80 FR 76683 - Merced Irrigation District; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 237 (December 10, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-31126

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2179-043--California; Project No. 2467-020--California]


Merced Irrigation District; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the applications for license for the Merced River 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2179), and the Merced Falls 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2467) and prepared a final multi-
project environmental impact statement (EIS) for the projects.
    Both projects are located on the Merced River. The Merced River 
Project is located at river mile (RM) 62.5 and 56.3, respectively, 
about 23 miles northeast of the city of Merced in Mariposa County, 
California. The Merced River Project occupies 3,154.9 acres of federal 
land administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM). The Merced Falls Project is located at RM 55 on 
the border of Merced and Mariposa Counties, California. The Merced 
Falls Project occupies 1.0 acre of federal land administered by BLM.
    The final EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicants' 
proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Merced River and 
Merced Falls projects. The final EIS documents the views of 
governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian 
tribes, the public, the license applicants, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the final EIS is available for review at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the 
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    For further information, please contact Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502-
6824 or at matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov.

    Dated: December 4, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Dated: December 4, 2015. free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, Commission in determining the
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., contact (202) 502–8659. appropriate action to be taken, but will
Deputy Secretary. You may also register online at http:// not serve to make protestants parties to
[FR Doc. 2015–31121 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am] www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ the proceeding. Any person wishing to
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
esubscription.asp to be notified via become a party must file a notice of
email of new filings and issuances intervention or motion to intervene, as
related to this or other pending projects. appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY For assistance, contact FERC Online and all interventions, or protests must
Support. be filed on or before the comment date.
Federal Energy Regulatory For further information, please The Respondent’s answer, motions to
Commission contact Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502–6824 intervene, and protests must be served
or at matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov. on the Complainants.
[Project No. 2179–043—California; Project
No. 2467–020—California] Dated: December 4, 2015. The Commission encourages
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., electronic submission of protests and
Merced Irrigation District; Pacific Gas Deputy Secretary.
interventions in lieu of paper using the
and Electric Company; Notice of ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
[FR Doc. 2015–31126 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am]
Availability of the Final Environmental Persons unable to file electronically
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Impact Statement for the Merced River should submit an original and 5 copies
and Merced Falls Hydroelectric of the protest or intervention to the
Projects DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
In accordance with the National 20426.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and This filing is accessible on-line at
Commission
the Federal Energy Regulatory http://www.ferc.gov, using the
Commission (Commission or FERC) [Docket No. OR16–6–000] ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
regulations contained in the Code of electronic review in the Commission’s
Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part Chevron Products Company, Public Reference Room in Washington,
380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on
47897]), the Office of Energy Projects LLC, US Airways, Inc., Valero the Web site that enables subscribers to
has reviewed the applications for Marketing and Supply Company, and receive email notification when a
license for the Merced River Western Refining Company, L.P. v. document is added to a subscribed
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2179), SFPP, L.P.; Notice of Complaint docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
and the Merced Falls Hydroelectric Take notice that on December 4, 2015, Online service, please email
Project (FERC No. 2467) and prepared a pursuant to section 13(1) of the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
final multi-project environmental Interstate Commerce Act (ICA),1 Rule (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
impact statement (EIS) for the projects. 206 of the Rules of Practice and (202) 502–8659.
Both projects are located on the Procedure of the Federal Energy Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Merced River. The Merced River Project Regulatory Commission (Commission),2 Time on January 4, 2016.
is located at river mile (RM) 62.5 and and the Commission’s Procedural Rules Dated: December 4, 2015.
56.3, respectively, about 23 miles Applicable to Oil Pipeline Proceedings,3 Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
northeast of the city of Merced in Chevron Products Company, Deputy Secretary.
Mariposa County, California. The HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing [FR Doc. 2015–31125 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am]
Merced River Project occupies 3,154.9 LLC, US Airways, Inc., Valero BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
acres of federal land administered by Marketing and Supply Company and
the U.S. Department of the Interior, Western Refining Company, L.P. (Joint
Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Complainants) filed a formal complaint DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The Merced Falls Project is located at (Complaint) against SFPP, L.P.
RM 55 on the border of Merced and (Respondent) alleging that Respondent Federal Energy Regulatory
Mariposa Counties, California. The has violated and continues to violate the Commission
Merced Falls Project occupies 1.0 acre ICA by charging unjust and
of federal land administered by BLM. unreasonable rates for Respondent’s Notice of Commission Staff
The final EIS contains staff jurisdictional East Line interstate Attendance
evaluations of the applicants’ proposals service, all as more fully explained in
and the alternatives for relicensing the The Federal Energy Regulatory
the Complaint. Commission (Commission) hereby gives
Merced River and Merced Falls projects. The Joint Complainants stated that
The final EIS documents the views of notice that members of the
copies of the complaint have been Commission’s staff may attend the
governmental agencies, non- served on the Respondent as listed on
governmental organizations, affected following meeting related to the
the Commission’s list of corporate transmission planning activities of the
Indian tribes, the public, the license officials.
applicants, and Commission staff. New York Independent System
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review at the Commission or may be accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of The New York Independent System
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Operator, Inc. Electric System Planning
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘e- Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Working Group Meeting
Library’’ link. Enter the docket number, Protests will be considered by the
excluding the last three digits, to access December 8, 2015, 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
the document. For assistance, contact 1 49
(EST)
U.S.C. App. 13(1).
FERC Online Support at 2 18 CFR 385.206. The above-referenced meeting will be
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll- 3 18 CFR 343.2. via web conference and teleconference.

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80 FR 76683 - Merced Irrigation District; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 237 (December 10, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission