
[Federal Register: February 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 36)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. P-2281-011; P-4851-005]

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

February 14, 2008.
    Take notice that the following two hydroelectric applications have 
been filed with Commission and are available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major Licenses.
    b. Project Nos: P-2281-011, P-4851-005.
    c. Date Filed: March 30, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction Transmission Line 
Project (P-2281-011) Sly Creek Transmission Line Project (P-4851-005).
    f. Location: The two projects are located in Butte County 
California, within the South Fork Feather River watershed. The projects 
are not located within any designated cities, towns, subdivisions or 
Indian Tribe reservations. The projects are located about 15 miles east 
of Oroville, California. The Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction Transmission Line 
Project affects 31.79 acres of federal lands that is administered by 
the Plumas National Forest. The Sly Creek Transmission Line Project 
affects less than 2 acres of federal lands administered by the Plumas 
National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Forrest Sullivan, Senior Project Manager, 
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 5555 Florin-Perkins Road, Building 500, 
Sacramento, CA 95826. Tel: (916) 386-5580.
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202) 502-8902, or 
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the date of this notice 
(April 14, 2008); reply comments are due 105 days from the date of this 
notice (May 29, 2008).
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener 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 ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction Transmission Line Project is a 
transmission line only project that transmits electricity 6.2 miles 
from the Woodleaf Powerhouse (owned and operated by the South Feather 
Water and Power Agency under FERC Project No. 2088) to the Kanaka 
Junction. The Project also includes a 0.02-mile long tap line extending 
to Forbestown Powerhouse (also under FERC Project No. 2088). The 
Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction Transmission Line is composed of a single-
circuit, 115-kV transmission line, supported primarily on wood-pole, H-
frame towers within a 75-foot wide right-of-way. The project is linked 
to the Licensee's Sly Creek Transmission Line (FERC License No. 4851), 
via the Woodleaf Powerhouse Switchyard, a component of FERC Project No. 
2088.
    The Sly Creek Transmission Line Project is a transmission line only 
project that transmits electricity 5.4 miles from the Sly Creek 
Powerhouse (owned and operated by the South Feather Water and Power 
Agency under FERC Project No. 2088) to Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company's Woodleaf-Kanaka Junction Transmission Line Project (FERC 
Project No. 2281). The transmission line Project consists of an 
existing single-circuit, 115 kV transmission line, supported primarily 
on wood-pole, H-frame structures within a 75-foot-wide right-of-way, 
and appurtenant facilities.
    m. Copies of both applications are 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 documents. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h 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.
    n. 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

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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 accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3282 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]

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