South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 33753-33755 [E7-11737]

Download as PDF rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 19, 2007 / Notices install six floating docks with a total of 91 slips, a gasoline dispensing pump, and boat ramp. The site will be known as the French Marina, which will be located off State Route 653, in the upper portion of Claytor Lake. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:32 Jun 18, 2007 Jkt 211001 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 ‘‘eFiling’’ link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–11739 Filed 6–18–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2088–068] South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests May 16, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric Application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No: P–2088–068. c. Date Filed: March 26, 2007. d. Applicant: South Feather Water and Power Agency. e. Name of Project: South Feather Power Project. f. Location: On the South Fork Feather River (SFFR), Lost Creek and Slate Creek in Butte, Yuba and Plumas counties, California. The project affects 1,977.12 acres of Federal lands administered by the Plumas National Forest and 10.57 acres of Federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Michael Glaze, General Manager, South Feather Water and Power Agency, 2310 Oro-Quincy Highway, Oroville, CA 95966, (530) 533–4578. i. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202) 502–8902, or john.mudre@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. 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. Motions to intervene and protests 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. PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33753 k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The South Feather Power Project is a water supply/power project constructed in the late 1950s/early 1960s. The Project is composed of four developments: Sly Creek, Woodleaf, Forbestown and Kelly Ridge, each of which is described below. The Project can store about 172,000 acre-feet (af) of water (gross storage) and has generated an average of about 514.1 gigawatt hours (gWh) of power annually for the past 20 years, since the addition of Sly Creek Powerhouse. The Sly Creek Development includes: (1) Little Grass Valley Dam—a 210-foothigh, 840-foot-long, rock filled dam on the SFFR with a crest elevation of 5,052 feet (all elevations are in National Geodetic Vertical Datum, or NGVD, unless otherwise specified) and with a 180-foot-long spillway controlled by two 14-feet-high by 40-feet-long steel radial gates that forms a 89,804 acre-foot (af) storage reservoir covering 1,650 acres at a maximum water surface (flood level) elevation of 5,047 feet with the spill gates closed; (2) South Fork Diversion Dam—a 60-foot-high, 167foot-long, concrete overflow arch dam on the SFFR with a crest elevation of 3,557 to 3,559 feet and with four uncontrolled overflow spillway sections that forms an 87 af diversion impoundment covering about 9 acres at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 3,557 feet; (3) South Fork Diversion Tunnel—a 14,256-foot-long, 11-foot-diameter concrete lined and unlined horseshoe un-pressurized tunnel controlled by two 6-foot-high by 4-foot-long electric hoist slide gates that diverts up to 600 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water from the South Fork Diversion Dam to Sly Creek Reservoir; (4) Slate Creek Diversion Dam—a 62foot-high, 223.5-foot-long, concrete overflow arch dam on Slate Creek with a crest elevation of 3,552 to 3,554 feet and with three uncontrolled overflow spillway sections that forms a negligible diversion impoundment due to sediment accumulation; (5) Slate Creek Diversion Tunnel—a 13,200-foot-long, 11-foot-diameter, concrete lined and unlined horseshoe un-pressurized tunnel controlled by two 8-foot-high by 6-foot-long manual slide gates that diverts up to a maximum flow capacity of 848 cfs of water (though water rights limit flows to 600 cfs and at times flows are limited to 500 cfs due to high storage volume in the receiving reservoir) from the Slate Creek Diversion Dam to Sly Creek Reservoir; (6) Sly Creek Dam—a 289-foot-high, 1,200-foot-long, zoned earth-filled dam on Lost Creek with a E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 33754 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 19, 2007 / Notices crest elevation of 3,536 feet and with a 649-foot-long spillway controlled by one 16-foot-high by 54-foot-long steel radial gate that forms a 64,338 af storage reservoir covering 619 acres at a maximum water surface (flood level) elevation of 3,531 feet with the spill gates closed; (7) Sly Creek Penstock—a 1,100-foot-long, 90-inch-insidediameter, steel penstock enclosed in the former outlet tunnel that delivers water to Sly Creek Powerhouse; (8) Sly Creek Powerhouse—a semi-outdoor, reinforced concrete, above ground powerhouse that releases water to Lost Creek Reservoir and that contains one reaction turbine rated at 17,690 horsepower (hp) directly connected to a 13,500-kilovolt-amperes (kVA) generator; (9) Sly Creek Powerhouse Switchyard—a switchyard adjacent to the Sly Creek Powerhouse that contains one 16,000 kVA transformer. Power generated at Sly Creek Powerhouse is delivered from the switchyard to the grid via Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 115 kilovolt (kV) Sly Creek Tap and Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction transmission line; (10) Little Grass Valley Reservoir Recreation Facility— the Little Grass Valley Reservoir Recreation Facility includes Little Beaver, Red Feather, Running Deer, Horse Camp, Wyandotte, Peninsula Tent, Black Rock Tent, Black Rock RV, and Tooms RV campgrounds; Black Rock, Tooms and Maidu Boat Launch areas; Pancake Beach and Blue Water Beach day use areas, Maidu Amphitheater and Little Grass Valley Dam ADA Accessible Fishing trail at Little Grass Valley Reservoir; and (11) Sly Creek Reservoir Recreation Facility—the Sly Creek Recreation Facility includes two campgrounds (Strawberry and Sly Creek), Strawberry Car-Top Boat Launch, Mooreville Boat Ramp and Mooreville Day Use Area on Sly Creek Reservoir. The Sly Creek Development does not include any roads except for the portions of the roads within the FERC Project Boundary that cross Little Grass Valley Dam (USFS Road 22N94) and Sly Creek Dam (USFS Road 21N16). The Woodleaf Development includes: (1) Lost Creek Dam—a 122-foot-high, 486-foot-long, concrete overflow arch dam on the Lost Creek with a crest elevation of 3,279.05 feet and with a 251-foot-wide spillway controlled by 4foot-high by 8-foot-long flashboards that forms a 5,361 af storage reservoir covering 137 acres at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 3,283 feet with the flashboards installed; (2) Woodleaf Power Tunnel—an 18,385foot-long, 12-foot-diameter, concrete VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:32 Jun 18, 2007 Jkt 211001 lined and unlined horseshoe pressurized tunnel controlled by one 6foot-high by 12-foot-long electric hoist slide gate that diverts up to 620 cfs of water from Lost Creek Reservoir to the Woodleaf Penstock; (3) Woodleaf Penstock—a 3,519-foot-long, 97-inch reducing to 78-inch-inside-diameter, exposed steel penstock that delivers water to Woodleaf Powerhouse; (4) Woodleaf Powerhouse—a semi-outdoor, reinforced concrete, above ground powerhouse that releases water to the Forbestown Diversion Dam impoundment on the SFFR and that contains one 6-jet vertical shaft impulse Pelton turbine rated at 80,000 hp directly connected to a 65,500 kVA generator; and (5) Woodleaf Powerhouse Switchyard—a switchyard adjacent to the Woodleaf Powerhouse that contains one 70,000 kVA transformer. Power generated at Woodleaf Powerhouse is delivered from the switchyard to the grid via Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 115 kV Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction transmission line. The Woodleaf Development does not include any recreation facilities or roads. The Forbestown Development includes: (1) Forbestown Diversion Dam—a 80-foot-high, 256-foot-long, concrete overflow arch dam on the SFFR with a crest elevation of 1,783 feet and with five 46-foot-wide uncontrolled overflow spillway sections with a combined width of approximately 240 feet that forms a 352 af diversion impoundment covering about 12 acres at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 1,783 feet; (2) Forbestown Power Tunnel—a 18,388-foot-long, 12.5foot by 11-foot-diameter, concrete lined and unlined horseshoe pressurized tunnel that diverts up to 660 cfs of water from the Forbestown Diversion impoundment to the Forbestown Penstock; (3) Forbestown Penstock—a 1,487-foot-long, 97–inch reducing to 83inch-inside-diameter exposed steel penstock that delivers water to Forbestown Powerhouse; (4) Forbestown Powerhouse—a semi-outdoor reinforced concrete above ground powerhouse that releases water to Ponderosa Reservoir on the SFFR and that contains one vertical reaction Francis turbine rated at 54,500 hp directly connected to a 40,500 kVA generator; and (5) Forbestown Powerhouse Switchyard—a switchyard adjacent to the Forbestown Powerhouse that contains one 35,200 kVA transformer. Power generated at Forbestown Powerhouse is delivered from the switchyard to the grid via Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 115 kV Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 transmission line. The Forbestown Development does not include any recreation facilities or roads. The Kelly Ridge Development includes: (1) Ponderosa Dam—a 160foot-high, 650-foot-long, earth-filled dam that releases water into the 3.6 million af Lake Oroville (part of the California Department of Water Resources’ Feather River Project, FERC Project No. 2100) with a crest elevation of 985 feet and with a 352-foot-long spillway controlled by two 7 foot 7.5inch-high by 51-foot-long steel gates that forms a 4,178 af storage reservoir covering 103 acres at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 960 feet; (2) Ponderosa Diversion Tunnel—a 516-foot-long, 10-foot by 9-foot-diameter concrete lined and unlined horseshoe unpressurized tunnel controlled by one 6-foot-high by 8-foot-long hydraulic gate that diverts up to 300 cfs of water from Ponderosa Reservoir to Miners Ranch Conduit; (3) Miners Ranch Conduit—a 32,254-foot-long, 10-foot-wide concrete or gunite-lined canal and concrete or bench flume that includes two siphon sections across the McCabe and Powell creek sections of Lake Oroville and that diverts water from the Ponderosa Diversion Tunnel to the Miners Ranch Tunnel; (4) Miners Ranch Tunnel—a 23,946-foot-long, 10-foot by 9-footdiameter, concrete