Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 65506 [2011-27229]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13220–001]
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Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing
Applications; Pacific Gas and Electric
Company
On September 1, 2011, Pacific Gas
and Electric Company (PG&E) filed an
application for a preliminary permit,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the
feasibility of the Kings River Pumped
Storage Project (project) to be located on
North Fork Kings River, Short Hair
Creek, and Lost Canyon Creek, about 30
miles east of Shaver Lake in Fresno
County, California. The sole purpose of
a preliminary permit, if issued, is to
grant the permit holder priority to file
a license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
one of the following two possible
designs: 1 (1) Option 1 consisting of (i)
a dam in the Lost Canyon area, 200 feet
high and 700 feet long; (ii) a reservoir
with a surface elevation of 7,720 feet
above mean sea level (msl) and an
estimated storage capacity of 15,695
acre-feet; (iii) an 8,000-foot-long power
tunnel including intake structure,
penstock, and tailrace; (2) option 2
consisting of (i) a dam in the Lower
Short Hair Creek area with a height of
175 feet high and length of 1,700 feet;
(ii) a reservoir with full pool elevation
of 8,245 feet msl and storage capacity of
16,290 acre-feet; (iii) a 14,000-foot-long
power tunnel including intake structure,
penstock, and tailrace; (3) the existing
Wishon reservoir, with a surface area of
1,025 acres, storage capacity of 128,639
acre-feet, and a normal water surface
elevation of 6,550 feet msl, acting as the
lower reservoir for either proposed plan;
(4) a powerhouse with a total installed
capacity from 380 to 1,140 megawatts;
(5) a transmission line between 2,000
and 5,000 feet long and of 230 or 500
kilovolts; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
1 PG&E
would also investigate the possible
addition of equipment and other infrastructure
within the existing Helms Project (FERC Project No.
2375), which uses the existing Courtland reservoir
as the upper reservoir and the existing Wishon
reservoir as a lower reservoir. Any such addition
may require an amendment of the existing license.
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The proposed project would have an
annual production between 508 and
2,031 gigawatt hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Randall
Livingston, Vice President—Power
Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, 245 Market Street, San
Francisco CA 94105–1702; phone: (415)
973–6950.
FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell; phone:
(202) 502–8079.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications:
60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to
intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–13220–001) in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: October 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2256–068]
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Protests;
Consolidated Water Power Company
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Types of Application: Request to
remove lands from the project
boundary.
b. Project No.: 2256–068.
c. Date Filed: August 15, 2011, and
supplemented September 2 and 28,
2011.
d. Applicant: Consolidated Water
Power Company.
e. Name of Projects: Wisconsin Rapids
Hydroelectric Projects.
f. Location: Wisconsin River in the
City of Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas J. Witt,
Consolidated Water Power Company,
P.O. Box 8050, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
54495–8050, (715) 422–3073.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Jeremy Jessup,
(202) 502–6779, Jeremy.Jessup@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests, is
30 days from the issuance date of this
notice. All documents may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See,
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and
seven copies should be mailed to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Commenters
can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments.
Please include the project number
(P–2256–068) on any comments,
motions, or recommendations filed.
k. Description of Request: The
applicant proposes to remove an
approximately one acre parcel of
property, with an existing office
building, from the project boundary.
The parcel is located in downtown
Wisconsin Rapids, WI, on the west side
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13220-001]
Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications;
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
On September 1, 2011, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed
an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the
Kings River Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located on North
Fork Kings River, Short Hair Creek, and Lost Canyon Creek, about 30
miles east of Shaver Lake in Fresno County, California. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit
holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
The proposed project would consist of one of the following two
possible designs: \1\ (1) Option 1 consisting of (i) a dam in the Lost
Canyon area, 200 feet high and 700 feet long; (ii) a reservoir with a
surface elevation of 7,720 feet above mean sea level (msl) and an
estimated storage capacity of 15,695 acre-feet; (iii) an 8,000-foot-
long power tunnel including intake structure, penstock, and tailrace;
(2) option 2 consisting of (i) a dam in the Lower Short Hair Creek area
with a height of 175 feet high and length of 1,700 feet; (ii) a
reservoir with full pool elevation of 8,245 feet msl and storage
capacity of 16,290 acre-feet; (iii) a 14,000-foot-long power tunnel
including intake structure, penstock, and tailrace; (3) the existing
Wishon reservoir, with a surface area of 1,025 acres, storage capacity
of 128,639 acre-feet, and a normal water surface elevation of 6,550
feet msl, acting as the lower reservoir for either proposed plan; (4) a
powerhouse with a total installed capacity from 380 to 1,140 megawatts;
(5) a transmission line between 2,000 and 5,000 feet long and of 230 or
500 kilovolts; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project
would have an annual production between 508 and 2,031 gigawatt hours.
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\1\ PG&E would also investigate the possible addition of
equipment and other infrastructure within the existing Helms Project
(FERC Project No. 2375), which uses the existing Courtland reservoir
as the upper reservoir and the existing Wishon reservoir as a lower
reservoir. Any such addition may require an amendment of the
existing license.
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Applicant Contact: Mr. Randall Livingston, Vice President--Power
Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, San
Francisco CA 94105-1702; phone: (415) 973-6950.
FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell; phone: (202) 502-8079.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13220-001) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-27229 Filed 10-20-11; 8:45 am]
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