South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 9791-9793 [E8-3281]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2008 / Notices Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 22, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–3276 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. P–2088–068] South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES February 14, 2008. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with 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 comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the date of this notice (April 14, 2008); reply comments are due 105 days from the date of this notice (May 29, 2008). 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 and Procedure require all interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:38 Feb 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervener 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. Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 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, and is 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 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9791 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 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 E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 9792 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2008 / Notices 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 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—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—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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:38 Feb 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 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 feet-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 an 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) PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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 e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2008 / Notices the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010. o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–3281 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 25, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–3277 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [EPA–R10–OAR–2007–0411; FRL–8531–5] [Docket No. EL08–7–001] The Borough of Chambersburg, PA; Notice of Filing mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES February 14, 2008. Take notice that on February 11, 2008, the Borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg) filed revisions to its November 7, 2007, Revenue Requirement Tariff for Reactive Power and Voltage Control from Generation Sources Service. Chambersburg also filed an addendum to this filing on February 12, 2008. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:38 Feb 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Implementation Plans Under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2020.03, OMB Control No. 2060– 0558 Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-2088-068]


South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Application Ready 
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, 
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

February 14, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with 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 comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the date of this notice 
(April 14, 2008); reply comments are due 105 days from the date of this 
notice (May 29, 2008).
    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 and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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, and is 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 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

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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--
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--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 feet-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 an 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 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. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on

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the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in 
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3281 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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