Notice2023-14609
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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July 11, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44124-44125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14609]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 77-313]
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: 77-313.
c. Date Filed: May 23, 2023.
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#e0a18c89838981cea29592948e8592a086859283ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d495b8bdb7bdb5fa96a1a6a0bab1a694b2b1a6b7fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: August 4, 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#d2949780919dbcbebbbcb781a7a2a2bda0a692b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cdad9cedfd3f2f0f5f2f9cfe9ececf3eee8dcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea">[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-77-313. 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. Due to seismic risk at Scott Dam, the licensee does not
intend to close the dam's gates, reducing the storage capacity in Lake
Pillsbury by approximately 20,000 acre-feet. The licensee proposes 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 20 cubic feet per second (cfs).
Minimum flows into the Eel River below Cape Horn Dam would be 15 cfs,
consistent with a wet water year classification. Minimum flow releases
to the East Fork of the Russian River would be reduced from normal
water year requirements of 75 cfs to 25 cfs, as required during a dry
water year, but the proposed variance includes the flexibility to
adjust these flows to critically dry year releases of 5 cfs if daily
average Lake Pillsbury release water temperatures at gage E-2 exceed 16
degrees Celsius or as needed to maintain the reservoir elevation for
facility safety. The licensee additionally requests that compliance
with flow requirements to the Eel River below Cape Horn Dam be measured
as a 24-hour average versus instantaneously to allow for a tighter
compliance buffer. The request includes provisions for water
temperature monitoring and monthly consultation throughout
implementation of the proposed variance. The licensee requests that the
variance would begin immediately upon Commission approval and conclude
when Lake Pillsbury storage exceeds 36,000 acre-feet following October
1, 2022 or is superseded by another variance. The licensee states it is
also developing a proposal for Commission approval, for a long-term
flow regime to assure compliance of environmental requirements with the
spill gates remaining open.
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#23656671606c4d4f4a4d46705653534c515763454651400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="561013041519383a3f383305232626392422163033243578313920">[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
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persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.
p. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9f6e9e9f9dfdccbda97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dc2ddddcdebe8ffeea3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14609 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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