Richard Bertea; Notice of Termination of License (Minor Project) By Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments and Protests, 18618-18619 [2015-07925]

Download as PDF 18618 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 66 / Tuesday, April 7, 2015 / Notices However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission’s rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comment Date: April 22, 2015. Dated: April 1, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2015–07924 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 Apr 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 10852–007] Richard Bertea; Notice of Termination of License (Minor Project) By Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been initiated by the Commission: a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of license by implied surrender b. Project No.: 10852–007 c. Date Initiated: April 1, 2015 d. Licensee: Richard Bertea e. Name and Location of Project: The Ace Ranch Project, located on the West Fork Carson River in Alpine County, California. f. Filed Pursuant to: Standard Article 16 g. Licensee Contact Information: Mr. Richard Bertea, 369 San Miguel Dr. Suite 300 Newport Beach, CA 92660, (714) 640–1982. h. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad, (202) 502–8759, mo.fayyad@ferc.gov i. Deadline for filing comments and protests is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. Please file your submittal electronically via the Internet (eFiling) in lieu of paper. Please refer to the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp and filing instructions in the Commission’s Regulations at 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii). To assist you with eFilings you should refer to the submission guidelines document at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide/user-guide.pdf. In addition, certain filing requirements have statutory or regulatory formatting and other instructions. You should refer to a list of these ‘‘qualified documents’’ at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/ filing.pdf. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. Please include the project number (10852–007) on any documents or motions filed. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings; otherwise, you should submit an original and seven copies of any submittal to the following address: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mail Code: DHAC, PJ–12, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. j. Description of Project Facilities: (a) An existing diversion dam on the West Fork Carson River with a headgate structure; (b) the Heimsoth Upper West Ditch, discharging into (c) an irrigation- PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 stock pond; (d) a 5-foot-high concrete intake box with a fish-debris screen; (e) two 850-foot-long penstocks, one 8 inches and one 16 inches in diameter; (f) a 28-foot by 12-foot wood frame powerhouse containing two generating units rated at 80-kilowatts and 15kilowatts, operating under a head of 130 feet; (g) an 800-foot-long, 480-volt underground transmission line, connecting to the reversible ranch meter, the point of connection with the existing Sierra Pacific Power Company line; and (h) related facilities. k. Description of Proceeding: The licensee is in violation of Article 16 of its license, which was granted November 30, 1990 (53 FERC ¶ 62,202). Article 16 states in part: If the Licensee shall abandon or discontinue good faith operation of the project or refuse or neglect to comply with the terms of the license and the lawful orders of the Commission, the Commission will deem it to be the intent of the Licensee to surrender the license. Commission records indicate that the project was transferred to Mr. Richard Bertea by a Commission order issued May 6, 1991 (55 FERC ¶ 62,108). Since that time, the licensee (Mr. Bertea) has sold the project to Bently Family Limited Partnership around January 1999, without getting our approval for a transfer of license. Since then, the project stopped operating around the end of 1999. The Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office has had several correspondences with the new owner and requested a plan and schedule to return the project to operation and to complete a formal request for a transfer of the license to the Bently Family Limited Partnership. Nothing was filed. On January 20, 2015, staff sent the licensee (Mr. Bertea), to his mailing address on record, a letter requiring the filing within 30 days, of an application for a transfer of license and a plan and schedule for restoring the operation of the project or an application to surrender the project’s license. Staff also sent a copy of the letter to the Bently Family Limited Partnership. The letter stated that if no response is filed, the Commission will take action to terminate license by implied surrender pursuant to the Commission’s regulations at 18 CFR 6.4. The letter to the licensee was returned due to lack of a forwarding address. Nothing was filed. l. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 66 / Tuesday, April 7, 2015 / Notices Enter the Docket number (P–10852–007) excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the notice. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 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 and Protests—Anyone may submit comments or protests in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.211. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed. Any protests must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS or ‘‘PROTEST,’’ as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the project number of the proceeding to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting or protesting; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments or protests should relate to project works which are the subject of the termination of license. A copy of any protest must be served upon each representative of the licensee specified in item g above. A copy of all other filings in reference to this notice must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. p. Agency Comments—Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. Dated: April 1, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–07925 Filed 4–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 Apr 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9925–65–OAR] Notice of Availability of Draft Scientific Assessment for Public Comment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability of draft scientific assessment for public comment. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18618-18619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07925]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10852-007]


