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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2997–031]
South Sutter Water District; Notice
Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major, new
license.
b. Project No.: P–2997–031.
c. Date filed: July 1, 2019.
d. Applicant: South Sutter Water
District.
e. Name of Project: Camp Far West
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing hydroelectric
project is located on the Bear River in
Yuba, Nevada, and Placer Counties,
California. The project, with the
proposed project boundary
modifications, would occupy a total of
2,674 acres. No Federal or tribal lands
occur within or adjacent to the project
boundary or along the Bear River
downstream of the project.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brad
Arnold, General Manager, South Sutter
Water District, 2464 Pacific Avenue,
Trowbridge, California 95659.
i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering,
(202) 502–6382, quinn.emmering@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: July 9, 2020.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file scoping
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 at
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). 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–2997–031.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Camp Far West
Hydroelectric Project operates to
provide water during the irrigation
season, generate power, and meet
streamflow requirements for the Bear
River. The existing project includes: (1)
A 185-foot-high, 40-foot-wide, 2,070foot-long, earth-filled main dam; (2) a
45-foot-high, 20-foot-wide, 1,060-footlong, earth-filled south wing dam; (3) a
25-foot-high, 20-foot-wide, 1,460-footlong, earth-filled north wing dam; (4) a
15-foot-high, 20-foot-wide, 1,450-footlong, earth-filled north dike; (5) a 2,020acre reservoir with a gross storage
capacity of about 104,000 acre-feet at
the normal maximum water surface
elevation (NMWSE) of 300 feet; (6) an
overflow spillway with a maximum
design capacity of 106,500 cubic feet per
second (cfs) at a reservoir elevation of
320 feet with a 15-foot-wide concrete
approach apron, 300-foot-long ungated,
ogee-type concrete structure, and a 77foot-long downstream concrete chute
with concrete sidewalls and a 302.5-foot
single span steel-truss bridge across the
spillway crest; (7) a 1,200-foot-long,
unlined, rock channel that carries spill
downstream to the Bear River; (8) a 22foot-high, concrete, power intake tower
with openings on three sides protected
by steel trashracks; (9) a 25-foot-4-inchhigh, concrete, intake tower with
openings on three sides, each of which
is protected by steel trashracks that
receives water for the outlet works; (10)
a 760-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter concrete
tunnel through the left abutment of the
main dam that conveys water from the
power intake to the powerhouse; (11) a
steel-reinforced, concrete powerhouse
with a 6.8-megawatt, vertical-shaft,
Francis-type turbine, which discharges
to the Bear River at the base of the main
dam; (12) a 350-foot-long, 48-inchdiameter steel pipe that conveys water
from the intake structure to a valve
chamber for the outlet works; (13) a 400foot-long, 7.5-foot-diameter concretelined horseshoe tunnel that connects to
the valve chamber to a 48-inchdiameter, Howell Bunger outlet valve
with a capacity of 500 cfs that
discharges directly into the Bear River;
(14) a fenced switchyard adjacent to the
powerhouse; (15) two recreation areas
with campgrounds, day-use areas, boat
ramps, restrooms, and sewage holding
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ponds; and (16) a recreational water
system that includes two pumps in the
reservoir that deliver water to a
treatment facility that is piped to a
60,000-gallon storage tank to supply
water to recreation facilities. The project
has no transmission facilities. The
estimated average annual generation
(2010 to 2017) is 22,637 megawatthours.
South Sutter Water District proposes
to: (1) Raise the NMWSE of the project
reservoir by 5 feet from an elevation of
300 feet to an elevation of 305 feet; (2)
raise the crest of the existing spillway
from an elevation of 300 feet to an
elevation of 305 feet to accommodate
the proposed pool raise; (3) replace and
restore several recreation facilities; (4)
add an existing 0.25-mile road as a
primary project road to access the
powerhouse and switchyard; and (5)
modify the project boundary to account
for the removal of the 1.9-mile-long
transmission line from the license in
1991, corrections based on current
project operation and maintenance, and
changes under the category of a contour
20 feet above the 300-feet NMWSE or
proximity of 200-horizontal-feet from
the 300-foot NMWSE.
m. In addition to publishing the full
text of this document in the Federal
Register. The Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. 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.
o. Scoping Process
The Commission staff intends to
prepare an Environmental Assessment
(EA) for the Camp Far West
Hydroelectric Project in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act. The EA will consider both sitespecific and cumulative environmental
impacts and reasonable alternatives to
the proposed action.
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Commission staff does not anticipate
holding a formal public or agency
scoping meeting. Instead, we are
soliciting comments, recommendations,
and information, on the Scoping
Document (SD) issued on June 9, 2020.
Copies of the SD outlining the subject
areas to be addressed in the EA were
distributed to the parties on the
Commission’s mailing list and the
applicant’s distribution list. Copies of
the SD may be viewed on the web at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call 1–866–
208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659.
Dated: June 9, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP20–460–000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Intent To Prepare An Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Clifton
to Palmyra A-Line Abandonment
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Clifton to Palmyra A-line
Abandonment Project involving
abandonment of pipeline facilities by
Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern) in Clay and Washington
Counties, Kansas, and Gage, Jefferson,
Lancaster, and Otoe Counties, Nebraska,
and construction and operation of
facilities in Gage County, Nebraska. The
Commission will use this EA in its
decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies about issues
regarding the project. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
requires the Commission to take into
account the environmental impacts that
could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity.
