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Home My WebLink About5 Boca Hydroelectric Project T . September 30 , 1993 TO: Board of Directors FROM: Peter L. Holr ,neister, General Manager SUBJECT. Boca Hydroelectric Project AGENDA # 5 Please review the attached hand-written note from Nan Nalder of R. W. Beck. She is informing us of the filing of an application for preliminary permit to construct a hydroelectric plant at Boca Dam. The application has been filed by Alex Gulab representing The Continental Group of Roseville, California. As you may recall, TDPUD once held the license to construct the hydroelectric plant at Boca. We surrendered our license because the draught made it impossible to satisfy the required time table. We also believe the project to be financially marginal at best. Still, it may be to our advantage to file a formal intervention in the matter with FERC . simply to receive information routinely. It will allow us to monitor progress and comment if necessary. The cost for Bob McDiarmid to file the intervention is less than $1,000. RECOMMENDATION I recommend that the Board authorize Robert McDiarmid to submit an intervention on behalf of TDPUD in FERC Project Number 11427-000, Boca Darn Hydroelectric Project. PLN/smc Attachment ............ ...... ..................._.......... ......... ....................... ......_._............ . .... ....... a.l�i1 i SS C A 1 01 Fol, Se �t1c, 21-23"r5 c 1•i:CO � TeJt .lo; (20, Cl And C'�-,LO R gineenn- F;x (200 441-4962 aie: se Etc By ":0o �ny S pm ci 3cilcn Cep r.. :s city: � _. . ..' - �:1•� : J ft}# .7J� t74':'� CON. t's cf co incJ'�GinlS CT (AIL) �c7..� 7� e• —�� PLI L��1� aE� I{.] {J,,,i � {p� �1' I �� }Ri V II f✓L{✓�+�^� Pw 0 GAL^L,"il Cf'�G r�,C ; :� �' 04 UNT rim STD OF AMERICA F. E AL EN12R Y RDA=ORY 020ffS$1Q.4 Notice of Application Filed with the C mission (September 15, 1993) Teske notice that the follaorLnx hydrItric apolicz,tior� has been filed with the Feder Energy Regulatory fission and is available for relic ;ram action. 64136, ; a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit b. Project No. : 11427-000 C. Date filed: August 2 , 1993 d. Applicant: The Continental group e. Name of Project: Boca Dam Hydroelectric Project f. Location: on lands owned- by the U.s. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and U.S. Forest, service --- at Reclamation's Boca, Dark on the Little Truckee River in Nevada County, California. g. Filed .Pursuant to: Federal Poorer Act, 1.6 U. S.C. §791 (a) - 825(r) h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Alai Gul.ab The Continental Group 1417 Deerfield Cir. Roseville, CA 95747 i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E. (202) 219-2847 j . Co:rent Date: Novem-ber 19, 1993 k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the Boca Dam and Reservoir and would consist of: (1) a powerhouse at the downstream toe of the darn containing one or more generating units with a total, rated capacity of 2. 5 I,W, and an estimated average annual generation of 12 . 5 GWH; and (2) a 1500-foot-long transmission line interconnecting with a Sierra Pacific Power Company line. The applicant estimates the approxi=at,e cost cf� the work to be perforznsd under the pernit to be $10o, 000. No new access roads will be needed to conduct the studies . 1 . This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2 . _u ........ ....... .......... ............ .. .. ... ........ ......... ......... .... .. . A3. Prelilminary Permit-- -Any qualified applicant desiring to file a `con ti.ng' application for a preliminary- permit, for. a proposed project ms submit to the CQ=i.ssion, on or before the' specified' co=uent t date for the particular„ application, tie:- coupe-Eing, application tar a notice' of intent to' file such an application (see' ,18'. CFR- 4 .'36) Submitting a', timely noticd" of• intent allows- an interested person to file the competing preliminary p.erzit- application no latex than 30 day: after the specified coument date for the particular application. A competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CsR 4 . 30(b) (i) and (ii) and 4 . 36. A7. Preliminary Pa=it--Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the Commission, on cr before the specified comment date, for the particular applidationp either the competing development application or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submitting a timely' notice of i r.tent allows as interested person to file the competing application no later than l nO days after the specifiecl comment date for the particular application. A competing license application must, confor-m with 18 cFR 4 . aO (b) (i) and (ii) and 4 .36. A9 . Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact na^e, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant,. and' must include an unequivocal statement: of intent to suh4it, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development applicatlon (specify which ' type of application) . A notice of intent must be served cZ- the applicant(S) named in this' public notice. 623700 A10 . Proposed Scrape of Studies Under permit---A preliminary permit, if issued, does not authorize Construction. the te= of the proposed preliminary pexziit would he 36 The work proposed under the prel.imi.nary permit wo," ld j:-, ode economic analysis, preparaticm of preliminary engin<eerzng plans, : a.nd a study of environmental impacts. used on the results of these studies, the applicant: would decide �,,hsther to proceed with the preparation of a development application to construct and operate the project. -- - ....... .... .... ..........-... .......... _... ....... ...... ........ ................ ... �. Ccnments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyorre ray submit comments, a pretest, or .a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Rules of Pract ce and Procedure, 18 C. F.R. sections 38-9. 220.r . 2111 and 214 . In determining the appropriate action toa take, the Commission ,will- consider all protests or 'other corments filed, but, only, those who file a motion to interve..r1a inaccordance with the. 6o=i.ssionis Mules may become a party to the proceedi.ng.. . Any co=' ants, pretests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comu-nent date for the parta.cular application. C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents---Any filings Lust bear in all capital, Letters the title 11C0Y2,1ZNTS1 " "RZCONa2NDATIOINS FC.R TERMA AND CONDITIONS, " "NOTIC8 O: INTENT TO FIII^ COMPETING APPLICATION, " "COMPETING APPLICATIONS, " "PROTEST, " or "MOTION TO INTERVENE, " as applicable, and the project number of the particular application to which the filing is in response. Any of these documents n st be filed by providing the original and the nunber of copies required by the Commission's regulations to: the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Con ission, 823 North Capitol Street, N.E. , Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy Dust be sent to: the Director, Division of Project REview, Office of Fydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Room 1027-UCP, at the above address. A copy of any notice of intent, conpeting application, "oar motion to intervene must also. be served uncn each representative of the applicant specified in the particjlar application. CZ,3703 b2 . Agency CO=eats--The Gc=i,ssicn invites federal., state, and. Local agencies to file cc=ents a,1 the described application. (Agencies ray obtain a COPY Of the appli.cat;on directly frc� the applica.it. ) If an agency does n'ct file co=ents within the tima specified for filing cor.,snents, the co=. iss on will prey' e that the agency has none. 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