[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4095-4096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1814]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
to Intervene and Protests and Comments
January 21, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
b. Project No.: 11646-000.
c. Date filed: December 8, 1998.
d Applicant: Elsinore Hydropower.
e. Name of Project: Elsinore Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Lake Elsinore, Morrell Canyon Creek, and South Fork
of Decker Canyon Creek, in Riverside County, California. Would Utilize
U.S. Forest Service lands in the Trabuco Ranger District of the
Cleveland National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Harold L. Mitchell, Elsinore Hydropower,
11808 Rancho Bernando Road, #123-1, San Diego, CA 92128, (619) 592-
1540.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Robert Bell, E-mail address, robert.bell@ferc.fed.us, or telephone
202-219-2806.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments:
60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's rules of practice and procedures require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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.
Description of Project: The proposed pumped storage project would
have two upper reservoirs (one in Morrell Canyon the other in Decker
Canyon) and would use the natural Lake Elsinore as the lower reservoir.
The project would consist of: (1) a proposed 550-foot-long, 75-foot-
high impervious core rock fill upstream Morrell Canyon Dam; (2) a
proposed 575-foot-long, 105-foot-high impervious core rock fill
downstream Morrell Canyon Dam; (3) a proposed impoundment having a
surface area of 41 acres, with a stream capacity of 1,700 acre-feet,
and normal maximum water surface elevation of 2,845 feet msl; (4) a
proposed 1,800-foot-long, 155-foot high impervious core rock filled
Decker Canyon Dam; (4) a proposed impoundment having a surface area of
45 acres, with a storage capacity 1,600 acre-feet, and normal maximum
water surface elevation of 2,760 feet msl; (5) the existing Lake
Elsinore impoundment having a water surface elevation of 3,400 acres,
with a storage capacity of 68,000 acre-feet, and a normal maximum water
surface elevation 2,248 feet msl; (6) three proposed 10-foot diameter
steel line penstocks with a y branch at an elevation below the two
upper reservoirs; (7) a proposed powerhouse containing three generating
unit with a total installed capacity of 524 MW; (8) there proposed 12-
foot-diameter tailraces to Lake Elsinore; (9) a proposed 10-miles-long,
500 kV transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
The project would have an annual generation of 300,000 MWh and
would be sold to a local utility.
l. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address
in item h above.
m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
A5. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing
application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit
the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an
application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a
timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the
competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and
4.36.
A7. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant
desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the
Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular
application, either a competing development application or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent to file a development application allows an interested person to
file the competing application no later than 120 days after the
specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit,
if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'',
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project
Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of
the above-named documents
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must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies
provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project
Review, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned
address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing application or
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1814 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]
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