Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 58658-58660 [E7-20318]

Download as PDF mmaher on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 58658 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / Notices g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicant Contact: Alan L. Peeples, Alabama Power Company, 600 N. 18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, AL 35291, (205) 257–1401. i. FERC Contact: Henry Woo, (202) 502–8872. j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, or motions to intervene: October 31, 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 in 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. k. Description of Request: The Alabama Power Company (APC) is requesting a temporary variance of the reservoir drawdown limits of the Yates and Thurlow Project license. APC requests that it be allowed to draw down the Thurlow pool to 283.0–284.5 feet from September 4, 2007, to January 11, 2008, for spillway board maintenance. Included in APC’s request was concurrence received from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 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 (P–2407) 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 e-mail 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 (g) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should VerDate Aug<31>2005 04:12 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 214001 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. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: 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 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–20317 Filed 10–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project No: P–803–087 Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments October 9, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: P–803–087. c. Date Filed: October 2, 2007. d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). e. Name of Project: DeSablaCenterville Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on Butte Creek and the West Branch Feather River in Butte County, California. The project affects 145.7 acres of federal lands administered by the Lassen National Forest, 2.1 acres of federal lands administered by the Plumas National Forest, and 11.6 acres of federal lands 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: Randal S. Livingston, Vice President-Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, Mail Code: N11E, San Francisco, CA 94177; Telephone (415) 973–7000. i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty, (202) 502–6862 or aaron.liberty@ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. Project Description: The existing DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project is composed of three developments, including Toadtown, DeSabla, and Centerville, and has a combined installed capacity of 26,400 kilowatts (kW). The Toadtown development, which diverts water from the West Branch Feather River, consists of the following constructed facilities: (1) Round Valley Reservoir, a 98 acre reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 1,700 acre-feet; (2) Round Valley dam, an earthfill dam, 29-feet high and 810-feet long; (3) a 40foot wide overflow spillway; (4) a 15inch outlet pipe at the base of Round Valley dam, and manual low level outlet valve; (5) Philbrook Reservoir, a 173 acre reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 4,985 acre-feet; (6) Philbrook main dam (located on Philbrook Creek), a compacted earthfill dam, 87-feet high and 850-feet long; (7) Philbrook auxiliary dam (170 feet to the right of the main dam), a compacted earthfill dam, 24-feet high and 470-feet long; (8) a 29.7-foot wide spillway with 5 flashboard bays; (9) a 10.75-foot long and 14.75-foot wide spillway with a single, manual radial gate; (10) a 33-inch diameter, 460-foot long outlet conduit from Philbrook Reservoir; (11) a 17-foot high, 8-feet diameter submerged vertical concrete intake, controlled by a 30-inch diameter manual needle valve; (12) Hendricks Head Dam, a concrete gravity E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / Notices dam, 15-feet high with an overflow spillway section 98-feet wide; (13) a 8.66-mile long Hendricks Canal, composed mostly of earthen ditch with several flume and tunnel sections, with a capacity of 125 cfs; (14) feeder diversions from 4 creeks into Hendricks/Toadtown canal; (15) a 40inch diameter, 1,556-foot long steel penstock; (16) Toadtown Powerhouse, a 28 by 44 foot reinforced concrete building, with one turbine-generator unit and a normal operating capacity of 1.5 MW; (17) a 1500-foot long 12 kv tapline connecting Toadtown Powerhouse to a distribution system; and (18) appurtenant facilities. The DeSabla development, which diverts water from upper Butte Creek and uses the outflow of the Toadtown development, consists of the following constructed facilities: (1) The 2.4-mile long Toadtown Canal, an earthen canal with a capacity of 125 cfs; (2) Butte Creek Diversion Dam, a 50-foot high, 100-foot long, concrete arch dam with an overflow spillway; (3) a 11.4-mile long Butte Canal, composed of earthen berm sections, gunited sections, tunnel sections, a siphon, and flume sections, with a capacity of 91 cfs; (4) a 0.7-mile long canal that combines Butte Canal with Toadtown Canal, with a capacity of 191 cfs; (5) feeder diversions from 4 creeks that flow into Butte Canal (1 not in use); (6) DeSabla Dam, a 50-foot high, 100-foot wide earthen embankment with a spillway canal; (7) DeSabla Forebay, a 15 acre reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 163 acre-feet (originally 188 acre-feet); (8) a 66-inch diameter, reduced to 42-inch diameter, 1.3-mile long steel penstock; and (9) DeSabla Powerhouse, a 26.5 by 41 foot reinforced concrete building, with one turbine generator unit and a normal operating capacity of 18.5 MW; (10) a 0.25-mile long transmission tapline connecting DeSabla Powerhouse to the 60kV Oro Fino Tap Line; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The Centerville development, which diverts the flow of Butte Creek downstream of the DeSabla development, consists of the following constructed facilities: (1) The Upper Centerville Canal, that originates at DeSabla Powerhouse and ends at Helltown Ravine (currently carries a few cfs for local water uses and has not been used for power generation for many years); (2) Lower Centerville Diversion Dam, a 12-foot high, 72.5 foot-wide concrete arch dam with an overflow spillway; (3) an 8-mile long Lower Centerville Canal, composed of earthen canal and several flume sections, with a capacity