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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1121–082]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
Notice of Application for Amendment
of License, Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene and Protests
August 13, 2008.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Amendment
of license.
b. Project No.: 1121–082.
c. Date Filed: July 21, 2008.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
e. Name of Project: Battle Creek
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Battle Creek, the North
Fork and South Fork Battle Creek in
Shasta and Tehama Counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
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h. Applicant Contact: Liv K. Imset,
Senior License Coordinator, Pacific Gas
and Electric Company, P.O. Box No.
770000, San Francisco, CA 94177; (415)
973–1066.
i. FERC Contact: CarLisa LintonPeters, telephone (202) 502–8416; email: carlisa.linton-peters@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene and protest is
September 30, 2008.
Please include the project number (P–
1121) on any comments or motions
filed. All documents (an original and
eight copies) must be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Motions to intervene, protests,
comments and recommendations may
be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper 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.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
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 whose name appears 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. 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: Pacific Gas
and Electric Company (licensee) is
requesting that its license for the Battle
Creek Hydroelectric Project be amended
to support the Battle Creek Salmon and
Steelhead Restoration Project
(Restoration Project). The Chinook
salmon and steelhead are federallylisted species. The Restoration Project is
a collaborative effort to restore fish
habitat on Battle Creek and some of its
tributaries through modification of the
project facilities and operations,
including instream flow releases. This
collaborative effort is between PG&E,
the U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine
Fisheries Service, and the California
Department of Fish and Game.
The Restoration Project will
reestablish approximately 42 miles total
of prime salmon and steelhead habitat
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in the North and South Forks of Battle
Creek, plus an additional six miles of
habitat on the tributaries of Battle Creek.
The Restoration Project will be
accomplished in three phases. The
licensee is filing this license
amendment application for approval
and implementation of Phase 1A of the
Restoration Project. Proposed work for
Phase 1A includes fish passage
improvements on North Fork Battle
Creek by: (1) Installing fish screens and
ladders at the North Battle Creek Feeder
and Eagle Canyon Diversion Dams; (2)
installing the 4,500-foot long Eagle
Canyon Canal pipeline; (3) removing the
Wildcat Diversion Dam and appurtenant
conveyance systems; and (4) modifying
the Asbury Diversion Dam by installing
an upstream fish migration barrier and
changing maintenance procedures to
eliminate use of the low-level outlet.
The licensee has submitted the Battle
Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration
Project Final Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report
(EIS/EIR), prepared in July 2005, as part
of its application. The referenced EIS/
EIR was a collaborative effort to fulfill
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and California Environmental
Quality Act requirements. The EIS/EIR
was a collaborative effort between
PG&E, the Bureau of Reclamation,
California State Water Resources
Control Board, California Bay-Delta
Authority, and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission).
The Commission intends to use the
2005 EIS/EIR to meet the NEPA
requirements under the proposed action
to amend the Battle Creek Project. The
EIS/EIR was previously public noticed
on July 29, 2005 and the document is
available for review at the Restoration
Projects Web site (link: https://
www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/
nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=99).
l. Location of the Application: A copy
of the licensee’s filing 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://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/docsfiling/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, call toll-free at 1–866–
208–3372 or e-mail
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or for TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
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available for inspection and
reproduction at the address listed 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, 385.211,
and 385.214. 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 (see item
(j) above).
o. Any filing must bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’, or
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, 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.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
August 12, 2008.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC08–116–000.
Applicants: Ridgeline Energy LLC.
Description: Ridgeline Energy LLC et
al. submits a joint application for
authorization for confidential treatment,
expedited consideration and waivers.
Filed Date: 08/08/2008.
Accession Number: 20080812–0094.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, August 29, 2008.
Docket Numbers: EC08–117–000.
Applicants: Harbinger Capital
Partners Master Fund I.
Description: Harbinger Capital
Partners Master Fund I, Ltd et al.
submits an application for approval
pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal
Power Act.
Filed Date: 08/08/2008.
Accession Number: 20080812–0074.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, August 29, 2008.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER98–3184–011;
ER00–494–005.
Applicants: TransAlta E. Mktg US;
TransAlta Centralia Generation LLC.
Description: TransAlta Energy
Marketing, TransAlta Centralia
Generation Supplement to Updated
Market Power Analysis.
