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Commission (Commission or FERC) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY be filed electronically via the Internet in regulations contained in the Code of lieu of paper; see 18 CFR Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part Federal Energy Regulatory 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 380 (FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR Commission on the Commission’s Web site (http:// 47897)), the Office of Energy Projects [Project No. 2101] www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. staff (staff) has reviewed the application After logging into the e-Filing system, for a subsequent license for the City of Sacramento Municipal Utility District; select ‘‘Comment on Filing’’ from the Marshall Hydroelectric Project, located Notice of Application and Preliminary Filing Type Selection screen and on the Kalamazoo River near the City of Draft Environmental Assessment continue with the filing and process. The Commission strongly encourages Marshall, in Calhoun County, Michigan. Tendered for Filing with the electronic filing. The project does not affect federal lands. Commission, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing l. Status: This application has not Staff has prepared an Environmental been accepted for filing. We are not Assessment (EA) for the project. In this and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments soliciting motions to intervene, protests, EA, the staff has analyzed the potential or final terms and conditions at this environmental effects of the proposed July 28, 2005. time. project and has concluded that Take notice that the following m. Description of project: The project relicensing the project, with staff’s hydroelectric application has been filed is located on the west slope of the Sierra recommended measures, would not with the Commission and is available Nevada Mountain Range, in El Dorado constitute a major Federal action for public inspection. and Sacramento counties. The proposed significantly affecting the quality of the a. Type of Application: New—major project would be comprised of eight human environment. modified license. developments; seven of which are b. Project No.: 2101. existing developments (Loon Lake, Copies of the EA are available for c. Date Filed: July 15, 2005. Robbs Peak, Jones Fork, Union Valley, review in the Public Reference Branch, d. Applicant: Sacramento Municipal Jaybird, Camino, and Slab Creek/White Room 2–A, of the Commission’s offices Utility District. Rock) constructed by SMUD from 1959 at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC e. Name of Project: Upper American through 1985 under the initial FERC 20426. This EA may also be viewed on River Project. license, and one of which would be a the Web at http://www.ferc.gov. Using f. Location: On the Rubicon River, new pumped storage development (Iowa the ‘‘e-Library’’ link, enter the docket Silver Creek, and South Fork of the Hill) proposed by SMUD to be number excluding the last three digits in near Placerville, constructed by 2015. Nearly all of the the document field to access the California. The project affects 6,375 land surrounding the project reservoirs document. For assistance, please contact acres of Federal land administered by within the FERC Project Boundary is FERC Online Support at the El Dorado National Forest and 54 owned by the United States and [email protected], call toll free (866) acres of Federal land administered by administered by the Forest Service as 208-3676, or TTY (202) 502–8659. the Bureau of Land Management. part of the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Any comments should be filed within (ENF). There are also several project- Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r). related recreation facilities, which are 30 days from the date of this notice and h. Applicant Contact: David Hanson, owned and operated by the ENF, at should be addressed to Magalie Roman Project Manager, Sacramento Municipal Loon Lake, Gerle Creek, Union Valley, Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Utility District, 6301 S Street, and Ice House reservoirs. These Regulatory Commission, 888 First