lined horseshoe unpressurized tunnel that diverts up to 300 cfs of water from the Miners Ranch Conduit to Miners Ranch Reservoir; (5) Miners Ranch Dam—a 55-foot-high, 1,650-foot-long, earth-filled off-stream dam with a crest elevation of 895 feet and with an 1,175-foot-long uncontrolled spillway that forms a 896 af storage reservoir covering 48 acres at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 890 feet; (6) Kelly Ridge Power Tunnel—a 6,736-foot-long, 9-foot by 8-foot-diameter, pressurized tunnel controlled by one 4-foot-high by 8-footlong fixed wheel gate that diverts up to 260 cfs of water from Miners Ranch Reservoir to Kelly Ridge Penstock: (7) Kelly Ridge Penstock—a 6,064-foot-long 69-inch reducing to 57-inch-insidediameter, exposed steel penstock that delivers water to Kelly Ridge Powerhouse; (8) Kelly Ridge Powerhouse—a semi-outdoor reinforced concrete above ground powerhouse that releases water to CDWR Feather River Project’s Thermalito Diversion Pool downstream of Oroville Dam and that contains one vertical reaction Francis turbine rated at 13,000 hp directly connected to a 11,000 kVA generator; and (5) Kelly Ridge Powerhouse Switchyard—a switchyard adjacent to the Kelly Ridge Powerhouse that E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 19, 2007 / Notices contains one 11,000 kVA transformer. Power generated at the Kelly Ridge Powerhouse is delivered from the switchyard to the grid via Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 60 kV Kelly Ridge-Elgin Junction transmission line. The Kelly Ridge Development does not include any recreation facilities or roads. m. 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. n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–11737 Filed 6–18–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:32 Jun 18, 2007 Jkt 211001 EVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8328–7] Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC); Request for Nominations to the CAAAC The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on November 19, 1990, to provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. The Committee advises on economic, environmental, technical scientific, and enforcement policy issues. Request for Nominations: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointments to the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee and its subcommittees. Suggested deadline for receiving nominations is July 20, 2007. Appointments will be made by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Appointments for the full CAAAC committee are expected to be announced in the fall of 2007. Nominee’s qualifications will be assessed under the mandates of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires Committees to maintain diversity across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and groups. Nominations for membership must include a resume describing the professional and educational qualifications of the nominee as well as community-based experience. Contact details should include full name and title, business mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address. A supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged but not required. ADDRESSES: Submit nomination materials to: Pat Childers, Designated Federal Officer, Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, U.S. EPA (6102A) 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20004, T: 202 564–1082, F: 202 564– 1352, e-mail childers.pat@epa.gov. For Further Information concerning the CAAAC, please contact Pat Childers, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA (202) 564–1082, Fax (202) 564–1352 or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation (Mail code 6102 A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Additional Information on CAAAC and its Subcommittees can be found on the CAAAC Web site: https://www.epa.gov/ oar/caaac/. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33755 Dated: June 12, 2007. Pat Childers, Designated Federal Official, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. E7–11786 Filed 6–18–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0242; FRL–8328–3] Board of Scientific Counselors, Drinking Water Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting—July 2007 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of a meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Drinking Water MidCycle Subcommittee. DATES: The meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Friday, July 13, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting. ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by teleconference only—meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from Edie Coates, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2007–0242, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0242. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2007–0242. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors, Drinking Water Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting—Spring 2007 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2007–0242. E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2088-068]


South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

May 16, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric Application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No: P-2088-068.