of 183 cfs; (4) feeder diversions from 3 creeks that flow into Lower Centerville Canal (all 3 no longer in use); (5) one 30-inch diameter and one 42-inch diameter, reduced to 36-inch diameter, 2,559-foot long steel penstocks; (6) Centerville Forebay, a 27 by 37 foot concrete header box with a spillway channel; (7) Centerville Powerhouse, a 32 by 109 foot reinforced concrete building, with two turbinegenerator units and a total normal operating capacity of 6.4 MW; and (8) appurtenant facilities. PG&E operates the project primarily as a run-of-river system and operates on a continuous basis, using the water supply available after satisfaction of the minimum instream flow requirements. During the winter and spring, base flows in the West Branch of the Feather River and Butte Creek typically provide adequate flow for full operation of the Project powerhouses. During the summer months, the available base flow water is augmented by water releases from Round Valley and Philbrook reservoirs. During the fall months, Project powerhouses are operated at reduced capacities due to low stream flows. Water releases from Round Valley reservoir flow down the West Branch Feather River, and water releases from Philbrook reservoir pass down natural 58659 channels of Philbrook Creek and the West Branch Feather River about 8 miles to Hendricks Head dam. Then water is conveyed in the Hendricks canal, through Toadtown Powerhouse, then into the Toadtown canal. From this point, the water is conveyed in the Butte Creek canal to DeSabla Forebay then discharged into Butte Creek. Water flow is then diverted into the Lower Centerville canal to the Centerville header box, through the Centerville Powerhouse, and finally discharged to Butte Creek. PG&E proposes to continue operating the Project with no change to Project generation facilities or features other than adoption of resource management measures and the deletion of five feeder diversions. l. Locations of the Application: 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. m. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm 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. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Target date Tendering Notice ........................................................................................................................................................................ Remaining Study Results Due ................................................................................................................................................... Notice of Acceptance / Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ....................................................................................... Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ....................................................... Commission issues Draft EA ..................................................................................................................................................... Comments on Draft EA .............................................................................................................................................................. Modified terms and conditions ................................................................................................................................................... Commission issues Final EA ..................................................................................................................................................... mmaher on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Milestone October 9, 2007. February 15, 2008. March 17, 2008. May 16, 2008. November 12, 2008. December 12, 2008. February 10, 2009. May 11, 2009. VerDate Aug<31>2005 04:12 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 58660 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / Notices o. 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. E7–20318 Filed 10–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Technical Conference and Extension of Comment Date mmaher on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES October 9, 2007. Direct Energy Services, LLC, Docket No. RC07–4–000. Sempra Energy Solutions LLC, Docket No. RC07–6–000. Strategic Energy, L.L.C., Docket No. RC07–7–000. Take notice that on October 12, 2007, a technical conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to discuss appeals of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) compliance registry determinations regarding Direct Energy Services, LLC (Direct), Sempra Energy Solutions LLC (Sempra) and Strategic Energy, L.L.C. (Strategic). This technical conference was established in an Order Establishing Technical Conference in the above dockets, issued September 26, 2007.1 It will be held at the headquarters of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. (EST). The technical conference will consist of a discussion between Commission staff and representatives of NERC and ReliabilityFirst Corporation (ReliabilityFirst). Direct, Sempra and Strategic are also invited to participate. The primary question to be addressed is whether NERC has adequately justified its determination that ReliabilityFirst properly registered Direct, Sempra and Strategic as load-serving entities (LSEs). NERC and ReliabilityFirst will be asked to address issues concerning the decision to register Direct, Sempra and Strategic, including but not limited to: the nature and extent of any gap in reliability that may result from their not being registered as an LSE; the circumstances within the ReliabilityFirst region that justify their registration as LSEs, while other Regional Entities have registered retail 1 Direct Energy Services, LLC, et al., 120 FERC ¶ 61,280 (2007). VerDate Aug<31>2005 04:12 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 214001 power marketers only as purchasingselling entities; the identification of the Reliability Standard requirements that would apply to a retail power marketer registered as an LSE; support for the conclusions (i) that the loads served by Direct, Sempra and Strategic are directly connected to the Bulk-Power System and (ii) that retail power marketers within the ReliabilityFirst region, in the aggregate, impact Bulk-Power System reliability; and alternative solutions for addressing any reliability gaps that may be identified. The conference is open for the public to attend. The conference will not be transcribed and telephone participation will not be available. The Commission will accept written comments on the discussion at this technical conference no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 29, 2007. Further, in notices of filing issued September 17, 2007, in the abovecaptioned dockets, the Commission set an October 11, 2007 comment date for the submission of interventions, comments and protests. The Commission is extending the comment date for the submission of interventions, comments and protests in the abovecaptioned dockets until October 29, 2007, to coincide with the comment due date for comments on the discussion at the technical conference. Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. For more information about this conference, please contact: Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (202) 502–8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–20316 Filed 10–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket No. AD07–13–000 Conference on Enforcement Policy; Second Notice of Conference October 4, 2007. As announced in the ‘‘First Notice of Conference on Enforcement,’’ issued on PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 July 11, 2007, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will hold a conference on November 16, 2007, to examine the implementation of its enforcement authority as expanded by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).1 The conference will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at the Commission’s headquarters located at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of the conference is to assess the enforcement program implemented by the Commission during the first two years after passage of EPAct 2005 primarily as it pertains to the additional subject matter authority and the expanded civil penalty authority in Part II of the Federal Power Act 2 and the Natural Gas Act.3 The tentative schedule and topics for the conference are as follows: 9 a.m.–9:30 a.m.—Opening Remarks 9:30 a.m.–11 a.m.—First Panel—The First Two Years of EPAct Enforcement 11 a.m.–11:10 a.m.—Break 11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.—Second Panel— How Enforcement Fits into the Commission’s Mission 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.—Lunch break 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.—Third Panel— Enforcement of Reliability Standards 3 p.m.–3:15 p.m.—Closing Remarks The first panel will focus on an overview of enforcement from a broad policy perspective, including how the Commission balances a firm approach to enforcement of its major rules, regulations, and orders with fair treatment of all persons that may be subject to remedies and sanctions for their conduct. The discussion will examine how the Commission can best achieve compliance with regulatory requirements, and will address how the Commission evaluates enforcement cases, including self-reported violations and matters that result in no penalty, and how companies subject to investigation can best respond to the Commission. The second panel will focus on how entities relate to the Commission in light of the newly enhanced EPAct 2005 enforcement authority and the Commission’s ongoing regulatory functions. The discussion will examine when companies should direct inquiries or problems to the Office of Enforcement and when they should be directed to other Commission program offices. The Commission is interested in how well the Commission responds to matters that involve regulatory policy as well as having enforcement aspects. In 1 Pub. L. 109–58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005). U.S.C.§ §791a et seq. (2000). 3 15 U.S.C.§ §717 et seq. (2000). 2 16 E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Project No: P-803-087


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing with the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

 October 9, 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-803-087.
    c. Date Filed: October 2, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
    e. Name of Project: DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on Butte Creek and the 
West Branch Feather River in Butte County, California. The project 
affects 145.7 acres of federal lands administered by the Lassen 
National Forest, 2.1 acres of federal lands administered by the Plumas 
National Forest, and 11.6 acres of federal lands 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: Randal S. Livingston, Vice President-Power 
Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, Mail 
Code: N11E, San Francisco, CA 94177; Telephone (415) 973-7000.
    i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty, (202) 502-6862 or 
aaron.liberty@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The existing DeSabla-Centerville 
Hydroelectric Project is composed of three developments, including 
Toadtown, DeSabla, and Centerville, and has a combined installed 
capacity of 26,400 kilowatts (kW).
    The Toadtown development, which diverts water from the West Branch 
Feather River, consists of the following constructed facilities: (1) 
Round Valley Reservoir, a 98 acre reservoir with a gross storage 
capacity of 1,700 acre-feet; (2) Round Valley dam, an earthfill dam, 
29-feet high and 810-feet long; (3) a 40-foot wide overflow spillway; 
(4) a 15-inch outlet pipe at the base of Round Valley dam, and manual 
low level outlet valve; (5) Philbrook Reservoir, a 173 acre reservoir 
with a gross storage capacity of 4,985 acre-feet; (6) Philbrook main 
dam (located on Philbrook Creek), a compacted earthfill dam, 87-feet 
high and 850-feet long; (7) Philbrook auxiliary dam (170 feet to the 
right of the main dam), a compacted earthfill dam, 24-feet high and 
470-feet long; (8) a 29.7-foot wide spillway with 5 flashboard bays; 
(9) a 10.75-foot long and 14.75-foot wide spillway with a single, 
manual radial gate; (10) a 33-inch diameter, 460-foot long outlet 
conduit from Philbrook Reservoir; (11) a 17-foot high, 8-feet diameter 
submerged vertical concrete intake, controlled by a 30-inch diameter 
manual needle valve; (12) Hendricks Head Dam, a concrete gravity

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dam, 15-feet high with an overflow spillway section 98-feet wide; (13) 
a 8.66-mile long Hendricks Canal, composed mostly of earthen ditch with 
several flume and tunnel sections, with a capacity of 125 cfs; (14) 
feeder diversions from 4 creeks into Hendricks/Toadtown canal; (15) a 
40-inch diameter, 1,556-foot long steel penstock; (16) Toadtown 
Powerhouse, a 28 by 44 foot reinforced concrete building, with one 
turbine-generator unit and a normal operating capacity of 1.5 MW; (17) 
a 1500-foot long 12 kv tapline connecting Toadtown Powerhouse to a 
distribution system; and (18) appurtenant facilities.