Sacramento, California 95817–1899. recreation facilities are not project Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Phone: 916–732–6703 or e-mail: features. Please affix ‘‘City of Marshall Project [email protected]. • Loon Lake Development—(1) No. 6514–009’’ to all comments. For i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) Rubicon Dam—A 36-foot-high by 644- further information, please contact Peter 502–6095, or e-mail: foot-long, concrete gravity main Leitzke at (202) 502-6059 or e-mail at [email protected]. diversion dam located on the Rubicon [email protected]. j. Cooperating Agencies: We are River, and a concrete gravity auxiliary Comments may be filed electronically asking federal, state, local, and tribal dam that is 29-foot-high by 553-foot- via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 agencies with jurisdiction and/or long. These structures create the special expertise with respect to CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the Rubicon Reservoir; (2) Rockbound environmental issues to cooperate with Tunnel—A 0.2-mile-long, 13-foot- instructions on the Commission’s web us in the preparation of the diameter unlined horseshoe tunnel that site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e- environmental document. Agencies who diverts water from Rubicon Reservoir to Filing’’ link. would like to request cooperating status Buck Island Reservoir via Rockbound Linda Mitry, should follow the instructions for filing Lake (a non-project facility) located on Deputy Secretary. comments described in item k below. Highland Creek; (3) Buck Island Dam— Agencies granted cooperating status will A concrete gravity diversion dam [FR Doc. E5–4203 Filed 8–4–05; 8:45 am] be precluded from being an intervenor located on the Little Rubicon River that BILLING CODE 6717–01–P in this proceeding consistent with the is 23-feet-high by 293-feet-long, and a Commission’s regulations. 15-foot-high by 244-foot-long concrete k. Deadline for requests for gravity auxiliary dam. These structures cooperating agency status: 60 days from create Buck Island Reservoir; (4) Buck- the date of this notice. All documents Loon Tunnel—A 1.6-mile-long, 13-foot- (original and eight copies) should be diameter unlined modified horseshoe filed with: Magalie Roman Salas, tunnel that diverts water from Buck Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Island Reservoir to Loon Lake Reservoir; Commission, 888 First Street, NE., (5) Loon Lake Dam—A rockfill dam on Washington, DC 20426. Comments may Gerle Creek that is 0.4-mile-long by 108-

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feet-high, with a 250-foot-long side Valley Transmission Line—A 6.8-mile- Reservoir and the Jaybird Penstock; (3) channel spillway on the right bank, and long, 69 kV overhead line that connects Jaybird Penstock—A 6- to 10-foot- a 910-footlong by 95-foot-high rockfill the Robbs Peak switchyard to the Union diameter steel penstock with a surge auxiliary dam, and an earthfill dike. Valley switchyard. tank that is 0.5-mile-long, connecting These create Loon Lake Reservoir; (6) • Jones Fork Development—(1) Ice Jaybird Tunnel and Jaybird Powerhouse; Loon Lake Penstock—A 0.3-mile-long, House Dam—A rockfill dam located on (4) Jaybird Powerhouse—The 14-foot-diameter concrete-lined the South Fork Silver Creek, 0.3-mile- powerhouse is equipped with two horseshoe tunnel; 10-foot-diameter long and 150-foot-high, incorporating a Pelton turbines, one with a rated concrete lined vertical shaft; and 8.5- concrete ogee spillway with radial gates, capacity of 61,607 kW and the other foot-diameter steel lined tunnel that and two auxiliary earthfill dikes; these 61,574 kW at best gate opening, and two extends from Loon Lake Reservoir to create the Ice House Reservoir; (2) Jones generators, each rated at 84,450 kW; Loon Lake Powerhouse; (7) Loon Lake Fork Tunnel—A 0.3-mile-long, 8-foot- with total powerhouse maximum Powerhouse—An underground diameter horseshoe concrete- and steel- capability of 144,000 kW; and (5) powerhouse, located over 1,100 feet lined tunnel from Ice House Reservoir to Jaybird-White Rock Transmission below the surface of the Loon Lake the Jones Fork Penstock; (3) Jones Fork Line—A 15.9-mile-long, 230 kV