Rugraw, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project and Intention To Hold Public Meetings, 57969-57970 [2017-26499]

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[FR Doc. 2017–26498 Filed 12–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12496–002] Rugraw, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project and Intention To Hold Public Meetings In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 12496–002), to be located on the upper South Fork Battle Creek in Tehama County, California, and has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. The project would occupy no federal land or Indian reservations. The draft EIS contains staff’s evaluations of the applicant’s proposal and the alternatives for licensing the proposed Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff. A copy of the draft EIS is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57969 on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. All comments must be filed by Friday, February 2, 2018. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–12496–002. Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified above.1 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, we will hold two public meetings to receive comments on the draft EIS. A daytime meeting will focus on comments of the resource agencies, NGOs, and Indian tribes, and an evening meeting will focus on receiving input from the public. We invite all interested agencies, Indian tribes, NGOs, and individuals to attend one or both of the meetings. The time and location of the meetings is as follows: Daytime Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express, 2810 Main Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Evening Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2018. 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1 57970 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2017 / Notices Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express, 2810 Main Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080. At the meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) will become part of the Commission’s public record for the project. This meeting is posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https:// www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ EventsList.aspx along with other related information. For further information, contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502–8434 or at Kenneth.Hogan@ferc.gov. Dated: December 4, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–26499 Filed 12–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0141; FRL–9971–01] Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for August and September 2017 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. 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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Greg Schweer, Chemical Control Divison (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8469; email address: schweer.greg@epa.gov. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:38 Dec 07, 2017 Jkt 244001 environmental effects of the chemical substance or significant new use; • The information available to EPA is insufficient to permit a reasoned evaluation of the health and environmental effects and the chemical substance or significant new use may SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: present an unreasonable risk of injury to I. General Information health or the environment; • The chemical substance is or will A. Does this action apply to me? be produced in substantial quantities, This action is directed to the public and such substance either enters or may in general. As such, the Agency has not reasonably be anticipated to enter the attempted to describe the specific environment in substantial quantities or entities that this action may apply to. there is or may be significant or Although others may be affected, this substantial human exposure to the action applies directly to the submitters substance; or of the PMNs addressed in this action. • The chemical substance or B. How can I get copies of this document significant new use is not likely to and other related information? present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. The docket for this action, identified Unreasonable risk findings must be by docket identification (ID) number made without consideration of costs or EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0141, is available other non-risk factors, including an at https://www.regulations.gov or at the unreasonable risk to a potentially Office of Pollution Prevention and exposed or susceptible subpopulation Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), identified as relevant under the Environmental Protection Agency conditions of use. The term ‘‘conditions Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William of use’’ is defined in TSCA section 3 to Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 mean ‘‘the circumstances, as determined Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, by the Administrator, under which a DC. The Public Reading Room is open chemical substance is intended, known, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday or reasonably foreseen to be through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the manufactured, processed, distributed in Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, commerce, used, or disposed of.’’ EPA is required under TSCA section and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review 5(g) to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its the visitor instructions and additional review of a TSCA section 5(a) notice information about the docket available when EPA makes a finding that a new at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. chemical substance or significant new II. What action is the Agency taking? use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or This document lists the statements of the environment. Such statements apply findings made by EPA after review of to PMNs, MCANs, and SNUNs notices submitted under TSCA section submitted to EPA under TSCA 5(a) that certain new chemical section 5. substances or significant new uses are not likely to present an unreasonable Anyone who plans to manufacture risk of injury to health or the (which includes import) a new chemical environment. This document presents substance for a non-exempt commercial statements of findings made by EPA purpose and any manufacturer or during the period from August 1, 2017 processor wishing to engage in a use of to September 30, 2017. a chemical substance designated by EPA as a significant new use must submit a III. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57969-57970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26499]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12496-002]


Rugraw, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric Project and 
Intention To Hold Public Meetings

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the application for license for the Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric 
Project (FERC No. 12496-002), to be located on the upper South Fork 
Battle Creek in Tehama County, California, and has prepared a draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. The project would 
occupy no federal land or Indian reservations.
    The draft EIS contains staff's evaluations of the applicant's 
proposal and the alternatives for licensing the proposed Lassen Lodge 
Hydroelectric Project. The draft EIS documents the views of 
governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian 
tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    All comments must be filed by Friday, February 2, 2018.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system 
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
first page of any filing should include docket number P-12496-002.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, we will hold 
two public meetings to receive comments on the draft EIS. A daytime 
meeting will focus on comments of the resource agencies, NGOs, and 
Indian tribes, and an evening meeting will focus on receiving input 
from the public. We invite all interested agencies, Indian tribes, 
NGOs, and individuals to attend one or both of the meetings. The time 
and location of the meetings is as follows:

Daytime Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2018.
    Time: 9:00 a.m.
    Location: Holiday Inn Express, 2810 Main Street, Red Bluff, CA 
96080.

Evening Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

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    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Holiday Inn Express, 2810 Main Street, Red Bluff, CA 
96080.
    At the meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments 
and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meeting will be 
recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) 
will become part of the Commission's public record for the project. 
This meeting is posted on the Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related 
information.
    For further information, contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434 or 
at [email protected].

    Dated: December 4, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-26499 Filed 12-7-17; 8:45 am]
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