Notice2022-21951
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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October 11, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61307-61308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21951]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1121-135]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application for
Amendment of License, 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. Type of Proceeding: Application for non-capacity amendment of
license.
b. Project No.: 1121-135.
c. Date Filed: September 9, 2022.
d. Licensee: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the mainstem Battle Creek, and on the North Fork
and South Fork Battle Creek in Shasta and Tehama Counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Licensee Contact: Richard Doble, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, Mail Code N11D, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177,
(415) 260-2675, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27754e444f465543096348454b42677760620944484a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9dcff4fef5fceff9b3d9f2fff1f8ddcddad8b3fef2f0">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin, (202) 502-6012,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8eadddadddbdbd996d5d9caccd1d6f8deddcadb96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5a7909790969694db989487819c9bb593908796db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, interventions, and protests:
November 2, 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#adebe8ffeee2c3c1c4c3c8fed8ddddc2dfd9edcbc8dfce83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50161502131f3e3c393e35032520203f222410363522337e373f26">[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
[[Page 61308]]
number P-1121-135. 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: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(licensee or PG&E) is requesting that its license for the Battle Creek
Hydroelectric Project be amended to support a new Phase 2 of the Battle
Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration Project).
The Restoration Project is a collaborative effort to restore fish
habitat on Battle Creek and some of its tributaries through
modification of the project facilities and operations, including
instream flow releases. This collaborative effort is between PG&E, the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, and the California
Department of Fish and Game. The new Phase 2 amendment requires the
removal of the South Diversion Dam, Soap Creek Feeder Diversion Dam,
Lower Ripley Creek Feeder Diversion Dam, and Coleman Diversion Dam.
The licensee has submitted the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead
Restoration Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR), prepared in July 2005, as part of its
application. The referenced EIS/EIR was a collaborative effort between
PG&E, the Bureau of Reclamation, California State Water Resources
Control Board, California Bay-Delta Authority, and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission), to fulfill National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act
requirements. The Commission intends to use the EIS/EIR to meet the
NEPA requirements under the proposed action to amend the Battle Creek
Project. The EIS/EIR is available for review at the Restoration
Projects website (link: <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=99">http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=99</a>).
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#d4929186979bbab8bdbab187a1a4a4bba6a094b2b1a6b7fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b1b2a5b4b8999b9e9992a4828787988583b791928594d9909881">[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: October 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-21951 Filed 10-7-22; 8:45 am]
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