Reservoir, consisting of one turbine with Penstock—A 1.6-mile-long, 6-foot- overhead transmission line connecting a rated capacity of 70,479 kW at best diameter steel and concrete penstock the Jaybird and White Rock gate opening and one generator rated at from Jones Fork Tunnel to the Jones switchyards. • 85,215 kW, with powerhouse maximum Fork Powerhouse; (4) Jones Fork Camino Development—(1) Camino capability of 82,000 kW; (8) Loon Lake Powerhouse—Contains a turbine with a Dam—A concrete double curvature arch Tailrace Tunnel—A 3.8-mile-long, 18- rated capacity at best gate opening of dam located on Silver Creek that is 470- foot diameter unlined horseshoe tunnel 10,400 kW, and one generator rated at foot-long and 133-foot-high, and has that runs from Loon Lake Powerhouse 11,495 kW, located on the southeast three integral bulkhead gates. These and discharges into Gerle Creek shore of ; with structures create Camino Reservoir; (2) Reservoir; and (9) Transmission Lines— maximum capability of 11,500 kW; and Camino Tunnel—A 5-mile-long power Two 69 kV overhead transmission lines: (5) Jones Fork-Union Valley tunnel with a diameter ranging from 13 one extending to the Robbs Peak Transmission Line—A 69 kV, 4.0-mile- feet to 14 feet; and including a surge switchyard via the 7.9-mile-long Loon long overhead transmission line from tank that connects Camino Reservoir Lake-Robbs Peak Transmission Line, the Jones Fork switchyard to the Union with the Camino Penstock; (3) Brush Valley switchyard. Creek Dam—A double curvature arch and the other extending to the Union • Valley Switchyard via the 12.4-mile- Union Valley Development—(1) dam located on Brush Creek, 213 feet Union Valley Dam—An earthfill dam long Loon Lake-Union Valley high and 780 feet long, creating Brush located on Silver Creek, 0.3-mile-long Transmission Line. Creek Reservoir; (4) Brush Creek • and 453-feet-high, incorporating a Tunnel—An approximately 14-foot- Robbs Peak Development—(1) Gerle concrete ogee spillway with radial gates, diameter modified horseshoe tunnel Creek Dam—A 58-foot-high, 444-foot- creating Union Valley Reservoir; (2) extending 0.8 mile from Brush Creek long concrete gravity overflow structure Union Valley Tunnel—A 268-foot-long, Reservoir to the lower end of Camino located on Gerle Creek, upstream of its 11-foot-diameter concrete-lined tunnel Tunnel; (5) Camino Penstock—A 5-foot confluence with SFRR, incorporating with an approximately 10-foot-diameter to 12-foot-diameter, 0.3-mile-long above the intake of Gerle Creek Canal in its left steel penstock in part of the tunnel and ground steel penstock connecting abutment, creating Gerle Creek connecting Union Valley Reservoir with Camino Tunnel and Camino Reservoir; (2) Gerle Creek Canal—An Union Valley Powerhouse; (3) Union Powerhouse; (7) Camino Powerhouse— above ground canal, 22-foot-wide and Valley Penstock—A 0.3-mile-long, 10- The powerhouse is located on the SFAR 19-foot-deep, extending 1.9 miles from foot-diameter steel penstock that and is equipped with two turbines: one Gerle Creek Reservoir to Robbs Peak conveys water from the outlet of the with a rated capacity of 73,760 kW and Reservoir. It is partially lined with Union Valley Tunnel to the Union the other with a rated capacity at best gunite; (3) Robbs Peak Dam—A 44-foot- Valley Powerhouse; (4) Union Valley gate opening of 70,769 kW with total high, 320-foot-long concrete gravity Powerhouse—The powerhouse is powerhouse maximum capability of overflow structure, with 12 steel equipped with one turbine with a rated 150,000 kW. The powerhouse is also bulkhead gates, all 6.2-foot-high, on the capacity at best gate opening of 40,074 equipped with two generators rated at spillway crest, located on the SFRR kW, and one generator rated at 44,400 90,820 kW each. Both generators are upstream of its confluence with Gerle kW, located at the base of Union Valley installed with secondary oil Creek, that forms Robbs Peak Reservoir; Dam; with maximum capability of containment; and (8) Transmission (4) Robbs Peak Tunnel—A 3.2-mile- 46,700 kW; and (5) Transmission Lines—Two 230 kV overhead long, 13-foot-diameter unlined Lines—Two 230 kV overhead transmission lines originate at the horseshoe and 10-foot-diameter lined transmission