Richard Bertea; Notice of Termination of License (Minor Project) 
By Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been 
initiated by the Commission:
    a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of license by implied surrender
    b. Project No.: 10852-007
    c. Date Initiated: April 1, 2015
    d. Licensee: Richard Bertea
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Ace Ranch Project, located on 
the West Fork Carson River in Alpine County, California.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Standard Article 16
    g. Licensee Contact Information: Mr. Richard Bertea, 369 San Miguel 
Dr. Suite 300 Newport Beach, CA 92660, (714) 640-1982.
    h. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad, (202) 502-8759, 
mo.fayyad@ferc.gov
    i. Deadline for filing comments and protests is 30 days from the 
issuance date of this notice by the Commission. Please file your 
submittal electronically via the Internet (eFiling) in lieu of paper. 
Please refer to the instructions on the Commission's Web site under 
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp and filing instructions in 
the Commission's Regulations at 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii). To assist 
you with eFilings you should refer to the submission guidelines 
document at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/user-guide.pdf. 
In addition, certain filing requirements have statutory or regulatory 
formatting and other instructions. You should refer to a list of these 
``qualified documents'' at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing.pdf. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. Please include the project number (10852-007) on 
any documents or motions filed. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings; otherwise, you should submit an original and seven 
copies of any submittal to the following address: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mail Code: DHAC, PJ-12, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    j. Description of Project Facilities: (a) An existing diversion dam 
on the West Fork Carson River with a headgate structure; (b) the 
Heimsoth Upper West Ditch, discharging into (c) an irrigation-stock 
pond; (d) a 5-foot-high concrete intake box with a fish-debris screen; 
(e) two 850-foot-long penstocks, one 8 inches and one 16 inches in 
diameter; (f) a 28-foot by 12-foot wood frame powerhouse containing two 
generating units rated at 80-kilowatts and 15-kilowatts, operating 
under a head of 130 feet; (g) an 800-foot-long, 480-volt underground 
transmission line, connecting to the reversible ranch meter, the point 
of connection with the existing Sierra Pacific Power Company line; and 
(h) related facilities.
    k. Description of Proceeding: The licensee is in violation of 
Article 16 of its license, which was granted November 30, 1990 (53 FERC 
] 62,202). Article 16 states in part: If the Licensee shall abandon or 
discontinue good faith operation of the project or refuse or neglect to 
comply with the terms of the license and the lawful orders of the 
Commission, the Commission will deem it to be the intent of the 
Licensee to surrender the license.
    Commission records indicate that the project was transferred to Mr. 
Richard Bertea by a Commission order issued May 6, 1991 (55 FERC ] 
62,108). Since that time, the licensee (Mr. Bertea) has sold the 
project to Bently Family Limited Partnership around January 1999, 
without getting our approval for a transfer of license. Since then, the 
project stopped operating around the end of 1999. The Commission's San 
Francisco Regional Office has had several correspondences with the new 
owner and requested a plan and schedule to return the project to 
operation and to complete a formal request for a transfer of the 
license to the Bently Family Limited Partnership. Nothing was filed. On 
January 20, 2015, staff sent the licensee (Mr. Bertea), to his mailing 
address on record, a letter requiring the filing within 30 days, of an 
application for a transfer of license and a plan and schedule for 
restoring the operation of the project or an application to surrender 
the project's license. Staff also sent a copy of the letter to the 
Bently Family Limited Partnership. The letter stated that if no 
response is filed, the Commission will take action to terminate license 
by implied surrender pursuant to the Commission's regulations at 18 CFR 
6.4. The letter to the licensee was returned due to lack of a 
forwarding address. Nothing was filed.
    l. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.

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Enter the Docket number (P-10852-007) excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the notice. You may also register 
online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 
or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    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 and Protests--Anyone may submit comments or protests in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210 and 385.211. In determining the appropriate action to take, 
the Commission will consider all protests filed. Any protests must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
proceeding.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS or ``PROTEST,'' as 
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the project number of the 
proceeding to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 
and telephone number of the person commenting or protesting; and (4) 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 
385.2005. All comments or protests must set forth their evidentiary 
basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 
comments or protests should relate to project works which are the 
subject of the termination of license. A copy of any protest must be 
served upon each representative of the licensee specified in item g 
above. A copy of all other filings in reference to this notice must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not 
file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be 
presumed to have no comments.

    Dated: April 1, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-07925 Filed 4-6-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE CODE 6717-01-P
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