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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[P–67–113]
Southern California Edison Company;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests
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July 5, 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 License
for Major Project—Existing Dam.
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b. Project No.: P–67–113.
c. Date Filed: February 23, 2007.
d. Applicant: Southern California
Edison Company.
e. Name of Project: Big Creek Nos. 2A,
8 and Eastwood Power Station
Hydroelectric Power Project.
f. Location: The Big Creek Nos. 2A, 8
and Eastwood Hydroelectric Project is
located in Fresno County, California
near the town of Shaver Lake within the
South Fork San Joaquin River, Big
Creek, and Stevenson Creek watersheds.
The project affects 2,143.25 acres of
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Russ W.
Krieger, Vice President, Power
Production, Southern California Edison
Company, 300 North Lone Hill Ave.,
San Dimas, California 91773. Phone:
(909) 394–8667.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502–
6095, or e-mail: james.fargo@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.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
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 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.
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.
k. This application has been accepted,
but is not ready for environmental
analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The existing
Big Creek Nos. 2A, 8 and Eastwood
Power Station Hydroelectric Power
Project consists of two powerhouses and
an underground power station; two
major dams and reservoirs; five
moderate-sized dams forming two
forebays and three small diversion
pools; eight small diversions; six water
conveyance systems; and one
transmission line. The project would
have an average annual generation of
1,125,429 megawatt-hours.
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• Powerhouses and powerstation (i)
Big Creek Powerhouse No. 2A with two
turbine/generator units and a total
dependable operating capacity of about
98.5 MW; (ii) Powerhouse No. 8 with
two turbine/generator units and a
dependable operating capacity of about
64.5 MW; and (iii) Eastwood Power
Station, with one turbine/pump/
generator unit and a dependable
operating capacity of about 207 MW.
• Major dams and reservoirs (i)
Shaver Dam, forming Shaver Lake,
which has a usable storage capacity of
about 135,568 ac-ft, at an elevation of
about 5,370 ft above mean sea level
(msl); and (ii) Florence Dam, forming
Florence Lake, which has a usable
storage capacity of about 64,406 ac-ft, at
an elevation of about 7,327 ft above msl.
• Moderate-sized dams, forebays and
diversion pools (i) Balsam Forebay, with
a usable storage capacity of about 1,547
ac-ft, at an elevation of about 6,670 ft
above msl; (ii) Dam 5 Impoundment
(Powerhouse 8 Forebay), with a usable
storage capacity of 49 ac-ft, at an
elevation of about 2,943 ft above msl;
(iii) Pitman Diversion Pool, with a
usable capacity of about 1 ac-ft, at an
elevation of about 6,900 ft above msl;
(iv) Bear Diversion Pool, with a usable
capacity of about 103 ac-ft, at an
elevation of about 7,350 ft above msl;
and (v) Mono Diversion Pool, with a
usable capacity of about 47 ac-ft, at an
elevation of about 7,350 ft above msl.
• Small diversions (i) Hooper Creek
Diversion, with a usable capacity of
about 3 ac-ft, at an elevation of about
7,505 ft above msl; (ii) Bolsillo Creek
Diversion, with a usable capacity of less
than 1 ac-ft, at an elevation of about
7,535 ft above msl; (iii) Chinquapin
Creek Diversion, with a usable capacity
of less than 1 ac-ft, at an elevation of
about 7,629 ft above msl; (iv) Camp 62
Creek Diversion, with a usable capacity
of less than 1 ac-ft, at an elevation of
about 7,307 ft above msl.
• Water conveyance systems (i) Ward
Tunnel, about 12.8 miles long, conveys
water from Florence Lake to Huntington
Lake (Huntington Lake is a component
of FERC Project No. 2175) and has a
conveyance capacity of about 1,760
cubic feet per second (cfs). The tunnel
receives water from Florence Lake,
Mono Creek, Bear Creek, the small
tributaries discussed above, and the East
and West Forks of Camp 61 Creek (via
Portal Forebay, a component of the
Portal Project, (FERC Project No. 2174);
(ii) Mono-Bear Siphon, about 1.6 miles
of flowline from Mono Diversion and
1.4 miles of flowline and tunnel from
Bear Creek Diversion connect at the
Mono-Bear Wye and continues for about
2.6 miles through a combined flowline/
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siphon, conveys water from the Mono
and Bear diversions to Ward Tunnel.
