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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
California Department of Water Resources Project No.2100-054
ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE THE 2017 BIENNIAL
RECREATION REPORT
(Issued April 5,2017)
I. On March 28,20[7,the California Department of Water Resources,licensee for
the Oroville Hydroelectric Project No.2100,tiled a request to extend the filing date for
the 2017 biennial Recreation Report,required by ordering paragraphs(J)and(K)of the
Order on Revised Recreation Plan.' The project is located on the Feather River in Butte
County,California.
2. Ordering paragraphs(,I)and(K)require,in pertinent part,the licensee to file a
report with the Commission by April I of odd-numbered years,'describing the use of the
project's recreational facilities as well as meetings and activities of the Oroville
Recreation Advisory Committee during each of the two preceding calendar years.
3. The licensee states that the timeframe for developing the draft report is typically
February through March to meet the April I filing date. Subsequently,the Oroville
Recreation Advisory Committee provides comment to the licensee between April and
May,and if necessary the licensee files a second filing with the Commission to address
any of the committee's comments.
4. Currently licensee staff as well as California State Parks staff are involved with
the ongoing Oroville spillway emergency incident which is taking priority over the
development of this report. The licensee is requesting to extend the filing date to
E Order Modifying and Amending the Revised Recreation Plan Order
(151 FERC 162,138),issued May 28,2015. The recreation plan was previously
approved by the Approving and Modifying Amended Proposed Revised Recreation Plan
(79 FERC 162,073),issued May 1, 1997.
'The filing date was changed from November 1 to April 1 via the Order
Amending Filing Due Date(77 FERC'J[62.,147),issued December 11, 1996.
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2-October 1,2017,so that it can coordinate with the California State Parks on the report
when staff is available.
5. The licensee's justification for the additional time to file the 2017 biennial
Recreation Report is reasonable and justifies granting the extension. However,to ensure
efficient use of licensee time given the emergency spillway situation,this order grants an
extension until December 31,2017 to file the Recreation Report. The additional time is
granted to provide the licensee additional time to draft the report and consult with the
Rccreation Advisory Committee,and ultimately submit just one filing for this
requirement.
The Director orders:
(A) California Department of Water Resources'request to extend the filing date
to 2017 biennial Recreation Report,for the Orovitle Hydroelectric Project No.2100,is
approved. The filing date is extended to December 31,2017.
(B) This order constitutes final agency action. Any party may file a request for
rehearing of this order within 30 days from the date of its issuance,as provided in
section 313(a)of the FPA, 16 U.S.C.§8251(2012),and the Commission's regulations at
18 C.F.R.§385.713(2016). The filing of a request for rehearing does not operate as a
stay of the effective date of this order,or of any other date specified in this order.The
licensee's failure to file a request for rehearing shall constitute acceptance of this order.
Robert J.Fletcher
Land Resources Branch
Division of Hydropower Administration
and Compliance