80 FR 59761 - San Diego County Water Authority, City of San Diego; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 191 (October 2, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59761-59762]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25033]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14642-000]


San Diego County Water Authority, City of San Diego; Notice of 
Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 
and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 14642-000
    c. Date Filed: July 28, 2015
    d. Submitted By: San Diego County Water Authority and City of San 
Diego
    e. Name of Project: San Vicente Pumped Storage Project
    f. Location: Located near the community of Lakeside within San 
Diego County, California. The project occupies approximately 47 acres 
of United States lands administered by the Miramar Marine Corps Air 
Station.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: 1) Frank Belock, San Diego County 
Water Authority, 4677 Overland Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123; (858) 522-
6600; and 2) Robert Mulvey, City of San Diego, Public Utilities 
Department, 9192 Topaz Way, San Diego, CA 92123-1117; (858) 292-6418.
    i. FERC Contact: Claire McGrath at (202) 502-8290; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. The San Diego County Water Authority and City of San Diego filed 
their request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on July 28, 
2015. The San Diego County Water Authority and City of San Diego 
provided public notice of their request on July 28, 2015. In a letter 
dated September 28, 2015, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved the San Diego County Water Authority and City of San 
Diego's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 
402. We are also initiating consultation with the California State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating the San Diego County Water 
Authority

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and City of San Diego as the Commission's non-federal representatives 
for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. The San Diego County Water Authority and City of San Diego filed 
a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and 
schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the 
Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing 
and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 28, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-25033 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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