81_FR_94156 81 FR 93910 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City of Santa Clara, California; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

81 FR 93910 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City of Santa Clara, California; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 246 (December 22, 2016)

Page Range93910-93911
FR Document2016-30851

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93910-93911]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30851]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 619-164]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City of Santa Clara, 
California; 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.: 619-164
    c. Date Filed: December 12, 2016
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and City of 
Santa Clara, California
    e. Name of Project: Bucks Creek Hydropower Project
    f. Location: The Bucks Creek Project is located on Bucks, Grizzly, 
and Milk Ranch Creeks in Plumas County, California. Portions of the 
project are located within the Plumas National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Alan Soneda, PG&E, Mail Code N13C, P. 0. Box 
770000, San Francisco, California 94177-0001; (415) 973-4054
    i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick at (202) 502-6074 or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description:

Bucks Lake Dam and Reservoir (Bucks Creek Development)

    The Bucks Lake dam consists of a rock-fill with concrete face dam. 
It has a structural height of 123 feet and a length of 1,320 feet. 
Bucks Creek dam impounds Bucks Lake, which extends 5 miles from the 
dam. Total storage in the 1,827-acre reservoir is approximately 105,605 
acre-feet at the normal maximum water surface elevation of 
approximately 5,157 feet. From Bucks Lake, the project's water flow is 
released immediately downstream into Lower Bucks Lake.

Three Lakes Dam and Reservoir, and Milk Ranch Conduit (Bucks Creek 
Development)

    The Three Lakes dam consists of a rock-fill dam with a structural 
height of 30 feet and a length of 584 feet. Three Lakes dam impounds 
the flow of Milk Ranch Creek, forming Upper Lake, Middle Lake, and 
Lower Lake, collectively known as Three Lakes reservoir. These water 
bodies are hydraulically linked and are approximately 0.75 mile from 
the dam. Total storage in the 40-acre reservoir is approximately 513 
acre-feet at the normal maximum water surface elevation of 
approximately 6,074 feet.
    Milk Ranch conduit conveys the project's water flow from Three 
Lakes reservoir and feeder diversions to Lower Bucks Lake. The maximum 
capacity of the approximately 8-mile-long conduit is about 70 cubic 
foot per second (cfs). It collects additional flow from several 
diversions located on unnamed tributaries.

Lower Bucks Lake Dam and Reservoir (Bucks Creek Development)

    The Lower Bucks Lake dam consists of a concrete arch dam with a 
structural height of 99 feet and a length of 500 feet. Lower Bucks 
Creek dam impounds Lower Bucks Lake, which extends approximately 1.1 
miles from the dam. Total storage in the 136-acre reservoir is 
approximately 5,843 acre-feet at the normal maximum water surface 
elevation of approximately 5,022 feet. Water is conveyed from Lower 
Bucks Lake to the Grizzly powerhouse by the Grizzly powerhouse tunnel.

Grizzly Powerhouse Tunnel (Grizzly Development)

    The 12,320-foot-long Grizzly powerhouse tunnel (including a 4,900-
foot-long buried penstock) conveys the water flow from Lower Bucks Lake 
to Grizzly powerhouse. The maximum flow capacity is 400 cfs.

Grizzly Powerhouse (Grizzly Development)

    The Grizzly powerhouse is a 65-foot-long by 55-foot-wide, steel 
frame and concrete building constructed from reinforced concrete, with 
a maximum capacity of 20 megawatts (MW) and an average annual 
generation production of 48.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh). Grizzly powerhouse 
discharges the project's water flow directly into the Grizzly forebay.
    A 3.2-mile-long, 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line transmits 
power from Grizzly powerhouse to PG&E's 115-kV Caribou-Sycamore 
transmission line, part of the interconnected system.

