

[Federal Register: September 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 188)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Project No. 2101-084 (California); Project No. 2155-024 (California)

 
Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Pacific Gas & Electric 
Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Upper American River Project and the Chili Bar 
Project

September 21, 2007.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the applications for relicense for the 
Upper American River Project (FERC No. 2101) and the Chili Bar Project 
(FERC No. 2155), located on the South Fork of the American River near 
Placerville, California, and has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (draft EIS) for the projects.
    The existing 688-megawatt (MW) Upper American River Project 
occupies 6,375 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service), in Eldorado 
National Forest and 42.3 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Forest 
Service is reviewing an application for a special use permit for 
constructing the Iowa Hill development on National Forest System lands. 
The Forest Service is also a cooperating agency in preparing this draft 
EIS for the Upper American River Project.
    Pacific Gas & Electric Company's 7-MW Chili Bar Project is located 
on the South Fork of the American River immediately downstream of the 
Upper American River Project. The project occupies 47.81 acres of 
federal land administered by the BLM.
    In the draft EIS, staff evaluates the applicant's proposal and 
alternatives for relicensing the projects. The draft EIS documents the 
views of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, 
affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicant, and 
Commission staff.
    Comments should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, 
20426. All comments must be filed within 45 days of the notice in the 
Federal Register, and should reference either Project No. 2101-084 
(Upper American River Project) or Project No. 2155-024 (Chili Bar 
Project). Comments 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 instructions on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link.

    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You may also file your request to intervene 
electronically. You do not need intervenor status to have the 
Commission consider your comments.
    Copies of the draft EIS are available for review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on 
the Internet at http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. Enter the 

docket number (either P-2101or P-2155) 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.
    CD versions of the draft EIS have been mailed to everone on the 
mailing list for the projects. Copies of the CD, as well as a limited 
number of paper copies, are available from the Public Reference Room 
identified above.
    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 these or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    For further information, contact James Fargo at (202) 502-6095 or 
at james.fargo@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-19188 Filed 9-27-07; 8:45 am]

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