[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 56159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28581]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Filed With the Commission
October 23, 1997.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type Modification: Request for Temporary Minimum
Flow.
b. Project No.: 2100-083.
c. Date Filed: September 29, 1997.
d. Applicant: California Department of Water Resources.
e. Name of Project: Feather River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Feather River Butte
County, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Snow, Chief, Operations Scheduling
Section, California Department of Water Resources, P.O. Box 942836,
Sacramento, CA, (916) 574-2666.
i. FERC Contact: Diane Shannon, (202) 208-7774.
j. Comment Date: November 17, 1997.
k. Description of Amendment: The California Department of Water
Resources (licensee) requests Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
approval to temporarily modify its minimum flow requirement at the
Themalito Afterbay Outlet (outlet) of the Feather River Hydroelectric
Project. Article 53 of the project license requires the licensee to
release a minimum flow of 1,700 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the
outlet from October through March, depending on runoff. Based on an
agreement with state and federal resource agencies, the licensee wishes
to temporarily reduce flows at the outlet to 1,500 cfs for a maximum of
75 days, from January 1 through March 15, 1998, to help recover water
supply lost due to actions taken in the spring of 1997 to help fish.
The agreement also calls for the licensee to increase flows to the
``low flow channel'' of the Feather River from 600 to 900 cfs from
October 15, 1997 through February 28, 1998.
This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: B,
C1, and D2.
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.
C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents 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, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any
motion of 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-28581 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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