Notice2021-13090
California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
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June 23, 2021
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32918-32919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13090]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14797-001]
California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Application
Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 14797-001.
c. Date filed: November 20, 2019.
d. Applicant: California Department of Water Resources.
e. Name of Project: Devil Canyon Project.\1\
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\1\ The proposed Devil Canyon Project is currently licensed as
part of the South SWP Project (P-2426). The applicant proposes to
relicense the Devil Canyon Project separately.
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f. Location: Along the East Branch of the California Aqueduct, in
San Bernardino County, California. The project occupies 220.98 acres of
United States lands administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, as part of the San Bernardino National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Gwen Knittweis, Chief, Hydropower License
Planning and Compliance Office, California Department of Water
Resources, P.O. Box 924836, Sacramento, California 94236-0001; (916)
557-4554; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="06636b676f6a5941716368284d686f727271636f7546716772637428656728616970">[email protected]</a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott at (202) 502-8963; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a7163767f34757679756e6e5a7c7f6879347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="791200151c5716151a160d0d391f1c0b1a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
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prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
<a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment</a>.. You must include your name
and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca8c8f988985a4a6a3a4af99bfbabaa5b8be8aacafb8a9e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74323126373b1a181d1a11270104041b060034121106175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>, (866)
208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic
filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S.
Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket number P-14797-001.
Intervenors--those on the Commission's service list for this
proceeding--are reminded that if they file comments with the
Commission, they must also serve a copy of their filing on each person
whose name appears on the official service list. Note that the list is
periodically updated. The official service list can be obtained on the
Commission's website (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>)--click on Documents and
Filing and click on eService--or call the Office of the Secretary,
Dockets Branch at (202) 502-8715. In addition, if any party 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 the resource
agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
July 15, 2020, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1500-1518
that federal agencies use to implement NEPA (see Update to the
Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act, 85 FR 43,304). The Final Rule became
effective on and applies to any NEPA process begun after September 14,
2020. An agency may also apply the regulations to ongoing activities
and environmental documents begun before September 14, 2020, which
includes the Devil Canyon Project. Commission staff intends to conduct
its NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
l. The project consists of: (1) A 249-foot-tall, 2,230-foot-long
zoned earth and rockfill dam impounding a 995-acre reservoir; (2)
intake structures and two 1.3-mile-long steel penstocks; (3) a
powerhouse with four turbine-generating units; (4) a switchyard with
four step-up transformers; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The
project's estimated annual generation is 836 gigawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a> 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.
Register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
n. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must be sent to the certifying authority
and to the Commission concurrently.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for Filing Comments, August 2021.
Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments..... September 2021.
Commission Issues NEPA Document........ November 2021.
Comments on NEPA Document Due.......... December 2021.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: June 15, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-13090 Filed 6-22-21; 8:45 am]
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