[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13421-13422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6565]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests,
Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
March 12, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Conduit Exemption.
b. Project No.: 11651-000.
c. Date filed: December 21, 1998.
d. Applicant: Calleguas Municipal Water District.
e. Name of Project: Las Posas Basin Aquifer Storage and Recovery.
f. Location: Near the town of Moorpark, Ventura County, California.
The project does not occupy or affect public lands or reservations of
the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Don Kendall, General Manager, Calleguas
Municipal Water District, 2100 Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks, California
91360.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Sergiu Serban, E-mail address sergiu.serban@ferc.fed.us, or
telephone 202-501-6935.
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j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: May 14, 1999.
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 Procedure 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.
k. Status of environmental analysis: This application is now ready
for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph D4.
l. Description of the Project: The project would use five existing
dual-purpose wells operated to: (1) inject and store surplus imported
water and (2) recover the stored water to meet drought and other
demands. The wells would be equipped at ground surface with motor/
generators to provide generation of electrical power when the imported
water is being injected into the ground for storage. The project
incorporates two facilities: (a) The Fairview Well Facilities,
consisting of one deep well vertical turbine pump with 300 hp/64 kW
two-speed winding electric induction motor/generator; and other
appurtenances, and (b) The Wellfield No. 1 Facilities, consisting of
four deep well vertical turbine pumps each with 600 hp/120 kW two-speed
winding electric induction motor/generators; and other appurtenances.
The annual generation would be 2,500,000 kWh and would be transmitted
to Southern California Edison's local power transmission lines.
m. 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. This filing may be viewed on
the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222
for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A2, A9, B1, and D4.
A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an
interested person to file the competing development application no
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not
be accepted in response to this notice.
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.
B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest
or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will
consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular
application.
D4. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions.
The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20,
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the
date of this notice.
Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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 protesting or intervening; 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. Any of these documents must be filed by providing
the original and the number of copies required 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, Office of Hydropower
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address.
A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-6565 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am]
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