    The DeSabla development, which diverts water from upper Butte Creek 
and uses the outflow of the Toadtown development, consists of the 
following constructed facilities: (1) The 2.4-mile long Toadtown Canal, 
an earthen canal with a capacity of 125 cfs; (2) Butte Creek Diversion 
Dam, a 50-foot high, 100-foot long, concrete arch dam with an overflow 
spillway; (3) a 11.4-mile long Butte Canal, composed of earthen berm 
sections, gunited sections, tunnel sections, a siphon, and flume 
sections, with a capacity of 91 cfs; (4) a 0.7-mile long canal that 
combines Butte Canal with Toadtown Canal, with a capacity of 191 cfs; 
(5) feeder diversions from 4 creeks that flow into Butte Canal (1 not 
in use); (6) DeSabla Dam, a 50-foot high, 100-foot wide earthen 
embankment with a spillway canal; (7) DeSabla Forebay, a 15 acre 
reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 163 acre-feet (originally 
188 acre-feet); (8) a 66-inch diameter, reduced to 42-inch diameter, 
1.3-mile long steel penstock; and (9) DeSabla Powerhouse, a 26.5 by 41 
foot reinforced concrete building, with one turbine generator unit and 
a normal operating capacity of 18.5 MW; (10) a 0.25-mile long 
transmission tapline connecting DeSabla Powerhouse to the 60kV Oro Fino 
Tap Line; and (11) appurtenant facilities.
    The Centerville development, which diverts the flow of Butte Creek 
downstream of the DeSabla development, consists of the following 
constructed facilities: (1) The Upper Centerville Canal, that 
originates at DeSabla Powerhouse and ends at Helltown Ravine (currently 
carries a few cfs for local water uses and has not been used for power 
generation for many years); (2) Lower Centerville Diversion Dam, a 12-
foot high, 72.5 foot-wide concrete arch dam with an overflow spillway; 
(3) an 8-mile long Lower Centerville Canal, composed of earthen canal 
and several flume sections, with a capacity of 183 cfs; (4) feeder 
diversions from 3 creeks that flow into Lower Centerville Canal (all 3 
no longer in use); (5) one 30-inch diameter and one 42-inch diameter, 
reduced to 36-inch diameter, 2,559-foot long steel penstocks; (6) 
Centerville Forebay, a 27 by 37 foot concrete header box with a 
spillway channel; (7) Centerville Powerhouse, a 32 by 109 foot 
reinforced concrete building, with two turbine-generator units and a 
total normal operating capacity of 6.4 MW; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities.
    PG&E operates the project primarily as a run-of-river system and 
operates on a continuous basis, using the water supply available after 
satisfaction of the minimum instream flow requirements. During the 
winter and spring, base flows in the West Branch of the Feather River 
and Butte Creek typically provide adequate flow for full operation of 
the Project powerhouses. During the summer months, the available base 
flow water is augmented by water releases from Round Valley and 
Philbrook reservoirs. During the fall months, Project powerhouses are 
operated at reduced capacities due to low stream flows.
    Water releases from Round Valley reservoir flow down the West 
Branch Feather River, and water releases from Philbrook reservoir pass 
down natural channels of Philbrook Creek and the West Branch Feather 
River about 8 miles to Hendricks Head dam. Then water is conveyed in 
the Hendricks canal, through Toadtown Powerhouse, then into the 
Toadtown canal. From this point, the water is conveyed in the Butte 
Creek canal to DeSabla Forebay then discharged into Butte Creek. Water 
flow is then diverted into the Lower Centerville canal to the 
Centerville header box, through the Centerville Powerhouse, and finally 
discharged to Butte Creek.
    PG&E proposes to continue operating the Project with no change to 
Project generation facilities or features other than adoption of 
resource management measures and the deletion of five feeder 
diversions.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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.
    m. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm 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. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Tendering Notice.....................  October 9, 2007.
Remaining Study Results Due..........  February 15, 2008.
Notice of Acceptance / Notice of       March 17, 2008.
 Ready for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations,             May 16, 2008.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA...........  November 12, 2008.
Comments on Draft EA.................  December 12, 2008.
Modified terms and conditions........  February 10, 2009.
Commission issues Final EA...........  May 11, 2009.
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    o. 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. E7-20318 Filed 10-15-07; 8:45 am]
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