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20120723-4002 FERC PDF (Unofficial) 07/23/2012 (d) Requirement to File Amendment Applications Certain Forest Service conditions contemplate unspecified long-term changes to project operations or facilities for the purpose of mitigating environmental impacts. These changes may not be implemented without prior Commission authorization granted after the filing of an application to amend the license. These conditions are listed below. Forest Service condition no. Modification 16 Modification of 4(e) conditions after biological opinion or water quality certification 23 Modification of pulse flows from Duncan Creek, North Fork Long Canyon Creek, and South Fork Long Canyon Creek diversion dams following two test flow events 24 Modification of downramping rates during spillage at French Meadows and Hell Hole reservoirs following two test spill events Draft Article 4xx. Large Woody Debris Management Plan. Within 1 year of license issuance, the licensee shall develop the large woody debris management plan specified by U.S. Forest Service condition no. 29. The plan shall focus on feasible options to the practice of burning woody debris removed from Hell Hole reservoir with a preference for placement of large woody debris within the active channel of the Rubicon River downstream of Hell Hole dam. The plan shall include: (1) a description of alternatives considered; (2) an analysis of the environmental benefits and costs of each alternative considered; (3) reasons for rejecting any alternatives; (4) a schedule for implementing recommended option(s); and (5) provisions for monitoring and reporting on the results of large woody debris management at the Hell Hole development. The plan shall be developed in consultation with the U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Fish and Game, and the California State Water Resources Control Board. The plan filed with the Commission shall include documentation of consultation with the agencies, copies of comments and recommendations on the completed plan after it has been prepared and provided to the agencies, and a specific description of how the agencies’ comments are accommodated by the plan. The licensee shall allow a minimum of 30 days for the agencies to comment before filing the plan with the Commission. If the licensee does not adopt a recommendation, the filing shall include the licensee’s reasons, based on site-specific information. B-4
20120723-4002 FERC PDF (Unofficial) 07/23/2012 The Commission reserves the right to require changes to the plan. Upon Commission approval, the licensee shall implement the plan, including any changes required by the Commission. Draft Article 4xx. Streamflow and Reservoir Elevation Gaging Plan. Implement the Streamflow and Reservoir Elevation Gaging Plan required by U.S. Forest Service condition no. 31 and filed with the Commission on September 6, 2011. In addition, the licensee shall include in the annual monitoring reports filed with the Commission, in accordance with section 5.0 of the plan, the daily average, minimum, and maximum streamflow and reservoir elevations. Draft Article 4xx. Annual Report on Status of Reintroduction of Endangered Species Act-Listed Species. By December 31 of each year following license issuance, the licensee shall file with the Commission a report on the status of reintroduction into the American River watershed of Endangered Species Act-listed species. The report shall: (1) include a discussion of the steps that have been taken to assist in the reintroduction process; (2) provide a summary of the results of any studies that have been undertaken to benefit the reintroduction effort; and (3) discuss the status of any reintroduction programs. The licensee shall prepare the report and all components after consultation with: the U.S. Department of Commerce-National Marine Fisheries Service; the U.S. Department of the Interior-Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Department of the Interior-Fish and Wildlife Service; and California Department of Fish and Game. The licensee shall include with the report documentation of consultation, copies of comments on the completed report after it has been prepared and provided to the agencies and specific descriptions of how the agencies’ comments are accommodated by the report. The licensee shall allow a minimum of 30 days for the agencies to comment and to make recommendations before filing the report with the Commission. If the licensee does not adopt a recommendation, the filing shall include the licensee’s reasons, based on projectspecific information. The Commission reserves the right to require changes to the reporting requirements. Draft Article 4xx. Reservation of Authority to Prescribe Fishways. Authority is reserved to the Commission to require the licensee to construct, operate, and maintain, or to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such fishways as may be prescribed by the secretaries of the Interior and Commerce pursuant to section 18 of the Federal Power Act. Draft Article 4xx. Vegetation and Integrated Pest Management Plan. Implement the Alternative 1 Vegetation and Integrated Pest Management Plan filed with the Commission on November 30, 2011, and required by U.S. Forest Service condition no. 46 with the following revision: provisions to include the entire French Meadows B-5
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