Notice2021-14065
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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July 1, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35079-35080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14065]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 803-115]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Application for Temporary Variance of Flow
Requirements.
b. Project No: 803-115.
c. Date Filed: May 26, 2021, and supplemented June 2, 2021.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (licensee).
e. Name of Project: DeSabla-Centerville Project.
f. Location: The project is located on Butte Creek, West Branch
Feather River, and their tributaries in Butte County, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Jackie Pope, License Coordinator, Pacific
Gas and Electric Company, Mail Code: N11D, P.O. Box 770000, San
Francisco, CA 94177, Phone: (530) 254-4007.
i. FERC Contact: John Aedo, (415) 369-3335, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f19b9e999fdf9094959eb197948392df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="355f5a5d5b1b5450515a75535047561b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: July 26, 2021.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</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#9ddbd8cfded2f3f1f4f3f8cee8ededf2efe9ddfbf8effeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c4a495e4f4362606562695f797c7c637e784c6a697e6f226b637a">[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 the docket number P-77-306. Comments emailed to Commission
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor 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 that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: The licensee requests a temporary
variance of the minimum flow requirements in the West Branch Feather
River below the Hendricks Head Dam, in Butte Creek
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below the Butte Head Dam, and in Philbrook Creek below Philbrook Dam.
The licensee requests that the instantaneous dry year minimum flow
requirement of 7 cubic feet per second (cfs) at Hendricks Head and
Butte Head Diversion Dams be temporarily modified to a 7 cfs, 48-hour
average minimum flow. The licensee states that the temporary variance
would eliminate the need to release additional buffer flows of 4 to 5
cfs and instead, allocate those flows to the lower reaches of Butte
Creek, where Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon are currently
holding. In addition, the licensee requests that the minimum flow
requirement in Philbrook Creek be reduced to 0.8 cfs, with a 0.2 cfs
buffer, for a total of 1 cfs.
The licensee requests the variance due to exceptionally dry
conditions and limited water availability in the project area.
Additionally, the licensee states that the proposed variance would
preserve cold water storage in Philbrook Reservoir, increase flow to
Butte Creek via the Hendricks Canal, and decrease water residence time
in the DeSabla Forebay, thus providing additional water to Butte Creek
during the hot summer months to minimize high temperature effects to
spring-run Chinook salmon, and to preserve water for release later in
the summer months. The licensee would also provide monthly flow records
to the resource agencies and notify them of any flow disruptions
related to the variance. The licensee requests the variance until
February 28, 2022 to protect spawning and redds, but may end the
variance earlier if fall or winter rains bring precipitation to early
spring-run Chinook salmon life stages, and in consultation with the
project resource group. Due to the urgent nature of the variance
request, Commission staff is approving the variance for a limited time
(until August 12, 2021) until the public has an opportunity to review
and comment on the licensee's proposal. Following the close of the
public notice period and consideration of any comments received,
Commission staff will take action on the remaining timeline associated
with the licensee's request.
l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://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. You may also 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f090a1d0c00212326212a1c3a3f3f203d3b0f292a3d2c61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="682e2d3a2b27060401060d3b1d1818071a1c280e0d1a0b460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
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, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 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
385.2010.
Dated: Jun 25, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14065 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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