    c. Date Filed: March 26, 2007.
    d. Applicant: South Feather Water and Power Agency.
    e. Name of Project: South Feather Power Project.
    f. Location: On the South Fork Feather River (SFFR), Lost Creek and 
Slate Creek in Butte, Yuba and Plumas counties, California. The project 
affects 1,977.12 acres of Federal lands administered by the Plumas 
National Forest and 10.57 acres of Federal land administered by the 
U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael Glaze, General Manager, South Feather 
Water and Power Agency, 2310 Oro-Quincy Highway, Oroville, CA 95966, 
(530) 533-4578.
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202) 502-8902, or 
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The South Feather Power Project is a water supply/power project 
constructed in the late 1950s/early 1960s. The Project is composed of 
four developments: Sly Creek, Woodleaf, Forbestown and Kelly Ridge, 
each of which is described below. The Project can store about 172,000 
acre-feet (af) of water (gross storage) and has generated an average of 
about 514.1 gigawatt hours (gWh) of power annually for the past 20 
years, since the addition of Sly Creek Powerhouse.
    The Sly Creek Development includes: (1) Little Grass Valley Dam--a 
210-foot-high, 840-foot-long, rock filled dam on the SFFR with a crest 
elevation of 5,052 feet (all elevations are in National Geodetic 
Vertical Datum, or NGVD, unless otherwise specified) and with a 180-
foot-long spillway controlled by two 14-feet-high by 40-feet-long steel 
radial gates that forms a 89,804 acre-foot (af) storage reservoir 
covering 1,650 acres at a maximum water surface (flood level) elevation 
of 5,047 feet with the spill gates closed; (2) South Fork Diversion 
Dam--a 60-foot-high, 167-foot-long, concrete overflow arch dam on the 
SFFR with a crest elevation of 3,557 to 3,559 feet and with four 
uncontrolled overflow spillway sections that forms an 87 af diversion 
impoundment covering about 9 acres at a normal maximum water surface 
elevation of 3,557 feet; (3) South Fork Diversion Tunnel--a 14,256-
foot-long, 11-foot-diameter concrete lined and unlined horseshoe un-
pressurized tunnel controlled by two 6-foot-high by 4-foot-long 
electric hoist slide gates that diverts up to 600 cubic feet per second 
(cfs) of water from the South Fork Diversion Dam to Sly Creek 
Reservoir; (4) Slate Creek Diversion Dam--a 62-foot-high, 223.5-foot-
long, concrete overflow arch dam on Slate Creek with a crest elevation 
of 3,552 to 3,554 feet and with three uncontrolled overflow spillway 
sections that forms a negligible diversion impoundment due to sediment 
accumulation; (5) Slate Creek Diversion Tunnel--a 13,200-foot-long, 11-
foot-diameter, concrete lined and unlined horseshoe un-pressurized 
tunnel controlled by two 8-foot-high by 6-foot-long manual slide gates 
that diverts up to a maximum flow capacity of 848 cfs of water (though 
water rights limit flows to 600 cfs and at times flows are limited to 
500 cfs due to high storage volume in the receiving reservoir) from the 
Slate Creek Diversion Dam to Sly Creek Reservoir; (6) Sly Creek Dam--a 
289-foot-high, 1,200-foot-long, zoned earth-filled dam on Lost Creek 
with a

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crest elevation of 3,536 feet and with a 649-foot-long spillway 
controlled by one 16-foot-high by 54-foot-long steel radial gate that 
forms a 64,338 af storage reservoir covering 619 acres at a maximum 