Filed Date: 08/07/2008.
Accession Number: 20080807–5085.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, August 28, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER99–2369–005.
Applicants: Alliance for Cooperative
Energy Services.
Description: Alliance for Cooperative
Energy Services Power Marketing, LLC’s
correction to the 6/23/08 filing of Fourth
Revised Sheet 2 to their Rate Schedule
1.
Filed Date: 08/05/2008.
Accession Number: 20080808–0094.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER01–48–012.
Applicants: Powerex Corp.
Description: Powerex Corp. Notice of
Non-Material Change in Status.
Filed Date: 08/07/2008.
Accession Number: 20080807–5084.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, August 28, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER01–316–029.
Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
Description: ISO New England, Inc
submits its Index of Customers for the
second quarter of 2008 under the ISO’s
FERC Tariff for Transmission Dispatch
and Power Administration Services.
Filed Date: 07/29/2008.
Accession Number: 20080811–0073.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, August 19, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER03–191–003.
Applicants: Peaker LLC.
Description: Peaker, LLC submits
substitute tariff sheets (Substitute
Original Sheet 1 et al. to First Revised
Rate Schedule 1) to conform to the
citation requirements of Order 697–A.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1121-082]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for
Amendment of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and
Protests
August 13, 2008.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Amendment of license.
b. Project No.: 1121-082.
c. Date Filed: July 21, 2008.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Battle Creek, the North Fork and South Fork Battle
Creek in Shasta and Tehama Counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Liv K. Imset, Senior License Coordinator,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box No. 770000, San Francisco,
CA 94177; (415) 973-1066.
i. FERC Contact: CarLisa Linton-Peters, telephone (202) 502-8416;
e-mail: carlisa.linton-peters@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protest
is September 30, 2008.
Please include the project number (P-1121) on any comments or
motions filed. All documents (an original and eight copies) must be
filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments and recommendations may be
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper 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. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
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 whose name appears 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. 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: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(licensee) is requesting that its license for the Battle Creek
Hydroelectric Project be amended to support the Battle Creek Salmon and
Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration Project). The Chinook salmon
and steelhead are federally-listed species. The Restoration Project is
a collaborative effort to restore fish habitat on Battle Creek and some
of its tributaries through modification of the project facilities and
operations, including instream flow releases. This collaborative effort
is between PG&E, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, and
the California Department of Fish and Game.
The Restoration Project will reestablish approximately 42 miles
total of prime salmon and steelhead habitat
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in the North and South Forks of Battle Creek, plus an additional six
miles of habitat on the tributaries of Battle Creek. The Restoration
Project will be accomplished in three phases. The licensee is filing
this license amendment application for approval and implementation of
Phase 1A of the Restoration Project. Proposed work for Phase 1A
includes fish passage improvements on North Fork Battle Creek by: (1)
Installing fish screens and ladders at the North Battle Creek Feeder
and Eagle Canyon Diversion Dams; (2) installing the 4,500-foot long
Eagle Canyon Canal pipeline; (3) removing the Wildcat Diversion Dam and
appurtenant conveyance systems; and (4) modifying the Asbury Diversion
Dam by installing an upstream fish migration barrier and changing
maintenance procedures to eliminate use of the low-level outlet.
The licensee has submitted the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead
Restoration Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR), prepared in July 2005, as part of its
application. The referenced EIS/EIR was a collaborative effort to
fulfill National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California
Environmental Quality Act requirements. The EIS/EIR was a collaborative
effort between PG&E, the Bureau of Reclamation, California State Water
Resources Control Board, California Bay-Delta Authority, and the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission). The Commission
intends to use the 2005 EIS/EIR to meet the NEPA requirements under the
proposed action to amend the Battle Creek Project. The EIS/EIR was
previously public noticed on July 29, 2005 and the document is
available for review at the Restoration Projects Web site (link: http:/
/www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=99).
l. Location of the Application: A copy of the licensee's filing 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://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/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call toll-free at 1-866-208-
3372 or e-mail ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or for TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
address listed 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,
385.211, and 385.214. 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 (see item (j)
above).
o. Any filing must bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', or
``RECOMMENDATIONS'', 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.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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