Federal Register #1388082

FERC Solicits Comments on Lee Vining Hydroelectric Project License Application

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), part of the Department of Energy, is soliciting public input on Southern California Edison Company's application for a new major license for the Lee Vining Hydroelectric Project in Inyo County, California. - Government Buyer: - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Department of Energy - OEMs and Vendors: - Southern California Edison Company (project owner and applicant) - Products/Services Requested: - Existing hydroelectric infrastructure, including: - Four dams: Saddlebag Dam, Tioga Dam, Tioga Auxiliary Dam, Rhinedollar Dam - Three reservoirs: Saddlebag Lake, Tioga Lake, Ellery Lake - Poole Powerhouse (one 11.25 MW generating unit, switchyard, transmission line) - Stream gages and associated facilities - Environmental analysis and recommendations, including: - Solicitation of comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and preliminary fishway prescriptions - Unique or Notable Requirements: - No changes to project facilities or operations are proposed - Project affects 536 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service - Public input is specifically requested on environmental impacts and fishway prescriptions - The project is located on Lee Vining and Glacier Creeks, near Lee Vining, California

Description

This notice announces that the application by Southern California Edison Company for a new major license for the Lee Vining Hydroelectric Project has been accepted for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The project is located on Lee Vining and Glacier Creeks in Inyo County, California, affecting 536 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The notice invites motions to intervene and protests, indicates the application is ready for environmental analysis, and solicits comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and preliminary fishway prescriptions. The existing project includes four dams, three reservoirs, a powerhouse with one generating unit of 11.25 MW capacity, and associated facilities. Southern California Edison Company is not proposing any changes to project facilities or operation.

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