Notice2023-05894
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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March 22, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17207-17208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05894]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 803-120]
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: 803-120.
c. Date Filed: February 28, 2023.
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: Katherine Schmidt, (415) 369-3348,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef848e9b878a9d86818ac19c8c8782868b9baf898a9d8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cca7adb8a4a9bea5a2a9e2bfafa4a1a5a8b88caaa9beafe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: April 17, 2023.
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#490f0c1b0a06272520272c1a3c3939263b3d092f2c3b2a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23656671606c4d4f4a4d46705653534c515763454651400d444c55">[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
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page of any filing should include the docket number P-803-120. 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 instantaneous minimum flow requirements in the West
Branch Feather River below the Hendricks Head Dam, in Philbrook Creek
below Philbrook Reservoir, and in Butte Creek below the Butte Creek
Head Dam, to be averaged over 48 hours. Specifically, the licensee
requests that the instantaneous normal and dry year minimum flow
requirements: (1) in the West Branch Feather River, of 15 or 7 cubic
feet per second (cfs), respectively, be temporarily modified to between
15 and 7 over 48 hours; (2) in Philbrook Creek, of 2 cfs (in both water
year types), be temporarily modified to between 1 and 2 cfs over 48
hours; and (3) in Butte Creek, of 16 cfs (normal water year) or 7 cfs
(dry water year), be temporarily modified to between 16 and 7 cfs,
respectively, over 48 hours. The licensee proposes to execute these
changes as soon as the Commission grants approval until November 30,
2023. The licensee states that the temporary variance would maximize
the delivery of flows released from Philbrook to Butte Creek by
eliminating the need to release additional buffer flows (4 to 5 cfs) to
ensure the requisite instantaneous minimum instream flows are always
met. The proposed variance would help 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 Central Valley spring-run
Chinook salmon, and to preserve water for release later in the summer
months towards the end of their holding period when the situation is
most critical.
Decisions on when and how to implement variance flows, as well as
any changes under the variance, will be done in consultation and
proceed with concurrence of licensee staff, California Department of
Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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#43050611000c2d2f2a2d26103633332c313703252631206d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2a4a7b0a1ad8c8e8b8c87b19792928d9096a284879081cc858d94">[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: March 16, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-05894 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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