Notice2024-13722
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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June 24, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52448-52449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13722]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 803-122]
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: 803-122.
c. Date Filed: June 13, 2024.
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. The
project occupies Federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and
Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Megan Young, Senior License Coordinator,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 28209, Oakland, CA 94604,
Phone: (530) 335-5602.
i. FERC Contact: John Aedo, (415) 369-3335, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f69c999e98d897939299b690938495d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a40454244044b4f4e456a4c4f5849044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: July 15, 2024.
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>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0868592838faeaca9aea593b5b0b0afb2b480a6a5b2a3eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bdddec9d8d4f5f7f2f5fec8eeebebf4e9efdbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed">[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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include the docket number P-803-122. 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 and in Philbrook
Creek below Philbrook Reservoir 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; and (2) in
Philbrook Creek, of 2 cfs (in both water year types), be temporarily
modified to between 1 and 2 cfs over 48 hours. The licensee proposes to
execute these changes as soon as the Commission grants approval until
September 30, 2024. 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 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#3d7b786f7e7253515453586e484d4d524f497d5b584f5e135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62242730212d0c0e0b0c07311712120d101622040710014c050d14">[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.
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
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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#4e011e1e0e282b3c2d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eba4bbbbab8d8e9988c58c849d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: June 14, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13722 Filed 6-21-24; 8:45 am]
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