94-13748. Hydroelectric Applications [Pacific Gas & Electric Company, et al.]; Applications

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2019-017, et al.]

 

Hydroelectric Applications [Pacific Gas & Electric Company, et 
al.]; Applications

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    1a. Type of Application: New License (Tendered Notice).
    b. Project No.: 2019-017.
    c. Date Filed: May 3, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Utica.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Stanislaus River, Silver Creek, Mill 
Creek, and Angels Creek in Alpine, Calaveras, and Toulumne Counties, 
California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:

    Shan Bhattacharya, Manager, Hydro Generation Department, Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company, 201 Mission Street, room 1012, P.O. Box 
770000, Mail P10A, San Francisco, CA 94177, [phone].

    Annette Faraglia, Attorney, Law Department, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, room 3051, P.O. Box 7442, San 
Francisco, CA 94120-7442, [phone].

    Kathryn M. Petersen, License Coordinator, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, 201 Mission Street, room 1012, P.O. Box 770000, Mail P10A, San 
Francisco, CA 94177, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez at [phone].
    j. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) 
Three storage reservoirs (Lake Alpine, Union Reservoir, and Utica 
Reservoir) with a combined storage capacity of 9,581 acre-feet; (2) the 
Mill Creek Tap; (3) the 0.7-mile-long Upper Utica Conduit; (4) Hunters 
Reservoir with a usable storage capacity of 253 acre-feet; (5) the 
13.4-mile-long Lower Utica Conduit; (6) Murphys Forebay; (7) a 4,048-
foot-long penstock; (8) Murphys Powerhouse with an installed capacity 
of 3.6 MW; (9) Murphys Afterbay; and (10) other appurtenances.
    k. Under 18 CFR 4.32 (b)(7) of the Commission's regulations, if any 
resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that the applicant 
should conduct an additional scientific study to form an adequate 
factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merits, 
they must file a request for the study with the Commission, not later 
than 60 days after the application is filed, and must serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    2a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No.: 9656-017.
    c. Date Filed: May 6, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Marble Creek Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Marble Creek.
    f. Location: Marble Creek, Shoshone County, Idaho, near Wallace.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William F. Davis, Potlatch Corporation, 
P.O. Box 1016, Lewiston, ID 83501, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Mark R. Hooper, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: July 14, 1994.
    k. Description of Application: The licensee states that its project 
is no longer economically feasible.
    l. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    3a. Type of Application: Surrender of Exemption (5MW or less).
    b. Project No.: 10556-006.
    c. Date Filed: April 11, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Kenneth M. Grover.
    e. Name of Project: Tuck Tape Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Fishkill Creek in Dutchess County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth M. Grover, GSA International 
Hydropower, P.O. Box 536, Croton Falls, NY 10519, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: July 11, 1994.
    k. Description of the Proposed Action: The proposed project would 
have consisted of an existing 135-foot-long, 14-foot-high quarried 
stone and concrete dam on the Fishkill River in Duchess County, New 
York. There has been no land-disturbing activity at the site.
    l. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs: 
B, C, and D2.
    4a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 10855-002.
    c. Date Filed: May 2, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Upper Peninsula Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Dead River Project.
    f. Location: on the Dead River in Marquette County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Clarence R. Fisher, President, Upper 
Peninsula Power Company, P.O. Box 130, 600 Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, 
MI 49931-0130, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell [phone].
    j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date in paragraph C. (July 
1, 1994).
    k. Description of Project: The constructed project consists of the 
following developments:

Silver Lake Dam Development

    (1) An existing 1,500-foot-long, 30-foot-high earth embankment Dam; 
(2) an existing 100-foot-long, 7.7-foot-high concrete ogee crest 
spillway; (3) an existing 1,491-foot-long, 34-foot-high concrete 
gravity outlet structure; (4) four existing earthen saddle dikes: (a) 
200-foot-long, 5-foot-high dike 1; (b) 370-foot-long, 7-foot-high dike 
2; (c) 170-foot-long, 6-foot-high dike 3; (d) 290-foot-long, 5-foot-
high dike 4; (4) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 1,464 
acres with a storage capacity of 33,513 acre-feet, and a normal water 
surface elevation of 1,486.25 feet NGVD. There is no generation 
proposed at this development.

Hoist Dam Development

    (1) An existing 4,602-foot-long concrete gravity Hoist Dam with 
sections varying in height from 6 to 63 feet; (2) an existing reservoir 
having a surface area of 3,202 acres with a storage capacity of 46,998 
acre-feet, and normal water surface elevation of 1,347.5 feet NGVD; (3) 
an existing intake structure; (4) an existing 342-foot-long, 9-foot-
wide, 10-foot-high tunnel; (5) an existing 193-foot-long, 7-foot-
diameter riveted steel penstock; (6) an existing powerhouse containing 
3 generating units with a total installed capacity of 4.425 MW; (7) an 
existing tailrace; (8) an existing 33-kV transmission line; and (9) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation is 
15,643 MWh.

