80_FR_30167 80 FR 30067 - Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

80 FR 30067 - Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 100 (May 26, 2015)

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FR Document2015-12597

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30067-30068]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-12597]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 77-275]


Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing, 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 Application: Application for Temporary Variance of 
Minimum Flow Requirements.
    b. Project No.: 77-275.
    c. Date Filed: May 13, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Potter Valley Project.
    f. Location: Eel River and East Fork Russian River in Lake and 
Mendocino Counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Neva Geldard, License Coordinator, 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Mail Code: N13E, P.O. Box 770000, San 
Francisco, CA 94177, Phone: (415) 973-3076.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. John Aedo, (415) 369-3335, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
and recommendations is 15 days from the issuance date of this notice by 
the Commission (June 2, 2015). The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, 
comments, or recommendations using the Commission's eFiling system at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper 
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-
77-275) on any comments, motions to intervene, protests, or 
recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee requests a temporary 
variance of the minimum flow requirements in the Eel River below Cape 
Horn Dam, the Eel River below Scott Dam, and the East Branch of the 
Russian River. The licensee explains that due to current drought 
conditions and earlier flood season constraints, the storage in the 
project Lake Pillsbury is approximately 57 percent full. The licensee 
also states that despite the low reservoir storage level, flows at 
several compliance points have necessitated that the project operate 
under a normal water year classification. Therefore, in order to 
conserve water at the project and avoid reservoir bank sloughing and 
water turbidity, the licensee requests Commission approval to operate 
under the dry year summer flow requirements from through December 1, 
2015. In

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conjunction with the proposed variance, the licensee proposes to 
provide no more than 50 cfs to the Potter Valley Irrigation District 
(PVID) through the East Branch Russian River.
    The licensee also proposes to establish a Potter Valley Drought 
Working Group, comprised of the resource agencies and stakeholders, 
which would meet twice monthly during the variance to determine 
appropriate release levels within the framework of the proposed 
variance. The licensee requests that once a flow is established, that a 
24-hour average flow be used as the compliance criteria for the 
corresponding compliance point. Finally, the licensee proposes to file 
monthly compliance reports with the Commission, resource agencies and 
stakeholders, and to provide bi-monthly email reports to the resource 
agencies and stakeholders.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp 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 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    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. 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 Responsive 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 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 and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to project works which are the subject of proposed action. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. If an intervener 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. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application 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 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.

