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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2155-024]

 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

July 28, 2006.
    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.: 2155-024.
    c. Date Filed: July 15, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Chili Bar Project.
    f. Location: On the South Fork American River in El Dorado, near 
Placerville, California. The project affects 48 acres of Federal land 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Randal S. Livingston, Power Generation Senior 
Director, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, Mail Code: 
N11E, San Francisco, CA 94177.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502-6095 or james.fargo@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Chili Bar Project consists of: (1) A 120-foot-high 
concrete gravity dam; (2) a 110-acre reservoir with a useable storage 
of 1,339 acre-feet; (3) a powerhouse with one 7-MW unit and (9) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be 33,500 megawatt hours. All generated power 
is utilized within the applicant's electric utility system.
    m. 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, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in

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accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
 to be notified via e-mail 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 Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made if the Commission determines it necessary to do so:

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                Milestone                          Tentative date
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Notice of the availability of the draft    March 2007
 EIS.
Notice of the availability of the final    August 2007
 EIS.
Ready for Commission's decision on the     October 2007
 application.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-12719 Filed 8-4-06; 8:45 am]

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