McClure Dam Development

    (1) An existing 1,874-foot-long, earth embankment and concrete 
gravity McClure Dam varying in height from 22 to 51.4 feet; (2) an 
existing reservoir having a surface area of 95.9 acres with a storage 
capacity of 1,870 acre-feet, and normal water surface elevation of 
1,196.4 feet NGVD; (3) an existing intake structure; (4) an existing 
13,302-foot-long, 7-foot-diameter steel, wood, and concrete pipeline; 
(5) an existing 40-foot-high, 30-foot-diameter concrete surge tank; (6) 
an existing powerhouse containing 2 generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 9.863 MW; (7) an existing tailrace; (8) an 
existing 33-kV transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The 
estimated average annual generation is 48,452 MWh.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 4.32(b)(7) 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 
filing date and serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
    5a. Type of Application: License (Tendered Notice).
    b. Project No.: 11477-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 5, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Northern California Power Agency.
    e. Name of Project: Utica.
    f. Location: On the North Fork Stanislaus River, Silver Creek, Mill 
Creek, and Angels Creek in Alpine, Calaveras, and Toulumne Counties, 
California.
    g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Competing Application: Project No. 2019-017, filed May 3, 1994.
    i. Applicant Contact: Hari Modi, Manager, Hydroelectric Project, 
Development, Regulatory Compliance and Licensing, Northern California 
Power Agency, 180 Cirby Way, Roseville, CA 95678, [phone].
    j. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez at [phone].
    k. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1) 
Three storage reservoirs (Lake Alpine, Union Reservoir, and Utica 
Reservoir) with a combined storage capacity of 9,581 acre-feet; (2) the 
Mill Creek Tap; (3) the 0.7-mile-long Upper Utica Conduit; (4) Hunters 
Reservoir with a usable storage capacity of 253 acre-feet; (5) the 
13.4-mile-long Lower Utica Conduit; (6) Murphys Forebay; (7) a 4,048-
foot-long penstock; (8) Murphys Powerhouse with an installed capacity 
of 3.6 MW; (9) Murphys Afterbay; and (10) other appurtenances.
    The applicant proposes to direct a substantial portion of the water 
now delivered into the Upper Utica Conduit via the Mill Creek Tap into 
the Collierville Powerhouse, through the Collierville Tunnel. Both the 
tunnel and the Collierville Powerhouse are licensed under Project No. 
2409 to the Calaveras County Water District.
    l. Under 18 CFR 4.32 (b)(7) of the Commission's regulations if any 
resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that the applicant 
should conduct an additional scientific study to form an adequate 
factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merits, 
they must file a request for the study with the Commission, not later 
than 60 days after the application is filed, and must serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    6a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11480-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 11, 1994.
    d. Applicant: InterMountain Energy, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Upper Reynolds Creek Water Power Project.
    f. Location: Partially within the Tongas National Forest, on 
Reynolds Creek, near the village of Hydaburg, in Alaska. T76S, R83E; 
T76S, R84E; and T77S, R85E.
    g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jack Goldwasser, InterMountain Energy, 
Inc., P.O. Box 421, Cave Junction, OR 97523, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, [phone].
    j. Comment Date: August 5, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The applicant is exploring two 
alternatives for the proposed project. The first alternative would 
consist of: (1) Sea Alaska's existing Mellen Lake; (2) a 10-foot-high 
concrete dam raising the surface elevation of that lake about 8 feet; 
(3) a 2,600-foot-long, 48-inch-diameter steel penstock; (4) a 
powerhouse containing an unspecified number of generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 2,000 kW; and (5) a tailrace returning 
water to Reynolds Creek.
    The second alternative would consist of: (1) the Haida 
Corporation's existing Summit Lake; (2) a 10-foot-high concrete dam 
raising the surface elevation of that lake about 8 feet; (3) a 2,600-
foot-long, 48-inch-diameter steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing 
an unspecified number of generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 1,500 kW; and (5) a tailrace returning water to Reynolds 
Creek.
    Both alternatives would also include a 10-mile-long transmission 
line interconnecting with an existing Alaska Power and Telephone 
distribution system and other appurtenant facilities.
    No new access roads will be needed to conduct the studies.
    l. This Notice Also Consists of the Following Standard Paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    7a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 11162-000.
    c. Date Filed: April 29, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Wisconsin Power & Light Company.
    e. Name of Project: Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wisconsin River, Sauk and Columbia Counties, 
Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant To: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Norman E. Boys, Wisconsin Power & Light 
Company, P.O. Box 192, 222 West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53701-
0192, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mary C. Golato [phone].
    j. Due Date: June 28, 1994.
    k. Description of Project: The project, which is currently 
operating, consist of the following facilities: (1) An existing 1,775-
foot-long earth dike; (2) an existing 1,010- foot-long concrete 
spillway with 41 gates; (3) an existing navigation lock; (4) an 
existing powerhouse containing eight turbine-generator units having a 
total installed capacity of approximately 29 megawatts; (5) an existing 
short dike; (6) an existing impoundment having an estimated normal 
surface area of 9,180 acres; and (7) two existing 69-kilovolt 
transmission lines extending 400 feet; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 
The owner of the dam is Wisconsin Power & Light Company. The applicant 
estimates that the average annual generation would be 151,800 
megawatthours, and the estimated cost of the project is $940,314.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 4.32(b)(7) 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 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice file a request for a study with 
the Commission not later than and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.

Standard Paragraphs

    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)(1) and 
(9) 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)(1) and (9) 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 will 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, 
385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file aa 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 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, 825 North Capitol 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to 
Director, Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, room 1027, 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.
    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, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy 
of any 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 must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: May 31, 1994.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
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