The Mono Tunnel and Bear Tunnel
have conveyance capacities of 450 cfs
each and the combined flowline/siphon
has a conveyance capacity of about 650
cfs; (iii) Huntington-Pitman-Shaver
Conduit, also known as Tunnel No. 7,
conveys water from Huntington Lake
and the Pitman Creek Diversion to
Shaver Lake through either North Fork
Stevenson Creek or through Balsam
Forebay and the Eastwood Power
Station. Tunnel No. 7 is about 5.4 miles
long and terminates at Gate No. 2 tunnel
outlet located on North Fork Stevenson
Creek upstream of Shaver Lake. The
Balsam Diversion Tunnel is about 1.1
miles long and branches off Tunnel No.
7 about 1,200 ft upstream of the Gate
No. 2 outlet, connecting to Balsam
Forebay; (iv) Eastwood Power Station
and Tailrace Tunnels, which convey
water from Balsam Forebay through the
Eastwood Power Station to Shaver Lake.
The Eastwood Power Station Tunnel is
about 1 mile long. The Tailrace Tunnel
is about 1.4 miles long. The conveyance
capacity of the tunnels is about 2,500
cfs. (v) Tunnel No. 5, about 2.6 miles
long, conveys water from Shaver Lake to
Big Creek Powerhouse No. 2A and has
a conveyance capacity of about 650 cfs.
(vi)Tunnel No. 8, about 1 mile long,
conveys water from the Dam No. 5
Impoundment just downstream of
Powerhouse 2/2A to Powerhouse No. 8,
has a conveyance capacity of about
1,173 cfs.
• Transmission line (i) Eastwood
Power Station-Big Creek 1 Transmission
Line, which connects Eastwood Power
Station to a non-Project switchyard at
Big Creek Powerhouse No. 1. This
transmission line is about 4.7 miles
long, and is a 220kV line.
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 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:
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.
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-67-113]
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
July 5, 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 License for Major Project--Existing
Dam.
b. Project No.: P-67-113.
c. Date Filed: February 23, 2007.
d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
e. Name of Project: Big Creek Nos. 2A, 8 and Eastwood Power Station
Hydroelectric Power Project.
f. Location: The Big Creek Nos. 2A, 8 and Eastwood Hydroelectric
Project is located in Fresno County, California near the town of Shaver
Lake within the South Fork San Joaquin River, Big Creek, and Stevenson
Creek watersheds. The project affects 2,143.25 acres of federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Russ W. Krieger, Vice President, Power
Production, Southern California Edison Company, 300 North Lone Hill
Ave., San Dimas, California 91773. Phone: (909) 394-8667.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502-6095, or e-mail:
james.fargo@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.
The Commission's Rules of Practice 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 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.
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. Description of Project: The existing Big Creek Nos. 2A, 8 and
Eastwood Power Station Hydroelectric Power Project consists of two
powerhouses and an underground power station; two major dams and
reservoirs; five moderate-sized dams forming two forebays and three
small diversion pools; eight small diversions; six water conveyance
systems; and one transmission line. The project would have an average
annual generation of 1,125,429 megawatt-hours.
Powerhouses and powerstation (i) Big Creek Powerhouse No.
2A with two turbine/generator units and a total dependable operating
capacity of about 98.5 MW; (ii) Powerhouse No. 8 with two turbine/
generator units and a dependable operating capacity of about 64.5 MW;
and (iii) Eastwood Power Station, with one turbine/pump/generator unit
and a dependable operating capacity of about 207 MW.
Major dams and reservoirs (i) Shaver Dam, forming Shaver
Lake, which has a usable storage capacity of about 135,568 ac-ft, at an
elevation of about 5,370 ft above mean sea level (msl); and (ii)
Florence Dam, forming Florence Lake, which has a usable storage
capacity of about 64,406 ac-ft, at an elevation of about 7,327 ft above
msl.