    Dated: May 18, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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                                                  and Dinkey Creek from June 1 to                         comment date for the particular                          b. Project No.: 77–275.
                                                  December 31, 2015. The licensee                         application.                                             c. Date Filed: May 13, 2015.
                                                  requests Commission approval to adjust                     o. Filing and Service of Responsive                   d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric
                                                  the instantaneous minimum flow                          Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in                Company (licensee).
                                                  requirement to a 24-hour average flow                   all capital letters the title                            e. Name of Project: Potter Valley
                                                  regime. The licensee also proposes to                   ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or                         Project.
                                                  maintain minimum flows, such that the                   ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as                               f. Location: Eel River and East Fork
                                                  instantaneous requirement is decreased:                 applicable; (2) set forth in the heading              Russian River in Lake and Mendocino
                                                  From 4 to 3 cfs in Helms Creek below                    the name of the applicant and the                     Counties, California.
                                                  Courtright Dam (gage KI–17) from June                   project number of the application to                     g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
                                                  1 to November 30; from 2.5 to 2 cubic                   which the filing responds; (3) furnish                Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
                                                  feet per second (cfs) in Helms Creek                                                                             h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Neva
                                                                                                          the name, address, and telephone
                                                  below Courtright Dam; from 15 to 10 cfs                                                                       Geldard, License Coordinator, Pacific
                                                                                                          number of the person protesting or
                                                  in the North Fork Kings River below                                                                           Gas and Electric Company, Mail Code:
                                                                                                          intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
                                                  Wishon Dam (gage KI–27); from 15 to 10                                                                        N13E, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco,
                                                                                                          with the requirements of 18 CFR
                                                  cfs in the Dinkey Creek Siphon at Balch                                                                       CA 94177, Phone: (415) 973–3076.
                                                                                                          385.2001 through 385.2005. All                           i. FERC Contact: Mr. John Aedo, (415)
                                                  (gage KI–31); from 2.5 to 2 cfs in the                  comments, motions to intervene, or                    369–3335, or john.aedo@ferc.gov.
                                                  North Fork Kings River below Balch                      protests must set forth their evidentiary                j. Deadline for filing comments,
                                                  Diversion Dam (gage KI–9); from 10 to                   basis and otherwise comply with the                   motions to intervene, protests, and
                                                  7 cfs in the North Fork Kings River                     requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All                   recommendations is 15 days from the
                                                  above Dinkey Creek (gage KI–21); and                    comments, motions to intervene, or                    issuance date of this notice by the
                                                  from 25 to 17 cfs in the North Fork                     protests should relate to project works               Commission (June 2, 2015). The
                                                  Kings River below Dinkey Creek (gage                    which are the subject of proposed                     Commission strongly encourages
                                                  KI–22). The licensee states that the flow               action. Agencies may obtain copies of                 electronic filing. Please file motions to
                                                  reductions are necessary due to the                     the application directly from the                     intervene, protests, comments, or
                                                  ongoing drought conditions and historic                 applicant. A copy of any protest or                   recommendations using the
                                                  low snowpack levels this year.                          motion to intervene must be served
                                                     l. Locations of the Application: A                                                                         Commission’s eFiling system at http://
                                                                                                          upon each representative of the                       www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
                                                  copy of the application is available for                applicant specified in the particular
                                                  inspection and reproduction at the                                                                            Commenters can submit brief comments
                                                                                                          application. If an intervener files                   up to 6,000 characters, without prior
                                                  Commission’s Public Reference Room,                     comments or documents with the
                                                  located at 888 First Street NE., Room                                                                         registration, using the eComment system
                                                                                                          Commission relating to the merits of an               at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
                                                  2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling                 issue that may affect the responsibilities
                                                  (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be                                                                       ecomment.asp. You must include your
                                                                                                          of a particular resource agency, they                 name and contact information at the end
                                                  viewed on the Commission’s Web site at                  must also serve a copy of the document
                                                  http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                                                                              of your comments. For assistance,
                                                                                                          on that resource agency. A copy of all                please contact FERC Online Support at
                                                  elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number                   other filings in reference to this
                                                  excluding the last three digits in the                                                                        FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
                                                                                                          application must be accompanied by                    208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
                                                  docket number field to access the                       proof of service on all persons listed in
                                                  document. You may also register online                                                                        (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
                                                                                                          the service list prepared by the                      send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
                                                  at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                     Commission in this proceeding, in
                                                  esubscription.asp to be notified via                                                                          Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                                                                                          accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and                    First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
                                                  email of new filings and issuances                      385.2010.
                                                  related to this or other pending projects.                                                                    Please include the project number
                                                  For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or                    Dated: May 19, 2015.                                (P–77–275) on any comments, motions
                                                  email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for                   Kimberly D. Bose,                                     to intervene, protests, or
                                                  TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also                Secretary.                                            recommendations filed.
                                                  available for inspection and                            [FR Doc. 2015–12603 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am]              k. Description of Request: The
                                                  reproduction at the address in item (h)                 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                licensee requests a temporary variance
                                                  above.                                                                                                        of the minimum flow requirements in
                                                     m. Individuals desiring to be included                                                                     the Eel River below Cape Horn Dam, the
                                                  on the Commission’s mailing list should                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  Eel River below Scott Dam, and the East
                                                  so indicate by writing to the Secretary                                                                       Branch of the Russian River. The
                                                  of the Commission.                                      Federal Energy Regulatory                             licensee explains that due to current
                                                     n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to                 Commission                                            drought conditions and earlier flood
                                                  Intervene: Anyone may submit                                                                                  season constraints, the storage in the
                                                                                                          [Project No. 77–275]
                                                  comments, a protest, or a motion to                                                                           project Lake Pillsbury is approximately
                                                  intervene in accordance with the                        Southern California Edison Company;                   57 percent full. The licensee also states
                                                  requirements of Rules of Practice and                   Notice of Application Accepted for                    that despite the low reservoir storage
                                                  Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.                  Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions                  level, flows at several compliance points
                                                  In determining the appropriate action to                To Intervene, and Protests                            have necessitated that the project
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                                                  take, the Commission will consider all                                                                        operate under a normal water year
                                                  protests or other comments filed, but                     Take notice that the following                      classification. Therefore, in order to
                                                  only those who file a motion to                         hydroelectric application has been filed              conserve water at the project and avoid
                                                  intervene in accordance with the                        with the Commission and is available                  reservoir bank sloughing and water
                                                  Commission’s Rules may become a                         for public inspection:                                turbidity, the licensee requests
                                                  party to the proceeding. Any comments,                    a. Type of Application: Application                 Commission approval to operate under
                                                  protests, or motions to intervene must                  for Temporary Variance of Minimum                     the dry year summer flow requirements
                                                  be received on or before the specified                  Flow Requirements.                                    from through December 1, 2015. In


