Rules and Regulations. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedures for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments April 3, 2003. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. *Type of Application:* New License—Major Project. b. *Project No.:* 2174-012. c. *Date Filed:* March 27, 2003. d. *Applicant:* Southern California Edison. e. *Name of Project:* Portal Project. f. *Location:* On Rancheria Creek in Fresno County, near Big Creek, California.
The project affects federal lands in the Sierra National Forest, covering a total of 77.67 acres. g. *Filed Pursuant to:* Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r). h. *Applicant Contact:* R. W. Krieger, Vice President, Power Production, Southern California Edison Company, 300 N. Lone Hill Ave., San Dimas, California 91773,
(909)394-8667. i. *FERC Contact:* Jim Fargo,
(202)502-6095 or *James.Fargo@FERC.gov* . j. *Deadline for filing additional study requests:* May 27, 2003. 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. 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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. *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. After logging into the e-Filing system, select “Comment on Filing” from the Filing Type Selection screen and continue with the filing process.” k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The existing Portal Project consists of:
(1)A 795-foot-long compacted earth and rock-fill dam;
(2)Portal Forebay, with a 325 acre-foot useable storage capacity at elevation 7,185 feet;
(3)an open channel spillway at the left abutment of the dam, discharging into Camp 61 Creek;
(4)an outlet channel consisting of
(a)the Adit 2 tunnel and shaft between Portal Forebay and Ward Tunnel,
(b)Ward Tunnel for a distance of about 32,000 feet from Adit 2 to the base of the surge chamber on the tunnel,
(c)a rock trap immediately downstream of the surge chamber, and
(d)a 1,180-foot-long penstock from the rock trap to where it bifurcates just upstream of the Portal Powerhouse;
(5)a 10.8-MW turbine located in the concrete powerhouse; and
(6)a 2.5-mile-long 480 kV transmission line. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.ferc.gov* using the “FERRIS” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov* or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202)502-8659. 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 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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. 03-8769 Filed 4-9-03; 8:45 am]
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