Grizzly Forebay Dam and Reservoir (Bucks Creek Development)

    The Grizzly forebay dam consists of a concrete arch dam with a 
structural height of 98 feet and a length of 520 feet. Grizzly forebay 
dam impounds the

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Grizzly forebay, forming the Grizzly forebay reservoir that extends 
approximately 0.8 mile. Total storage in the 38-acre reservoir is 
approximately 1,112 acre-feet at the normal maximum water surface 
elevation of approximately 4,316 feet.

Grizzly Forebay Tunnel (Bucks Creek Development)

    From Grizzly forebay, the project's water flow is conveyed through 
the horseshoe-shaped Grizzly forebay tunnel. The tunnel is 9,575-foot-
long with two 4,786-foot-long penstocks leading to Bucks Creek 
powerhouse. The maximum flow capacity is 400 cfs.

Bucks Creek Powerhouse (Bucks Creek Development)

    The project's water flow is conveyed through the Grizzly forebay 
tunnel to Bucks Creek powerhouse. The Bucks Creek powerhouse is a 47-
foot-long by 132-foot-wide, steel frame and concrete building 
constructed from reinforced concrete. The powerhouse has a total 
maximum capacity of 65 MW with an average annual generation of 234.8 
GWh. The powerhouse connects directly to the non-project switchyard 
adjacent to the powerhouse part of the interconnected transmission 
system.
    Bucks Creek powerhouse discharges the project's water flow in the 
North Fork Feather River, one mile upstream of Rock Creek powerhouse, 
part of PG&E's Rock Creek-Cresta Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project 
No. 1962).
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 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, please 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 item (h) above.
    m. 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.
    n. 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     February 2017.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary       April 2017.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft Environmental        October 2017.
 Impact Statement (EIS).
Comments on Draft EIS......................  December 2017.
Modified Terms and Conditions..............  February 2018.
Commission Issues Final EIS................  May 2018.
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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.

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-30851 Filed 12-21-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

