Notice2022-15259
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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July 18, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42716-42717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15259]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1394-081]
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural
Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final
Amendments
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.: 1394-081.
c. Date Filed: June 29, 2022.
d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company.
e. Name of Project: Bishop Creek Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The existing project is on Bishop Creek in Inyo
County, California. The project occupies approximately 758 acres of
federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service and approximately
51 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Woodhall, Project Lead, Regulatory
Support Services, Southern California Edison Company, 1515 Walnut Grove
Ave., Rosemead, CA 91770, (626) 302-9596, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066b6772726e637128716969626e676a6a467565632865696b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e885899c9c808d9fc69f87878c80898484a89b8b8dc68b8785">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f19a949d9d88df869e9d929e8585b197948392df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d6668616174237a62616e6279794d6b687f6e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. Project Description: The existing Bishop Creek Hydroelectric
Project generally consists of 5 powerhouses (Powerhouses 2 through 6)
on the Middle Fork of Bishop Creek; 3 primary storage reservoirs (South
Lake Reservoir, Lake Sabrina, and Longley Lake); 13 dams or diversions
and flowlines that collect water from Green Creek (a tributary to
Bishop Creek), Birch Creek, and McGee Creek; and appurtenant
facilities. The project has an authorized capacity of approximately 29
megawatts. The estimated average annual generation of the project is
129,550 megawatt-hours.
The project is operated as a storage-release facility and does not
propose any changes to operation. Project operations are dictated by
the current license, as well as a 1922 water rights ruling (Chandler
Decree) and a 1933 Sales Agreement with the Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power. The
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Bishop Creek Project begins diverting or impounding water at five
points: Green Creek at Bluff Lake, South Fork Bishop Creek at South
Lake, Middle Fork Bishop Creek at Lake Sabrina, McGee Creek at Longley
Lake, and Birch Creek at Birch-McGee diversion. Plant No. 2 receives
water originating from Longley Lake dam and the upper portions of the
Birch Creek watershed. Longley Lake dam discharges water to McGee
Creek, where it flows approximately 1 mile before being intercepted by
the McGee Creek diversion. Water is then diverted into a series of
pipelines and open channels and delivered to Birch Creek.
After entering Birch Creek, the water flows approximately 0.5 mile
before being diverted again by the Birch-McGee diversion, where enters
a pipe and descends over 1,100 feet in elevation before intercepting
the penstock to Plant No. 2. A portion of the water flows down Bishop
Creek while another portion is conveyed through a series of pipes and
penstocks connecting Plants No. 2, through No. 6. Each powerhouse and
intake controls the portion of water entering Bishop Creek and the
portion directed into the pipe and penstock conveyances. After Plant
No. 6, Bishop Creek flows to the community of Bishop and the Owens
Valley. When Plant No. 6 is offline, there is an alternative take-off
below Plant No. 5. The regulated reaches between Lake Sabrina and
Intake No. 2 and those between South Lake and South Fork diversion
experience similar flow fluctuations. The current license requires
minimum flow releases into diverted reaches.
SCE proposes to modify resource plans and measures it has
implemented under the current license, including: (1) water management;
(2) the Stocking Plan; (3) the Wildlife Resource Management Plans; (4)
the Botanical Resource Management Plan; and (5) the Historic Properties
Management Plan. In addition, SCE proposes to develop and implement the
following new plans: (1) a sediment management plan; (2) an invasive
species management plan; and (3) a recreation resources management
plan.
l. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's homepage (<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 (P-
1394). For assistance, contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eea8abbcada1808287808bbd9b9e9e819c9aae888b9c8dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="682e2d3a2b27060401060d3b1d1818071a1c280e0d1a0b460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>, or call
toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
m. 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. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary).... July 2022.
Request Additional Information (if August 2022.
necessary).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for September 2022.
Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary November 2022.
terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
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o. 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: July 12, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-15259 Filed 7-15-22; 8:45 am]
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