water surface (flood level) elevation of 3,531 feet with the spill 
gates closed; (7) Sly Creek Penstock--a 1,100-foot-long, 90-inch-
inside-diameter, steel penstock enclosed in the former outlet tunnel 
that delivers water to Sly Creek Powerhouse; (8) Sly Creek Powerhouse--
a semi-outdoor, reinforced concrete, above ground powerhouse that 
releases water to Lost Creek Reservoir and that contains one reaction 
turbine rated at 17,690 horsepower (hp) directly connected to a 13,500-
kilovolt-amperes (kVA) generator; (9) Sly Creek Powerhouse Switchyard--
a switchyard adjacent to the Sly Creek Powerhouse that contains one 
16,000 kVA transformer. Power generated at Sly Creek Powerhouse is 
delivered from the switchyard to the grid via Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company's 115 kilovolt (kV) Sly Creek Tap and Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction 
transmission line; (10) Little Grass Valley Reservoir Recreation 
Facility--the Little Grass Valley Reservoir Recreation Facility 
includes Little Beaver, Red Feather, Running Deer, Horse Camp, 
Wyandotte, Peninsula Tent, Black Rock Tent, Black Rock RV, and Tooms RV 
campgrounds; Black Rock, Tooms and Maidu Boat Launch areas; Pancake 
Beach and Blue Water Beach day use areas, Maidu Amphitheater and Little 
Grass Valley Dam ADA Accessible Fishing trail at Little Grass Valley 
Reservoir; and (11) Sly Creek Reservoir Recreation Facility--the Sly 
Creek Recreation Facility includes two campgrounds (Strawberry and Sly 
Creek), Strawberry Car-Top Boat Launch, Mooreville Boat Ramp and 
Mooreville Day Use Area on Sly Creek Reservoir. The Sly Creek 
Development does not include any roads except for the portions of the 
roads within the FERC Project Boundary that cross Little Grass Valley 
Dam (USFS Road 22N94) and Sly Creek Dam (USFS Road 21N16).
    The Woodleaf Development includes: (1) Lost Creek Dam--a 122-foot-
high, 486-foot-long, concrete overflow arch dam on the Lost Creek with 
a crest elevation of 3,279.05 feet and with a 251-foot-wide spillway 
controlled by 4-foot-high by 8-foot-long flashboards that forms a 5,361 
af storage reservoir covering 137 acres at a normal maximum water 
surface elevation of 3,283 feet with the flashboards installed; (2) 
Woodleaf Power Tunnel--an 18,385-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter, concrete 
lined and unlined horseshoe pressurized tunnel controlled by one 6-
foot-high by 12-foot-long electric hoist slide gate that diverts up to 
620 cfs of water from Lost Creek Reservoir to the Woodleaf Penstock; 
(3) Woodleaf Penstock--a 3,519-foot-long, 97-inch reducing to 78-inch-
inside-diameter, exposed steel penstock that delivers water to Woodleaf 
Powerhouse; (4) Woodleaf Powerhouse--a semi-outdoor, reinforced 
concrete, above ground powerhouse that releases water to the Forbestown 
Diversion Dam impoundment on the SFFR and that contains one 6-jet 
vertical shaft impulse Pelton turbine rated at 80,000 hp directly 
connected to a 65,500 kVA generator; and (5) Woodleaf Powerhouse 
Switchyard--a switchyard adjacent to the Woodleaf Powerhouse that 
contains one 70,000 kVA transformer. Power generated at Woodleaf 
Powerhouse is delivered from the switchyard to the grid via Pacific Gas 
and Electric Company's 115 kV Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction transmission 
line. The Woodleaf Development does not include any recreation 
facilities or roads.