lines, one to the Camino Camino Switchyard, one (Camino-Lake) diversion tunnel from Robbs Peak switchyard via the 11.8-mile-long Union is 31.7-mile-long and connects to Reservoir to Robbs Peak Penstock; (5) Valley-Camino Transmission Line, and SMUD’s Lake Substation and the other Robbs Peak Penstock—A 9.75-to 8.5- the other to the Jaybird switchyard via (Camino-White Rock) is 10.0 miles long foot-diameter, 0.4-mile-long steel the 5.9-mile-long Union Valley-Jaybird and connects to the White Rock penstock from Robbs Peak Tunnel to Transmission Line. Switchyard. Robbs Peak Powerhouse; (6) Robbs Peak • Jaybird Development—(1) Junction • Slab Creek/White Rock Powerhouse-Located on the northeast Dam—A double curvature, concrete Development—(1) —A shore of Union Valley Reservoir, overflow arch dam located on Silver double curvature variable radius equipped with one turbine that has a Creek that is 525 feet long and 168 feet concrete arch dam that stretches across rated capacity at best gate opening of high, creating Junction Reservoir; (2) the South Fork American River is 250 28,125 kW, and one generator rated at Jaybird Tunnel—An 11- to 14-foot- feet high and 817 feet long, with a 29,700 kW, with maximum capability of diameter modified horseshoe tunnel 4.4- central uncontrolled overflow spillway. 29,000 kW; and (7) Robbs Peak-Union mile-long, connecting Junction The structures create Slab Creek

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Reservoir; (2) Slab Creek Penstock—A Powerhouse—A new underground Milestone Tentative date 40-foot-long, 24-inch diameter steel powerhouse along the Iowa Hill Tunnel penstock that passes through the dam that would include three variable speed Issue Acceptance/Deficiency November and connects Slab Creek Reservoir with turbines each with a nominal rating of Letter and request Addi- 2005. Slab Creek Powerhouse; (3) Slab Creek 133 MW, and a three generators each tional Information, if need- Powerhouse—The powerhouse, which rated at 170 MW as a pump motor. The ed. powerhouse would have a maximum Notice asking for final terms April 2006. is located at the base of Slab Creek Dam and conditions. and utilizes minimum stream flow capability of 400 MW; (4) Iowa Hill Notice of the availability of December releases, has one turbine with a rated Switchyard—A new Iowa Hill the draft EIS. 2006. capacity at best gate opening of 450 kW, Switchyard; and (5) Transmission Notice of the availability of June 2007. and one generator rated at 485 kW, with Line—A new 230 kV transmission line the final EIS. a total powerhouse maximum capability that would connect the Iowa Hill Ready for Commission’s de- August 2007. of 400 kW; (4) White Rock Tunnel—an Switchyard to the existing Camino- cision on the application. approximately 20- to 24-foot-diameter White Rock Transmission Line. SMUD modified horseshoe tunnel 4.9-mile- anticipates that from the time a new Final amendments to the application long and has a surge shaft that connects project license is issued by FERC and must be filed with the Commission no Slab Creek Reservoir with White Rock accepted by SMUD, seven years would later than 30 days from the issuance Penstock; (5) White Rock Penstock—A 9 be required to complete the engineering, date of the notice soliciting final terms to 15-foot-diameter, 0.3-mile-long procurement, and construction of the and conditions. aboveground steel penstock that Iowa Hill Development. In addition, as part of the License Linda Mitry, connects White Rock Tunnel to White Deputy Secretary. Rock Powerhouse; (6) White Rock Application, SMUD proposes to exclude [FR Doc. E5–4198 Filed 8–4–05; 8:45 am] Powerhouse—The powerhouse is from the project description and FERC equipped with two turbines, one rated Project Boundary certain transmission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P at 112,976 kW and the other at 120,000 line sections included in the current license and FERC Project Boundary. The kW at best gate opening, and two DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY generators, rated at 109,250 kW and excluded sections are: (1) A 9.3-mile long section of 230 kV line from Folsom 133,000 kW, with total powerhouse Federal Energy Regulatory Junction to Orangevale Substation; (2) a