
[Federal Register: April 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 70)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 6885-009]

 
Cinnamon Ranch; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With 
the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

April 3, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 6885-009.
    c. Date filed: January 31, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Richard Moss.
    e. Name of Project: Cinnamon Ranch.
    f. Location: On the Middle Creek and Birch Creek, in the Hammil 
Valley area of Mono County, near the Town of Benton, California. The 
project occupies 0.13 acre of Forest Service lands within Inyo National 
Forest and 7.4 acres of lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Don Moss, 8381 Foppiano Way, Sacramento, CA 
95829, 916-715-6023.
    i. FERC Contact: Shana Murray, shana.murray@ferc.gov, 202-502-8333.
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy 
that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental 
document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC 61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: May 31, 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.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status 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.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Cinnamon Ranch Project consists of: (1) Two existing 
diversion flumes; (2) an existing 5,940-foot-long penstock; (3) a 
powerhouse containing a

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turbine and generator for a total installed capacity of 150 kilowatts; 
and (4) an existing 5,176-foot-long, 12 kV transmission line. The 
project is estimated to generate an average of 421,184 kilowatt-hours 
annually. The dam and existing project facilities are owned by the 
applicant. The licensee proposes no changes to facilities or 
operations.
    o. 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.
    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.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Deficiency Letter--March 31, 2008.
    Request Additional Information--March 31, 2008.
    Issue Acceptance letter--June 30, 2008.
    Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--July 30, 2008.
    Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis--
September 30, 2008.
    Notice of the availability of the EA--March 30, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-7605 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]

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