Notice2026-11442
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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Published
June 8, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34621-34622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11442]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1930-090]
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural
Schedule for Licensing 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.: 1930-090.
c. Date Filed: May 27, 2026.
d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company (SCE).
e. Name of Project: Kern River No. 1 Hydroelectric Project
(project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the lower Kern
River in Kern County, California. The existing project occupies 116.79
acres of federal lands within the Sequoia National Forest which is
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Allen, Principal Manager,
Regulatory Support Services, SCE Co., 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue,
Rosemead, CA 91770; Phone at (626) 302-9741 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cbbcaab2a5aee5aaa7a7aea58bb8a8aee5a8a4a6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="186f7961767d367974747d76586b7b7d367b7775">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Jessica Fefer at (202) 502-6631; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#177d7264647e7476397172717265577172657439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ef4fbededf7fdffb0f8fbf8fbecdef8fbecfdb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. The Project Description: the project consists of: (1) a 27 acre
impoundment; (2) a 58-foot-high cyclopean-concrete overflow gravity
dam; (3) a 329-foot-long drainage tunnel with a 72-inch electric motor
operated sluice gate at the base of dam; (4) a water intake structure
which diverts water to the dam and includes two trash racks, one
located immediately adjacent to the diversion dam and the other
approximately 40-feet upstream; (5) a 104-foot-long, 20-foot-wide
sandbox which is located approximately 700 feet downstream of the
diversion dam at the head of the flowline; (6) a flowline which is
comprised of a series of below and above-ground tunnels, flumes and
conduits and is designed to carry a maximum of 412 cubic feet per
second (cfs); (7) a forebay which is a 45-foot-long, 33-foot-wide, and
11-foot-deep concrete gravity structure that impounds less than 1 acre-
feet of water
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to regulate flow to the powerhouse; (8) an approximately 1,693-foot-
long buried steel penstock which carries water to the powerhouse; and
(9) a powerhouse which contains four Allis-Chalmers turbines rated at a
total of 43,000 horsepower, and four horizontal shaft General Electric
generators with a total installed capacity of 26,280 kilowatts or 26.3
megawatts; (10) a tailrace to slow the water exiting the powerhouse as
it re-enters the river; (11) a switchyard located adjacent to the
powerhouse; (12) necessary controls for semiautomatic operation; (13)
access roads (2.35 miles) and trails (4.73 miles); (14) a 1,844-foot-
long powerline that extends from the Democrat Dam Intake Gatehouse to
an outlet box near the southern end of Flume No. 1; (15) a 1,665-foot-
long communication line extending from the powerhouse to the forebay at
the upper end of the penstock; (16) 3 gauging stations; (17) two
stilling wells to measure water level in Kern River and the water
conveyance system; and (18) appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an estimated
annual generating capacity is 26.3 megawatt hours. SCE proposes to
continue to operate the project in a run-of-river mode.
l. In addition to publishing 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 Home Page (<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-1930). For assistance,
contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c68083948589a8aaafa8a395b3b6b6a9b4b286a0a3b4a5e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d0d3c4d5d9f8fafff8f3c5e3e6e6f9e4e2d6f0f3e4f5b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free),
or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202)502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f405f5f4f696a7d6c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9a6b9b9a98f8c9b8ac78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>.
o. 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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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for August 2026.
Environmental Analysis (when FERC
approved studies are complete).
Filing of recommendations, preliminary October 2026.
terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft Environmental January 2027.
Assessment (EA).
Comments on EA............................ February 2027.
Modified terms and conditions............. April 2027.
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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.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: June 3, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-11442 Filed 6-5-26; 8:45 am]
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