    The Forbestown Development includes: (1) Forbestown Diversion Dam--
a 80-foot-high, 256-foot-long, concrete overflow arch dam on the SFFR 
with a crest elevation of 1,783 feet and with five 46-foot-wide 
uncontrolled overflow spillway sections with a combined width of 
approximately 240 feet that forms a 352 af diversion impoundment 
covering about 12 acres at a normal maximum water surface elevation of 
1,783 feet; (2) Forbestown Power Tunnel--a 18,388-foot-long, 12.5-foot 
by 11-foot-diameter, concrete lined and unlined horseshoe pressurized 
tunnel that diverts up to 660 cfs of water from the Forbestown 
Diversion impoundment to the Forbestown Penstock; (3) Forbestown 
Penstock--a 1,487-foot-long, 97-inch reducing to 83-inch-inside-
diameter exposed steel penstock that delivers water to Forbestown 
Powerhouse; (4) Forbestown Powerhouse--a semi-outdoor reinforced 
concrete above ground powerhouse that releases water to Ponderosa 
Reservoir on the SFFR and that contains one vertical reaction Francis 
turbine rated at 54,500 hp directly connected to a 40,500 kVA 
generator; and (5) Forbestown Powerhouse Switchyard--a switchyard 
adjacent to the Forbestown Powerhouse that contains one 35,200 kVA 
transformer. Power generated at Forbestown Powerhouse is delivered from 
the switchyard to the grid via Pacific Gas and Electric Company's 115 
kV Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction transmission line. The Forbestown 
Development does not include any recreation facilities or roads.
    The Kelly Ridge Development includes: (1) Ponderosa Dam--a 160-
foot-high, 650-foot-long, earth-filled dam that releases water into the 
3.6 million af Lake Oroville (part of the California Department of 
Water Resources' Feather River Project, FERC Project No. 2100) with a 
crest elevation of 985 feet and with a 352-foot-long spillway 
controlled by two 7 foot 7.5-inch-high by 51-foot-long steel gates that 
forms a 4,178 af storage reservoir covering 103 acres at a normal 
maximum water surface elevation of 960 feet; (2) Ponderosa Diversion 
Tunnel--a 516-foot-long, 10-foot by 9-foot-diameter concrete lined and 
unlined horseshoe unpressurized tunnel controlled by one 6-foot-high by 
8-foot-long hydraulic gate that diverts up to 300 cfs of water from 
Ponderosa Reservoir to Miners Ranch Conduit; (3) Miners Ranch Conduit--
a 32,254-foot-long, 10-foot-wide concrete or gunite-lined canal and 
concrete or bench flume that includes two siphon sections across the 
McCabe and Powell creek sections of Lake Oroville and that diverts 
water from the Ponderosa Diversion Tunnel to the Miners Ranch Tunnel; 
(4) Miners Ranch Tunnel--a 23,946-foot-long, 10-foot by 9-foot-
diameter, concrete lined horseshoe un-pressurized tunnel that diverts 
up to 300 cfs of water from the Miners Ranch Conduit to Miners Ranch 
Reservoir; (5) Miners Ranch Dam--a 55-foot-high, 1,650-foot-long, 
earth-filled off-stream dam with a crest elevation of 895 feet and with 
an 1,175-foot-long uncontrolled spillway that forms a 896 af storage 
reservoir covering 48 acres at a normal maximum water surface elevation 
of 890 feet; (6) Kelly Ridge Power Tunnel--a 6,736-foot-long, 9-foot by 
8-foot-diameter, pressurized tunnel controlled by one 4-foot-high by 8-
foot-long fixed wheel gate that diverts up to 260 cfs of water from 
Miners Ranch Reservoir to Kelly Ridge Penstock: (7) Kelly Ridge 
Penstock--a 6,064-foot-long 69-inch reducing to 57-inch-inside-
diameter, exposed steel penstock that delivers water to Kelly Ridge 
Powerhouse; (8) Kelly Ridge Powerhouse--a semi-outdoor reinforced 
concrete above ground powerhouse that releases water to CDWR Feather 
River Project's Thermalito Diversion Pool downstream of Oroville Dam 
and that contains one vertical reaction Francis turbine rated at 13,000 
hp directly connected to a 11,000 kVA generator; and (5) Kelly Ridge 
Powerhouse Switchyard--a switchyard adjacent to the Kelly Ridge 
Powerhouse that

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contains one 11,000 kVA transformer. Power generated at the Kelly Ridge 
Powerhouse is delivered from the switchyard to the grid via Pacific Gas 
and Electric Company's 60 kV Kelly Ridge-Elgin Junction transmission 
line. The Kelly Ridge Development does not include any recreation 
facilities or roads.
    m. 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.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but 
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-11737 Filed 6-18-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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