Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City of Santa Clara, California; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation, 64823 [2018-27310]
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f. Location: On an unnamed stream, in
Petersburg Borough, Alaska. The project
would occupy 0.1 acre of United States lands
administered by U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16
U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Douglas Leen, P.O.
Box 341, Petersburg, AK 99833; (907) 518–
0335; mail@dougleen.com.
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202)
502–8074; or email at ryan.hansen@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 l
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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR
of the Commission’s regulations, if any
resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
believes that an additional scientific study
should be conducted in order to form an
adequate factual basis for a complete analysis
of the application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a
request for a study with the Commission not
later than 60 days from the date of filing of
the application, and serve a copy of the
request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating agency
status: January 28, 2019.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file additional study
requests and requests for cooperating agency
status using the Commission’s eFiling system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,
(866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). 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–
14862–001.
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The proposed hydroelectric project
would consist of: an intake located in either
a containment pond created by 50 sand bags
or an existing pond; a penstock consisting of
an up to 400-foot-long, 0.5-foot-diameter PVC
pipe; one turbine unit with a capacity of 1.5
kilowatts; a 4-foot-long, 3-foot-wide, 7-foothigh lumber shed on a cement pad; a 150foot-long transmission line; and appurtenant
facilities.
o. 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 website 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.
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
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be notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
p. Procedural schedule: The application
will be processed according to the following
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Notice of Acceptance March 2019
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments
April 2019
Comments on Scoping Document 1 May
2019
Issue notice of ready for environmental
analysis May 2019
Commission issues EA August 2019
Comments on EA September 2019
Dated: December 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–27294 Filed 12–17–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 619–000]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and
City of Santa Clara, California; Notice
of Authorization for Continued Project
Operation
On December 12, 2016, Pacific Gas
and Electric Company and City of Santa
Clara, California, licensees for the Bucks
Creek Hydroelectric Project, filed an
Application for a New License pursuant
to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the
Commission’s regulations thereunder.
The Bucks Creek Hydroelectric Project
is located on Bucks, Grizzly, and Milk
Ranch Creek in Plumas County,
California.
The license for Project No. 619 was
issued for a period ending December 31,
2018. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16
U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the
Commission, at the expiration of a
license term, to issue from year-to-year
an annual license to the then licensee
under the terms and conditions of the
prior license until a new license is
issued, or the project is otherwise
disposed of as provided in section 15 or
any other applicable section of the FPA.
If the project’s prior license waived the
applicability of section 15 of the FPA,
then, based on section 9(b) of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR
16.21(a), if the licensee of such project
has filed an application for a subsequent
license, the licensee may continue to
operate the project in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the license
after the minor or minor part license
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expires, until the Commission acts on
its application. If the licensee of such a
project has not filed an application for
a subsequent license, then it may be
required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),
to continue project operations until the
Commission issues someone else a
license for the project or otherwise
orders disposition of the project.
If the project is subject to section 15
of the FPA, notice is hereby given that
an annual license for Project No. 619 is
issued to the licensee for a period
effective January 1, 2019 through
December 31, 2019, or until the issuance
of a new license for the project or other
disposition under the FPA, whichever
comes first. If issuance of a new license
(or other disposition) does not take
place on or before December 31, 2019,
notice is hereby given that, pursuant to
18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license
under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is
renewed automatically without further
order or notice by the Commission,
unless the Commission orders
otherwise.
If the project is not subject to section
15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given
that the licensee, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company and City of Santa
Clara, are authorized to continue
operation of the Bucks Creek
Hydroelectric Project, until such time as
the Commission acts on its application
for a subsequent license.
Dated: December 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–27310 Filed 12–17–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL19–14–000]
Cottonwood Energy Company LP;
Notice of Institution of Section 206
Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
On December 12, 2018, the
Commission issued an order in Docket
No. EL19–14–000, pursuant to section
206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an
investigation into whether Cottonwood
Energy Company LP’s Rate Schedule
FERC No. 1 may be unjust and
unreasonable. Cottonwood Energy
Company LP, 165 FERC 61,228 (2018).
The refund effective date in Docket
No. EL19–14–000, established pursuant
to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 619-000]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City of Santa Clara,
California; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
On December 12, 2016, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City of
Santa Clara, California, licensees for the Bucks Creek Hydroelectric
Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal
Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder. The Bucks
Creek Hydroelectric Project is located on Bucks, Grizzly, and Milk
Ranch Creek in Plumas County, California.
The license for Project No. 619 was issued for a period ending
December 31, 2018. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1),
requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue
from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the
terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is
issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section
15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior
license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based
on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c),
and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project
has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may
continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license
expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee
of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent
license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to
continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a
license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project.
If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is
hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 619 is issued to
the licensee for a period effective January 1, 2019 through December
31, 2019, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or
other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of
a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before
December 31, 2019, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR
16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is
renewed automatically without further order or notice by the
Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise.
If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is
hereby given that the licensee, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and
City of Santa Clara, are authorized to continue operation of the Bucks
Creek Hydroelectric Project, until such time as the Commission acts on
its application for a subsequent license.
Dated: December 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-27310 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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