Moderate-sized dams, forebays and diversion pools (i)
Balsam Forebay, with a usable storage capacity of about 1,547 ac-ft, at
an elevation of about 6,670 ft above msl; (ii) Dam 5 Impoundment
(Powerhouse 8 Forebay), with a usable storage capacity of 49 ac-ft, at
an elevation of about 2,943 ft above msl; (iii) Pitman Diversion Pool,
with a usable capacity of about 1 ac-ft, at an elevation of about 6,900
ft above msl; (iv) Bear Diversion Pool, with a usable capacity of about
103 ac-ft, at an elevation of about 7,350 ft above msl; and (v) Mono
Diversion Pool, with a usable capacity of about 47 ac-ft, at an
elevation of about 7,350 ft above msl.
Small diversions (i) Hooper Creek Diversion, with a usable
capacity of about 3 ac-ft, at an elevation of about 7,505 ft above msl;
(ii) Bolsillo Creek Diversion, with a usable capacity of less than 1
ac-ft, at an elevation of about 7,535 ft above msl; (iii) Chinquapin
Creek Diversion, with a usable capacity of less than 1 ac-ft, at an
elevation of about 7,629 ft above msl; (iv) Camp 62 Creek Diversion,
with a usable capacity of less than 1 ac-ft, at an elevation of about
7,307 ft above msl.
Water conveyance systems (i) Ward Tunnel, about 12.8 miles
long, conveys water from Florence Lake to Huntington Lake (Huntington
Lake is a component of FERC Project No. 2175) and has a conveyance
capacity of about 1,760 cubic feet per second (cfs). The tunnel
receives water from Florence Lake, Mono Creek, Bear Creek, the small
tributaries discussed above, and the East and West Forks of Camp 61
Creek (via Portal Forebay, a component of the Portal Project, (FERC
Project No. 2174); (ii) Mono-Bear Siphon, about 1.6 miles of flowline
from Mono Diversion and 1.4 miles of flowline and tunnel from Bear
Creek Diversion connect at the Mono-Bear Wye and continues for about
2.6 miles through a combined flowline/
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siphon, conveys water from the Mono and Bear diversions to Ward Tunnel.
The Mono Tunnel and Bear Tunnel have conveyance capacities of 450 cfs
each and the combined flowline/siphon has a conveyance capacity of
about 650 cfs; (iii) Huntington-Pitman-Shaver Conduit, also known as
Tunnel No. 7, conveys water from Huntington Lake and the Pitman Creek
Diversion to Shaver Lake through either North Fork Stevenson Creek or
through Balsam Forebay and the Eastwood Power Station. Tunnel No. 7 is
about 5.4 miles long and terminates at Gate No. 2 tunnel outlet located
on North Fork Stevenson Creek upstream of Shaver Lake. The Balsam
Diversion Tunnel is about 1.1 miles long and branches off Tunnel No. 7
about 1,200 ft upstream of the Gate No. 2 outlet, connecting to Balsam
Forebay; (iv) Eastwood Power Station and Tailrace Tunnels, which convey
water from Balsam Forebay through the Eastwood Power Station to Shaver
Lake. The Eastwood Power Station Tunnel is about 1 mile long. The
Tailrace Tunnel is about 1.4 miles long. The conveyance capacity of the
tunnels is about 2,500 cfs. (v) Tunnel No. 5, about 2.6 miles long,
conveys water from Shaver Lake to Big Creek Powerhouse No. 2A and has a
conveyance capacity of about 650 cfs. (vi)Tunnel No. 8, about 1 mile
long, conveys water from the Dam No. 5 Impoundment just downstream of
Powerhouse 2/2A to Powerhouse No. 8, has a conveyance capacity of about
1,173 cfs.
Transmission line (i) Eastwood Power Station-Big Creek 1
Transmission Line, which connects Eastwood Power Station to a non-
Project switchyard at Big Creek Powerhouse No. 1. This transmission
line is about 4.7 miles long, and is a 220kV line.
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 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: 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. E7-13521 Filed 7-11-07; 8:45 am]
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