[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35986-35987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12745]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Solicitation of Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedures 
for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

May 15, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2153-012.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2002.
    d. Applicant: United Water Conservation District.
    e. Name of Project: Santa Felicia Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Piru Creek in Ventura County, California. The 
project affects 174.5 acres of federal land within the Los Padres and 
Angeles National Forests.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Dana Wisehart, United Water Conservation 
District, 106 North Eighth Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 219-2848 or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for Filing Additional Study Requests: June 29, 2002.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Ms. 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

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    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.
    Additional study requests may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under 
the ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Santa Felicia Project consists of: (1) A 200-foot-
tall, 1200-foot-long earth fill dam; (2) an 88,000 acre-foot reservoir; 
(3) an ungated spillway and associated works, (4) a powerhouse with two 
units having a total installed capacity of 1,434-kilowatts and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average 
annual generation would be 1,300 megawatthours.
    m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link--select ``Docket 
'' and follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the address in item h above.
    n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
CALIFORNIA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by 
 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations 
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    o. Procedural Schedule and Final Amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following milestones, some of which may 
be combined to expedite processing:

Notice of application has been accepted for filing
Notice of NEPA Scoping
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis
Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document
Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document
Order issuing the Commission's decision on the application

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-12745 Filed 5-21-02; 8:45 am]
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