Notice2021-14624
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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July 9, 2021
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 129 (Friday, July 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36270-36271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14624]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1061-103]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major, new license.
b. Project No.: P-1061-103.
c. Date filed: August 24, 2020.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Phoenix Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the South Fork
Stanislaus River and in the Tuolumne River Basin, in Tuolumne County,
California. The project occupies 26.99 acres of federal land
administered by the U.S. Forest Service and 0.59 acres administered by
the Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Jan Nimick, Vice President, Power Generation,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
94105, (415) 973-0629.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter, (503) 552-2760 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0bab1bdb5a3feb8b1a3a4a2b5b9a4b5a290b6b5a2b3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5cfc4c8c0d68bcdc4d6d1d7c0ccd1c0d7e5c3c0d7c68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and 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
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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="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#377172657478595b5e595264424747584543775152455419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62242730212d0c0e0b0c07311712120d101622040710014c050d14">[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
[[Page 36271]]
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-1061-103.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person 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. This application has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Phoenix Hydroelectric Project operates to provide
water to the Tuolumne Utility District, generate power, and meet
streamflow requirements for the South Fork Stanislaus River. The
project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 535-foot-
long and 132-foot-high concrete arch dam on the South Fork Stanislaus
River, (2) a 172.3 acre reservoir, (3) a 133.1-foot-long and 20-foot-
high concrete arch cushion dam, (4) a 15.38-mile-long Main Tuolumne
Canal, (5) a Header Box (forebay), a 5,611-foot-long penstock, and a
powerhouse with an impulse turbine rated at 1.6 megawatts. The project
is estimated to generate an average of 9,956 megawatt-hours annually.
PG&E does not propose any new developments at this time. However,
PG&E proposes to modify the existing project boundary to encompass all
facilities necessary for operation and maintenance of the project. PG&E
proposes to include 21 roads and 14 trails within the project boundary
and adjust the boundary around Lyons Reservoir, along the MTC and
several of its spill channels, and along the penstock. The area of
federal land within the project boundary will increase for Bureau of
Land Management lands to 1.55 acres and National Forest Lands to 29.78
acres. With the proposed boundary changes, the overall lands within the
project boundary will increase to 348.5 acres
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through 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 (i.e., P-
1061). At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19),
issued by the President on March 13, 2020. 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.
You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. A 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 comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please also 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.
Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions--August 31, 2021
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments--October 15, 2021
Commission issues Draft EA--May 2022
Comments on EA--June 2022
Commission issues Final EA--September 2022
Commission issues license order--December 2022
Dated: July 2, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14624 Filed 7-8-21; 8:45 am]
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