Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City of Santa Clara; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments On the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests, 3365-3366 [2014-01058]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 / Notices Milestone Filing of Reply Comments Commission issues EA .... Target date April 29, 2014. October 29, 2014. Dated: January 14, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–01059 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 619–158] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City of Santa Clara; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments On the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process b. Project No.: 619–158 c. Dated Filed: November 15, 2013 d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City of Santa Clara (collectively, applicants) e. Name of Project: Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project f. Location: On Bucks, Grizzly, and Milk Ranch Creeks in Plumas County, California. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations h. Potential Applicant Contact: Randal S. Livingston, Vice President— Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, PO. BOX 770000, N11E–1103, San Francisco, CA 94177– 0001. i. FERC Contact: Mary Greene at (202) 502–8865 or email at mary.greene@ ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. With this notice, we are designating the applicants as the Commission’s nonfederal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. The applicants filed with the Commission a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site (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, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h. Register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application must be filed with the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file all documents using the Commission’s eFiling system at 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:// PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3365 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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–619–158. All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: ‘‘Comments on Pre-Application Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ ‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ ‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and from Commission Staff.’’ Any individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by March 15, 2014. p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Daytime Scoping Meeting Date and Time: February 11, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Location: Holiday Inn 685 Manzanita Ct, Chico, CA 95926 Phone Number: (530) 345–2491 Evening Scoping Meeting Date and Time: February 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn 685 Manzanita Ct, Chico, CA 95926 Phone Number: (530) 345–2491 Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 3366 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 / Notices document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission’s mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. Environmental Site Review Due to seasonal site access considerations, we intend to conduct an Environmental Site Review in May of 2013. The exact date and time of the Site Review will determined at a later date. We will publicly notice the schedule for the Environmental Site Review within 30 days of the scheduled date. Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission’s regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item n. of this document. Meeting Procedures tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed in the public records of the project. Dated: January 14, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–01058 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 Filed Date: 1/6/14. Accession Number: 20140106–5128. Federal Energy Regulatory Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/14. Commission Docket Numbers: ER14–376–001. Applicants: MATL LLP. Combined Notice of Filings #1 Description: Errata Filing to ER14–376 to be effective 11/12/2013. Take notice that the Commission Filed Date: 1/6/14. received the following electric rate Accession Number: 20140106–5151. filings: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/14. Docket Numbers: ER10–1585–004; ER10–2960–002; ER10–1586–002; Docket Numbers: ER14–955–000. ER10–1594–004; ER10–1595–002; Applicants: Pocahontas Prairie Wind, ER11–4051–003; ER10–1596–002; LLC. Description: First Revised MBR to be ER10–1597–003; ER10–1598–002; effective 1/7/2014. ER10–1616–002; ER10–1617–004; Filed Date: 1/6/14. ER10–1618–002; ER10–1619–002; Accession Number: 20140106–5061. ER10–1620–003; ER10–1623–002; Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/14. ER10–1624–003; ER10–1625–003; ER12–60–006; ER10–1632–006; ER10– Docket Numbers: ER14–956–000. 1626–003; ER10–1628–004; ER11–1936– Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 002; ER10–1630–002. L.L.C. Applicants: Alabama Electric Description: Original Service Marketing, LLC, Astoria Generating Agreement No. 3688; Queue No. Y2–117 Company, L.P., Big Sandy Peaker Plant, to be effective 12/5/2013. LLC, California Electric Marketing, LLC, Filed Date: 1/6/14. Crete Energy Venture, LLC, CSOLAR IV Accession Number: 20140106–5062. South, LLC, High Desert Power Project Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/14. LLC, Kiowa Power Partners, LLC, New The filings are accessible in the Covert Generating Company, LLC, Commission’s eLibrary system by Lincoln Generating Facility, LLC, New clicking on the links or querying the Mexico Electric Marketing, LLC, Rolling docket number. Hills Generating L.L.C., Tenaska Any person desiring to intervene or Alabama Partners, L.P., Tenaska protest in any of the above proceedings Alabama II Partners, L.P., Tenaska must file in accordance with Rules 211 Frontier Partners, Ltd., Tenaska and 214 of the Commission’s Gateway Partners, Ltd., Tenaska Georgia Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Partners, L.P., Tenaska Power 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Management, LLC, Tenaska Virginia time on the specified comment date. Partners, L.P., Texas Electric Marketing, Protests may be considered, but LLC, TPF Generation Holdings, LLC, intervention is necessary to become a Wolf Hills Energy, LLC, Tenaska Power party to the proceeding. Services Co. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Description: Notification of Change in information relating to filing Status of the Tenaska MBR Sellers. requirements, interventions, protests, Filed Date: 1/6/14. service, and qualifying facilities filings Accession Number: 20140106–5169. can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/14. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Docket Numbers: ER13–1420–001. other information, call (866) 208–3676 Applicants: MP2 Energy NE LLC. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Description: Compliance Filing to be Dated: January 7, 2014. effective 7/3/2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Filed Date: 1/6/14. Deputy Secretary. Accession Number: 20140106–5063. [FR Doc. 2014–00935 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/14. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Docket Numbers: ER13–1865–002. Applicants: Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Description: Refund Report for Unauthorized Sales to be effective N/A. Federal Energy Regulatory Filed Date: 1/6/14. Commission Accession Number: 20140106–5152. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/14. Combined Notice of Filings #1 Docket Numbers: ER13–1914–002. Take notice that the Commission Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, received the following electric rate Inc. filings: Description: Creditable Upgrades Compliance Filing in Docket ER13–1914 Docket Numbers: ER10–2124–004; to be effective 9/8/2013. ER10–2125–004; ER10–2127–004; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3365-3366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01058]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 619-158]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City of Santa Clara; 
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application 
Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; 
Request for Comments On the PAD and Scoping Document, and 
Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process
    b. Project No.: 619-158
    c. Dated Filed: November 15, 2013
    d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City of 
Santa Clara (collectively, applicants)
    e. Name of Project: Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On Bucks, Grizzly, and Milk Ranch Creeks in Plumas 
County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's Regulations
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Randal S. Livingston, Vice 
President--Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, PO. BOX 
770000, N11E-1103, San Francisco, CA 94177-0001.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary Greene at (202) 502-8865 or email at 
mary.greene@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating the applicants as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. The applicants filed with the Commission a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule), 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at 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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a 
paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing 
should include docket number P-619-158.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' 
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency 
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any 
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, 
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by March 15, 2014.
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will 
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or 
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

Date and Time: February 11, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Holiday Inn 685 Manzanita Ct, Chico, CA 95926
Phone Number: (530) 345-2491

Evening Scoping Meeting

Date and Time: February 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn 685 Manzanita Ct, Chico, CA 95926
Phone Number: (530) 345-2491
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental

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document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the 
Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the 
scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing 
information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a 
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised 
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified 
through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    Due to seasonal site access considerations, we intend to conduct an 
Environmental Site Review in May of 2013. The exact date and time of 
the Site Review will determined at a later date. We will publicly 
notice the schedule for the Environmental Site Review within 30 days of 
the scheduled date.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public records of the project.

    Dated: January 14, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-01058 Filed 1-17-14; 8:45 am]
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