93910 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 246 / Thursday, December 22, 2016 / Notices blanket authorization, under 18 CFR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Ranch Creek, forming Upper Lake, part 34, of future issuances of securities Middle Lake, and Lower Lake, and assumptions of liability. Federal Energy Regulatory collectively known as Three Lakes Commission reservoir. These water bodies are Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal [Project No. 619–164] hydraulically linked and are approximately 0.75 mile from the dam. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Total storage in the 40-acre reservoir is First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, City of Santa Clara, California; Notice approximately 513 acre-feet at the in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 normal maximum water surface of Application Tendered for Filing With of the Commission’s Rules of Practice elevation of approximately 6,074 feet. the Commission and Establishing and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Milk Ranch conduit conveys the Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to project’s water flow from Three Lakes Deadline for Submission of Final intervene or protest must serve a copy Amendments reservoir and feeder diversions to Lower of that document on the Applicant. Bucks Lake. The maximum capacity of Notice is hereby given that the Take notice that the following the approximately 8-mile-long conduit deadline for filing protests with regard hydroelectric application has been filed is about 70 cubic foot per second (cfs). with the Commission and is available It collects additional flow from several to the applicant’s request for blanket for public inspection. diversions located on unnamed authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of a. Type of Application: New Major tributaries. future issuances of securities and License assumptions of liability, is January 5, b. Project No.: 619–164 Lower Bucks Lake Dam and Reservoir 2017. c. Date Filed: December 12, 2016 (Bucks Creek Development) The Commission encourages d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric The Lower Bucks Lake dam consists electronic submission of protests and Company (PG&E) and City of Santa of a concrete arch dam with a structural interventions in lieu of paper, using the Clara, California height of 99 feet and a length of 500 feet. FERC Online links at http:// e. Name of Project: Bucks Creek Lower Bucks Creek dam impounds www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic Hydropower Project Lower Bucks Lake, which extends service, persons with Internet access f. Location: The Bucks Creek Project approximately 1.1 miles from the dam. who will eFile a document and/or be is located on Bucks, Grizzly, and Milk Total storage in the 136-acre reservoir is listed as a contact for an intervenor Ranch Creeks in Plumas County, approximately 5,843 acre-feet at the must create and validate an California. Portions of the project are normal maximum water surface located within the Plumas National elevation of approximately 5,022 feet. eRegistration account using the Forest. Water is conveyed from Lower Bucks eRegistration link. Select the eFiling g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Lake to the Grizzly powerhouse by the link to log on and submit the Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r) intervention or protests. Grizzly powerhouse tunnel. h. Applicant Contact: Alan Soneda, Persons unable to file electronically PG&E, Mail Code N13C, P. 0. Box Grizzly Powerhouse Tunnel (Grizzly should submit an original and 5 copies 770000, San Francisco, California Development) of the intervention or protest to the 94177–0001; (415) 973–4054 The 12,320-foot-long Grizzly Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick at powerhouse tunnel (including a 4,900- 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC (202) 502–6074 or alan.mitchnick@ foot-long buried penstock) conveys the 20426. ferc.gov. water flow from Lower Bucks Lake to j. This application is not ready for Grizzly powerhouse. The maximum The filings in the above-referenced environmental analysis at this time. flow capacity is 400 cfs. proceeding are accessible in the k. The Project Description: Commission’s eLibrary system by Grizzly Powerhouse (Grizzly clicking on the appropriate link in the Bucks Lake Dam and Reservoir (Bucks Development) above list. They are also available for Creek Development) The Grizzly powerhouse is a 65-foot- electronic review in the Commission’s The Bucks Lake dam consists of a long by 55-foot-wide, steel frame and Public Reference Room in Washington, rock-fill with concrete face dam. It has concrete building constructed from DC. There is an eSubscription link on a structural height of 123 feet and a reinforced concrete, with a maximum the Web site that enables subscribers to length of 1,320 feet. Bucks Creek dam capacity of 20 megawatts (MW) and an receive email notification when a impounds Bucks Lake, which extends 5 average annual generation production of document is added to a subscribed miles from the dam. Total storage in the 48.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh). Grizzly docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 1,827-acre reservoir is approximately powerhouse discharges the project’s Online service, please email 105,605 acre-feet at the normal water flow directly into the Grizzly FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call maximum water surface elevation of forebay. (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call approximately 5,157 feet. From Bucks A 3.2-mile-long, 115-kilovolt (kV) (202) 502–8659. Lake, the project’s water flow is released transmission line transmits power from immediately downstream into Lower Grizzly powerhouse to PG&E’s 115-kV Dated: December 16, 2016. Bucks Lake. Caribou-Sycamore transmission line, Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES part of the interconnected system. Three Lakes Dam and Reservoir, and Deputy Secretary. Milk Ranch Conduit (Bucks Creek Grizzly Forebay Dam and Reservoir [FR Doc. 2016–30839 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am] Development) (Bucks Creek Development) BILLING CODE 6717–01–P The Three Lakes dam consists of a The Grizzly forebay dam consists of a rock-fill dam with a structural height of concrete arch dam with a structural 30 feet and a length of 584 feet. Three height of 98 feet and a length of 520 feet. Lakes dam impounds the flow of Milk Grizzly forebay dam impounds the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Dec 21, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 246 / Thursday, December 22, 2016 / Notices 93911 Grizzly forebay, forming the Grizzly Creek powerhouse is a 47-foot-long by last three digits in the docket number forebay reservoir that extends 132-foot-wide, steel frame and concrete field to access the document. For approximately 0.8 mile. Total storage in building constructed from reinforced assistance, please contact FERC Online the 38-acre reservoir is approximately concrete. The powerhouse has a total Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ 1,112 acre-feet at the normal maximum maximum capacity of 65 MW with an ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or water surface elevation of average annual generation of 234.8 (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also approximately 4,316 feet. GWh. The powerhouse connects available for inspection and directly to the non-project switchyard reproduction at the address in item (h) Grizzly Forebay Tunnel (Bucks Creek adjacent to the powerhouse part of the above. Development) interconnected transmission system. m. You may also register online at From Grizzly forebay, the project’s Bucks Creek powerhouse discharges http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ water flow is conveyed through the the project’s water flow in the North esubscription.asp to be notified via horseshoe-shaped Grizzly forebay Fork Feather River, one mile upstream email of new filings and issuances tunnel. The tunnel is 9,575-foot-long of Rock Creek powerhouse, part of related to this or other pending projects. with two 4,786-foot-long penstocks PG&E’s Rock Creek-Cresta Hydroelectric For assistance, contact FERC Online leading to Bucks Creek powerhouse. Project (FERC Project No. 1962). Support. The maximum flow capacity is 400 cfs. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for n. Procedural Schedule: Bucks Creek Powerhouse (Bucks Creek review at the Commission in the Public The application will be processed Development) Reference Room or may be viewed on according to the following preliminary The project’s water flow is conveyed the Commission’s Web site at http:// Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to through the Grizzly forebay tunnel to www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. the schedule may be made as Bucks Creek powerhouse. The Bucks Enter the docket number excluding the appropriate. Milestone Target date Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis .................................................................. February 2017. Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ............................... April 2017. Commission issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) .................................................................... October 2017. Comments on Draft EIS ..................................................................................................................................... December 2017. Modified Terms and Conditions ......................................................................................................................... February 2018. Commission Issues Final EIS ............................................................................................................................ May 2018. o. Final amendments to the Description: Tariff Amendment: APS Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power application must be filed with the Response to Request for Additional Corporation, New York Independent Commission no later than 30 days from Information to be effective 11/23/2016. System Operator, Inc. the issuance date of the Notice of Ready Filed Date: 12/16/16. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Cost for Environmental Analysis. Accession Number: 20161216–5125. Reimbursement Agreement 2324- Dated: December 16, 2016. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17. Niagara Mohawk and Erie Boulevard Docket Numbers: ER17–468–001. Hydropower to be effective 11/18/2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Applicants: Ohio Valley Electric Filed Date: 12/16/16. Secretary. Accession Number: 20161216–5114. Corporation. [FR Doc. 2016–30851 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am] Description: Compliance filing: Errata Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P to Amendment J, K and P to be effective Docket Numbers: ER17–567–000. 10/14/2016. Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, Filed Date: 12/16/16. LLC. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Accession Number: 20161216–5182. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17. Southampton Solar Affected System Federal Energy Regulatory Operating Agreement to be effective 1/ Commission Docket Numbers: ER17–563–000. Applicants: Arizona Public Service 19/2017. Filed Date: 12/16/16. Combined Notice of Filings #2 Company. Accession Number: 20161216–5145. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17. Take notice that the Commission Administrative Filing for Collation received the following electric rate Docket Numbers: ER17–568–000. Correction to be effective 12/16/2016. Applicants: Midcontinent filings: Filed Date: 12/16/16. Docket Numbers: ER16–1967–001. Independent System Operator, Inc. Accession Number: 20161216–5082. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17. L.L.C. 2016–12–16_Attachment X-Quarterly Docket Numbers: ER17–565–000. Operating Limits to be effective 2/15/ Description: Compliance filing: Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 2017. Compliance filing per 4/21/2016 order- L.L.C. Filed Date: 12/16/16. Docket No. EL13–88 re: Generator Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Accession Number: 20161216–5155. Deactivat to be effective 2/14/2017. Revisions to OATT Definitions and Att Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17. Filed Date: 12/15/16. Q RE: Refinements to PJM’s Credit Docket Numbers: ER17–569–000. Accession Number: 20161215–5249. Policy to be effective 2/14/2017. Applicants: National Choice Energy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/5/17. Filed Date: 12/16/16. LLC. Docket Numbers: ER16–2656–001. Accession Number: 20161216–5098. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Applicants: Arizona Public Service Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17. Baseline New to be effective 12/30/ Company. Docket Numbers: ER17–566–000. 2016. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Dec 21, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1


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