NEPA also requires the Commission to
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discover concerns the public may have
about proposals. This process is referred
to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis
in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the
Commission requests public comments
on the scope of issues to address in the
EA. To ensure that your comments are
timely and properly recorded, please
submit your comments so that the
Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on July 9, 2020.
You can make a difference by
submitting your specific comments or
concerns about the project. Your
comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. Your
input will help the Commission staff
determine what issues they need to
evaluate in the EA. Commission staff
will consider all filed comments during
the preparation of the EA.
If you sent comments on this project
to the Commission before the opening of
this docket on May 21, 2020, you will
need to file those comments in Docket
No. CP20–460–000 to ensure they are
considered as part of this proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
easement agreement. You are not
required to enter into an agreement.
However, if the Commission approves
the project, that approval conveys with
it the right of eminent domain.
Therefore, if you and the company do
not reach an easement agreement, the
pipeline company could initiate
condemnation proceedings in court. In
such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance
with state law.
Northern provided landowners with a
fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled
‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On
My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’
This fact sheet addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings. It is also available for
viewing on the FERC website
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[FR Doc No: 2020-12831]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2997-031]
South Sutter Water District; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major, new license.
b. Project No.: P-2997-031.
c. Date filed: July 1, 2019.
d. Applicant: South Sutter Water District.
e. Name of Project: Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing hydroelectric project is located on the
Bear River in Yuba, Nevada, and Placer Counties, California. The
project, with the proposed project boundary modifications, would occupy
a total of 2,674 acres. No Federal or tribal lands occur within or
adjacent to the project boundary or along the Bear River downstream of
the project.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brad Arnold, General Manager, South
Sutter Water District, 2464 Pacific Avenue, Trowbridge, California
95659.
i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering, (202) 502-6382,
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 9, 2020.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping 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 at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). 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-2997-031.
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The existing Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project operates to
provide water during the irrigation season, generate power, and meet
streamflow requirements for the Bear River. The existing project
includes: (1) A 185-foot-high, 40-foot-wide, 2,070-foot-long, earth-
filled main dam; (2) a 45-foot-high, 20-foot-wide, 1,060-foot-long,
earth-filled south wing dam; (3) a 25-foot-high, 20-foot-wide, 1,460-
foot-long, earth-filled north wing dam; (4) a 15-foot-high, 20-foot-
wide, 1,450-foot-long, earth-filled north dike; (5) a 2,020-acre
reservoir with a gross storage capacity of about 104,000 acre-feet at
the normal maximum water surface elevation (NMWSE) of 300 feet; (6) an
overflow spillway with a maximum design capacity of 106,500 cubic feet
per second (cfs) at a reservoir elevation of 320 feet with a 15-foot-
wide concrete approach apron, 300-foot-long ungated, ogee-type concrete
structure, and a 77-foot-long downstream concrete chute with concrete
sidewalls and a 302.5-foot single span steel-truss bridge across the
spillway crest; (7) a 1,200-foot-long, unlined, rock channel that
carries spill downstream to the Bear River; (8) a 22-foot-high,
concrete, power intake tower with openings on three sides protected by
steel trashracks; (9) a 25-foot-4-inch-high, concrete, intake tower
with openings on three sides, each of which is protected by steel
trashracks that receives water for the outlet works; (10) a 760-foot-
long, 8-foot-diameter concrete tunnel through the left abutment of the
main dam that conveys water from the power intake to the powerhouse;
(11) a steel-reinforced, concrete powerhouse with a 6.8-megawatt,
vertical-shaft, Francis-type turbine, which discharges to the Bear
River at the base of the main dam; (12) a 350-foot-long, 48-inch-
diameter steel pipe that conveys water from the intake structure to a
valve chamber for the outlet works; (13) a 400-foot-long, 7.5-foot-
diameter concrete-lined horseshoe tunnel that connects to the valve
chamber to a 48-inch-diameter, Howell Bunger outlet valve with a
capacity of 500 cfs that discharges directly into the Bear River; (14)
a fenced switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse; (15) two recreation
areas with campgrounds, day-use areas, boat ramps, restrooms, and
sewage holding
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ponds; and (16) a recreational water system that includes two pumps in
the reservoir that deliver water to a treatment facility that is piped
to a 60,000-gallon storage tank to supply water to recreation
facilities. The project has no transmission facilities. The estimated
average annual generation (2010 to 2017) is 22,637 megawatt-hours.
South Sutter Water District proposes to: (1) Raise the NMWSE of the
project reservoir by 5 feet from an elevation of 300 feet to an
elevation of 305 feet; (2) raise the crest of the existing spillway
from an elevation of 300 feet to an elevation of 305 feet to
accommodate the proposed pool raise; (3) replace and restore several
recreation facilities; (4) add an existing 0.25-mile road as a primary
project road to access the powerhouse and switchyard; and (5) modify
the project boundary to account for the removal of the 1.9-mile-long
transmission line from the license in 1991, corrections based on
current project operation and maintenance, and changes under the
category of a contour 20 feet above the 300-feet NMWSE or proximity of
200-horizontal-feet from the 300-foot NMWSE.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register. The Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. 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.
o. Scoping Process
The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment
(EA) for the Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-
specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action.
Commission staff does not anticipate holding a formal public or
agency scoping meeting. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued
on June 9, 2020.
Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD may be viewed on
the web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: June 9, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12831 Filed 6-12-20; 8:45 am]
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