PAD Filing for Lee Vining (FERC P-1388) Relicensing

Please see below information on the Lee Vining Relicensing Project- Please also note that Mono County should not be relied upon for passing on project information, and any interested parties should register their emails directly at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

Dear Lee Vining Relicensing Project Interested Party:

Southern California Edison’s (SCE) has filed a Preliminary Application Document (PAD) with FERC as part of the relicensing of the Lee Vining Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 1388). This filing includes a request to FERC to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP). The filing may be accessed on FERC’s public website under docket P-1388 at www.ferc.gov or via the direct link below:

https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_num=20210812-5130

You are invited to provide comments on the SCE’s request to use the TLP. Pursuant to 18 CFR § 5.3(d)(1), comments must be filed with FERC within 30 days of the filing date of this request, which is Monday, September 13, 2021. Comments on the request should address, as appropriate:

Likelihood of timely license issuance;
Complexity of the resource issues;
Level of anticipated controversy;
Relative cost of the traditional process compared to the integrated process; and
The amount of available information and potential for significant disputes over studies; and
Other factors believed by the commenter to be pertinent.

As a general reminder, all stakeholders have the option to register and subscribe on FERC’s public website to receive communication directly from FERC throughout the upcoming relicensing process. This will ensure timely receipt of all filings made by FERC, SCE, and stakeholders. Future communications related to this relicensing will arrive primarily via FERC communications, therefore, it is important that interested parties register on FERC’s website https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in SCE’s relicensing process for the Lee Vining Project. Please contact me at (626) 302-9596 or matthew.woodhall@sce.com if you have any questions about the process or need assistance on registering on FERC’s website.