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                                                  conjunction with the proposed variance,                 all capital letters the title                          near Moses Lake in Grant County,
                                                  the licensee proposes to provide no                     ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or                          Washington.
                                                  more than 50 cfs to the Potter Valley                   ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as                               The preliminary permit for Project
                                                  Irrigation District (PVID) through the                  applicable; (2) set forth in the heading               No. 14372 will remain in effect until the
                                                  East Branch Russian River.                              the name of the applicant and the                      close of business, June 18, 2015. But, if
                                                     The licensee also proposes to                        project number of the application to                   the Commission is closed on this day,
                                                  establish a Potter Valley Drought                       which the filing responds; (3) furnish                 then the permit remains in effect until
                                                  Working Group, comprised of the                         the name, address, and telephone                       the close of business on the next day in
                                                  resource agencies and stakeholders,                     number of the person protesting or                     which the Commission is open.2 New
                                                  which would meet twice monthly                          intervening; and (4) otherwise comply                  applications for this site may not be
                                                  during the variance to determine                        with the requirements of 18 CFR                        submitted until after the permit
                                                  appropriate release levels within the                   385.2001 through 385.2005. All                         surrender is effective.
                                                  framework of the proposed variance.                     comments, motions to intervene, or
                                                  The licensee requests that once a flow                  protests must set forth their evidentiary                Dated: May 19, 2015.
                                                  is established, that a 24-hour average                  basis and otherwise comply with the                    Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                  flow be used as the compliance criteria                 requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All                    Secretary.
                                                  for the corresponding compliance point.                 comments, motions to intervene, or                     [FR Doc. 2015–12617 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  Finally, the licensee proposes to file                  protests should relate to project works                BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                  monthly compliance reports with the                     which are the subject of proposed
                                                  Commission, resource agencies and                       action. Agencies may obtain copies of
                                                  stakeholders, and to provide bi-monthly                 the application directly from the                      DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  email reports to the resource agencies                  applicant. A copy of any protest or
                                                  and stakeholders.                                       motion to intervene must be served                     Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                     l. Locations of the Application: A                   upon each representative of the                        Commission
                                                  copy of the application is available for                applicant specified in the particular
                                                  inspection and reproduction at the                      application. If an intervener files                    [Project No. 9070–002]
                                                  Commission’s Public Reference Room,                     comments or documents with the
                                                  located at 888 First Street NE., Room                   Commission relating to the merits of an                Bypass Limited; Bypass Limited, LLC;
                                                  2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling                 issue that may affect the responsibilities             Notice of Transfer of Exemption
                                                  (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be                 of a particular resource agency, they
                                                  viewed on the Commission’s Web site at                  must also serve a copy of the document                    1. By letter filed April 24, 2015,1
                                                  http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                        on that resource agency. A copy of all                 William B. Conway, Jr., Counsel for Enel
                                                  elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number                                                                          Green Power North America, Inc.
                                                                                                          other filings in reference to this
                                                  excluding the last three digits in the                                                                         (EGPNA),2 informed the Commission
                                                                                                          application must be accompanied by
                                                  docket number field to access the                                                                              that the exemption from licensing for
                                                                                                          proof of service on all persons listed in
                                                  document. You may also register online                                                                         the Bypass Project, FERC No. 9070,
                                                                                                          the service list prepared by the
                                                  at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                                                                            originally issued September 26, 1985,3
                                                                                                          Commission in this proceeding, in
                                                  esubscription.asp to be notified via                                                                           has been transferred to Bypass Limited,
                                                                                                          accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
                                                  email of new filings and issuances                                                                             LLC, an affiliate of Enel Green Power.
                                                                                                          385.2010.
                                                  related to this or other pending projects.                                                                     The project is located on the Main Canal
                                                  For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or                    Dated: May 18, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                 at its intersection with the Bypass Canal
                                                  email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for                   Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                                                                                                                                 in Jerome County, Idaho. The transfer of
                                                  TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also                Secretary.                                             an exemption does not require
                                                  available for inspection and                            [FR Doc. 2015–12597 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am]            Commission approval.
                                                  reproduction at the address in item (h)                 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                  above.                                                                                                            2. Bypass Limited, LLC is now the
                                                     m. Individuals desiring to be included                                                                      exemptee of the Bypass Project, FERC
                                                  on the Commission’s mailing list should                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                   No. 9070. All correspondence should be
                                                  so indicate by writing to the Secretary                                                                        forwarded to: Bypass Limited, LLC, c/o
                                                  of the Commission.                                      Federal Energy Regulatory                              Enel Green Power North America, Inc.,
                                                     n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to                 Commission                                             Attn: General Counsel, 1 Tech Drive,
                                                  Intervene: Anyone may submit                                                                                   Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810.
                                                  comments, a protest, or a motion to                     [Project No. 14372–001]                                  Dated: May 19, 2015.
                                                  intervene in accordance with the                                                                               Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                  requirements of Rules of Practice and                   Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric                     Secretary.
                                                  Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.                  Authority; Notice of Surrender of
                                                                                                                                                                 [FR Doc. 2015–12611 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  In determining the appropriate action to                Preliminary Permit
                                                  take, the Commission will consider all                                                                         BILLING CODE 6717–01P

