
[Federal Register: December 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 251)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6885-009]

 
Richard Moss; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

December 23, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: A Subsequent License. (Minor Project).
    b. Project No.: 6885-009.
    c. Date filed: December 31, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Richard Moss.
    e. Name of Project: Cinnamon Ranch Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On 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.
    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: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032 or 
gaylord.hoisington@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: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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

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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 existing operating project was built in 1960 and has been 
furnishing electric power to the Cinnamon ranch since that time. The 
project consists of: (1) Two existing diversion flumes; (2) a 5,940-
foot-long penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing a turbine and generator 
for a total installed capacity of 150 kilowatts; (4) a 5,176-foot-long, 
12 kilvolt transmission line and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 
applicant proposes no changes to the project facilities or operations. 
The project is estimated to generate an average of 421,184 kilowatt-
hours annually.
    The existing project operates run-of-river, with no peaking 
capabilities. Two small diversions, one on Birch Creek and one on 
Middle Creek provide water through open ditches to a 3.57-acre-foot de-
silting pond. In the de-silting pond, a screened stand pipe functions 
as the intake for the 12-inch-diameter, 5,940-foot-long steel penstock. 
Water from the turbine tailrace is delivered directly into the Cinnamon 
Ranch irrigation 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 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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