maximum capability of 224,000 kW; and Commission (7) Transmission Lines—There are two 17.8-mile long section of 230 kV line 230 kV overhead transmission lines and from Folsom Junction to Hedge [Project No. 2155] one 12 kV distribution line. The two Substation; and (3) a 1.9-mile long section of 230 kV line from Folsom Pacific Gas and Electric; Notice of transmission lines, both 21.8 miles in Application Tendered for Filing With length, connect the White Rock Junction to Lake Substation. n. A copy of the application is the Commission, Soliciting Additional switchyard to SMUD’s Folsom Junction. available for review at the Commission Study Requests, and Establishing The 600-foot-long 12 kV Slab Creek tap in the Public Reference Room or may be Procedural Schedule for Relicensing line connects the Slab Creek viewed on the Commission’s Web site and a Deadline for Submission of Final Powerhouse to the junction with Pacific at: http://www.ferc.gov using the Amendments Gas and Electric Company’s 12-kV ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket distribution line. number, excluding the last three digits July 28, 2005. SMUD’s Proposed Action includes the in the docket number field (P–2101), to Take notice that the following addition of the Iowa Hill Development. access the document. For assistance, hydroelectric application has been filed The development would be composed contact FERC Online Support at with the Commission and is available of the following features: (1) Iowa Hill [email protected], or toll- for public inspection. Reservoir—A new off-stream, rock filled free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, a. Type of Application: New major earthen dike of varying height (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available license. depending on natural terrain (maximum for inspection and reproduction at the b. Project No.: 2155. height 280 feet) and 5,900 feet in address in item h above. You may also c. Date Filed: July 15, 2005. circumference with a geotextile liner on register online at: http://www.ferc.gov/ d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric the reservoir floor and inside surface of esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e- Company. the dike; (2) Iowa Hill Tunnel—A new mail of new filings and issuances e. Name of Project: Chili Bar Project. underground water conduit extending related to this or other pending projects. f. Location: On the South Fork from Iowa Hill Reservoir and connecting For assistance, contact FERC Online American River in El Dorado, near to Slab Creek Reservoir, and comprised Support. Placerville, California. The project of: a 1,120-foot-long, 19.02-foot- o. With this notice, we are initiating affects 48 acres of Federal land diameter, concrete-lined vertical shaft; a consultation with the California State administered by the Bureau of Land 1,110-foot-long, 19.02-foot-diameter Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as Management. concrete-lined high pressure tunnel; a required by section 106, National g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 250-foot-long, 15.74-foot-diameter, steel- Historic Preservation Act, and the Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). lined high pressure tunnel; a 150-foot- regulations of the Advisory Council on h. Applicant Contact: Randal S. long, 12.45-foot-diameter, steel Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. Livingston, Power Generation Senior manifold; three 180-foot-long, 7.87-foot- p. Procedural schedule and final Director, Pacific Gas and Electric diameter, steel penstocks; three 450- amendments: The application will be Company, P.O. Box 770000, Mail Code: foot-long, 12.46-foot-diameter draft tube processed according to the following N11E, San Francisco, CA 94177. extensions; a 150-foot-long, 17.22-foot- Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502– diameter steel manifold; and a 1,230- the schedule will be made if the 6095 or [email protected]. foot-long, 20.93-foot-diameter, concrete- Commission determines it necessary to j. Cooperating Agencies: We are lined low pressure tunnel; (3) Iowa Hill do so: asking Federal, state, local, and tribal

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