                                                  protests or other comments filed, but                      Take notice that Grand Coulee Project
                                                  only those who file a motion to                         Hydroelectric Authority, permittee for                   2 18  CFR § 385.2007(a)(2) (2014).
                                                  intervene in accordance with the                        the proposed Rocky Coulee Wasteway                       1 Seventeen  other exempted projects which are to
                                                                                                          Hydroelectric Project, has requested that              be transferred were included in the April 24, 2015
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                                                  Commission’s Rules may become a                                                                                letter. These exemptions will be handled under
                                                  party to the proceeding. Any comments,                  its preliminary permit be terminated.                  separate proceedings.
                                                  protests, or motions to intervene must                  The permit was issued on July 11, 2012,                   2 Enel Green Power North America, Inc. is a

                                                  be received on or before the specified                  and would have expired on June 30,                     wholly owned subsidiary of Enel Green Power. Enel
                                                                                                          2015.1 The project would have been                     Green Power is a well-capitalized publicly traded
                                                  comment date for the particular                                                                                company.
                                                  application.                                            located on the Rocky Coulee Wasteway                      3 32 FERC ¶ 62,661, Order Granting Exemption
                                                     o. Filing and Service of Responsive                                                                         From Licensing for a Conduit Hydroelectric Project
                                                  Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in                    1 140   FERC ¶ 62,036 122 (2012).                    (1985).



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