorinPerkins 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 Deadline: 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Apr 13, 2007 Jkt 211001 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 Sly Creek Transmission Line Project is a constructed transmission line only project that transmits electricity 5.4 miles from the Sly Creek Powerhouse (owned and operated by the South Feather Water and Power Agency under FERC Project No. 2088) to Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s WoodleafKanaka Junction Transmission Line Project (FERC Project No. 2281). The Sly Creek Powerhouse is a component of the South Feather Power Project which is a water supply/power project constructed in the late 1950s/early 1960s. The transmission line project consists of an existing single-circuit, 115 kV transmission line, supported primarily on wood-pole, H-frame structures within a 75-foot right-of-way, and appurtenant facilities. 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 tollfree 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 § 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at § 800.4. q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency or Acceptance letter: May 2007. PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. [FR Doc. E7–7162 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 606–000] Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E); Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation April 10, 2007. On March 23, 2007, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, licensee for the Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric Project, filed a Proposed License Surrender Application Schedule. The Kilarc-Cow Creek Project is located on the Old Cow Creek and South Cow Creek in Shasta County, California. The license for Project No. 606 was issued for a period ending March 27, 2007. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. Notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 606 is issued to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a period effective April 2, 2007 through March 31, 2008, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before March 31, 2008, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4851-005]


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-4851-005.

[[Page 18972]]

    c. Date Filed: March 30, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Sly Creek Transmission Line Project.
    f. Location: The Sly Creek Transmission Line Project is located in 
the Sierra Nevada Range, Butte County, California. The project is 
located about 15 miles east of Oroville, California and is not located 
within any designated cities, towns, subdivisions or Indian 
reservations. The project affects less than 2 acres of federal lands 
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, Project Manager, Pacific 
Gas and 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 Deadline: 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 Sly Creek Transmission Line Project is 
a constructed transmission line only project that transmits electricity 
5.4 miles from the Sly Creek Powerhouse (owned and operated by the 
South Feather Water and Power Agency under FERC Project No. 2088) to 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction 
Transmission Line Project (FERC Project No. 2281). The Sly Creek 
Powerhouse is a component of the South Feather Power Project which is a 
water supply/power project constructed in the late 1950s/early 1960s. 
The transmission line project consists of an existing single-circuit, 
115 kV transmission line, supported primarily on wood-pole, H-frame 
structures within a 75-foot right-of-way, and appurtenant facilities.
    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 e-mail 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 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.
 [FR Doc. E7-7162 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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