Notice2022-11329
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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May 26, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11329]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 77-311]
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: 77-311.
c. Date Filed: May 16, 2022.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (licensee).
e. Name of Project: Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Eel River and East Fork
of the Russian River in Lake and Mendocino counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Jackie Pope, License Coordinator; Pacific Gas
and Electric Company; Mail Code N11D, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco,
CA 94177; Phone: (530) 245-4007.
i. FERC Contact: Alicia Burtner, (202) 502-8038,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#66270a0f050f074824131412080314260003140548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d6fbfef4fef6b9d5e2e5e3f9f2e5d7f1f2e5f4b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: June 9, 2022.
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#266063746569484a4f484375535656495452664043544508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="296f6c7b6a66474540474c7a5c5959465b5d694f4c5b4a074e465f">[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-77-311. 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 its minimum flow requirements in the East Fork of the
Russian River and the maximum irrigation releases to the Potter Valley
Irrigation District (PVID). Due to ongoing drought conditions and
operating restrictions, the storage in Lake Pillsbury is severely
depleted and is expected to reach critical levels by late fall, whereby
bank sloughing in the vicinity of the outlet works and impaired flow
releases could occur. In order to conserve water and ensure project
operability, the licensee is proposing to reclassify the water year
type to reduce flow releases to Eel River below Scott Dam from the
current normal water year requirement of 60 cfs to a critical water
year flow floor set by the minimum opening of the low-level outlet of
approximately 35 cubic feet per second (cfs); flow releases to the East
Fork of the Russian River from normal water year requirements of 75 cfs
to between 5 and 25 cfs based on storage projections; and flow releases
to the PVID from 50 cfs to a demand-based schedule not to exceed 50
cfs. The licensee additionally requests that compliance with flow
requirements to the East Fork of the Russian River be measured as a
target flow with no buffer versus a minimum flow with a buffer. The
licensee would operate the project to maintain at least 30,000 acre-
feet of storage in Lake Pillsbury to limit the depletion of the cold-
water pool for salmonid protection. The May 16, 2022
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filing includes provisions for regular water monitoring and
consultation throughout implementation of the proposed variance. The
licensee requests that the drought-related variance conclude when Lake
Pillsbury storage exceeds 36,000 acre-feet following October 1, 2022 or
is superseded by another variance.
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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#571112051418393b3e393204222727382523173132253479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e585b4c5d51707277707b4d6b6e6e716c6a5e787b6c7d30797168">[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: May 20, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-11329 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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