PacifiCorp and Klamath River Renewal Corporation; Notice of Application for Surrender of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 83551-83552 [2020-28240]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 22, 2020 / Notices that would reduce impoundment fluctuations and increase the stability of downstream flow releases relative to current project operation, including targeted water surface elevation levels and flow ramping rates. Great River Hydro proposes several protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures for aquatic, terrestrial, cultural, and recreation resources, and threatened and endangered species. The specific proposed changes are described in the amended application. m. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) 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 (P–1892). 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502– 8659 (TTY). n. You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Commission issues letter identifying application deficiencies and requesting additional information ............................................. Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ................................................................................................ Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions .............................................................. Reply Comments due ....................................................................................................................................................................... p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: December 16, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–28249 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 14803–001; 2082–063] PacifiCorp and Klamath River Renewal Corporation; Notice of Application for Surrender of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES December 16, 2020. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Surrender of Project License. b. Project No: 14803–001 and 2082– 063. c. Date Filed: September 23, 2016, and supplemented June 29, 2018; July 29, 2019; February 28, 2020; and November 17, 2020. d. Applicant: PacifiCorp and Klamath River Renewal Corporation. e. Name of Project: Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Klamath River in Klamath County, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Dec 21, 2020 Jkt 253001 Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The project includes federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicant Contact: Mark Bransom, Chief Executive Officer, Klamath River Renewal Corporation, 2001 Addison Street, Suite 317, Berkeley, CA 94704, (415) 820–4441, info@ klamathrenewal.org. Sarah Kamman, Vice President and General Counsel, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 2000, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 813–5865, sarah.kamman@ pacificorp.com. i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon, (202) 502–6136, diana.shannon@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: February 15, 2021. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 83551 Sfmt 4703 January 2021. May 2021. July 2021. August 2021. Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket numbers P–14803–001 and P–2082–063. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. Description of Request: The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (Renewal Corporation) and PacifiCorp request to surrender the license for and decommission the Lower Klamath Project No. 14803 (project). Decommissioning activities would include the full removal of the J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2 and Iron Gate dams, located on the mainstem Klamath River in Klamath County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. On July 16, 2020, the Commission issued an order approving a partial transfer of the license for the project from PacifiCorp to PacifiCorp and the E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 83552 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 22, 2020 / Notices Renewal Corporation as co-licensees. In the amended surrender application filed on November 17, 2020, PacifiCorp and the Renewal Corporation indicated that they will not be accepting co-licensee status. PacifiCorp and the Renewal Corporation state that they intend to file a new transfer application by January 16, 2021, requesting that the Lower Klamath Project be transferred from PacifiCorp to the Renewal Corporation and the states of California and Oregon, for the purposes of license surrender and decommissioning the four developments. Also included in the November 17 filing was a Memorandum of Agreement entered into by PacifiCorp, the Renewal Corporation, the Karuk Tribe, the Yurok Tribe, and the states of California and Oregon indicating the parties’ support for the new transfer proposal to be filed by January 16, 2021. With PacifiCorp’s consent and technical support, the Renewal Corporation will act as the proponent of the surrender application and is authorized to act as the Commission’s non-federal representative in ongoing consultations. l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the Commission’s website 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Dec 21, 2020 Jkt 253001 o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO INTERVENE as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. Dated: December 16, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–28240 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP21–17–000] Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on December 11, 2020, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed in Docket No. CP21– 17–000 a prior notice request pursuant to section 157.205 and 157.216 of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act, for authorization to abandon 9 injection/withdrawal wells and associated pipelines and appurtenances, located in its Wellington Storage Field in Lorain and Medina Counties, Ohio (2021 Wellington Well Abandonments Project). Specifically, Columbia proposes to plug and abandon wells 7779, 8907, 8908, 8909, 8968, 9060, 9031, 9121, and 9309, and their associated pipelines. Columbia asserts that plugging and abandoning these wells will reduce integrity risk in alignment with the PHMSA Storage Final Rule. Columbia states that there will be no change to the existing boundary, total inventory, reservoir pressure, reservoir and buffer boundaries, or the certificated capacity of the Wellington Storage Field as a result of these abandonments, therefore will have no impact on Columbia’s existing customers or affect Columbia’s PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 existing storage operations, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review on the Commission’s website 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, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. 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. Any questions concerning this application should be directed to Sorana Linder, Director, Modernization & Certificates, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, at (832) 320–5209 or sorana_linder@tcenergy.com. Any person or the Commission’s staff may, within 60 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 22, 2020)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14803-001; 2082-063]


PacifiCorp and Klamath River Renewal Corporation; Notice of 
Application for Surrender of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

December 16, 2020.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Surrender of Project License.
    b. Project No: 14803-001 and 2082-063.
    c. Date Filed: September 23, 2016, and supplemented June 29, 2018; 
July 29, 2019; February 28, 2020; and November 17, 2020.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp and Klamath River Renewal Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Klamath River in Klamath 
County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The project includes 
federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mark Bransom, Chief Executive Officer, 
Klamath River Renewal Corporation, 2001 Addison Street, Suite 317, 
Berkeley, CA 94704, (415) 820-4441, [email protected]. Sarah 
Kamman, Vice President and General Counsel, PacifiCorp, 825 NE 
Multnomah Street, Suite 2000, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 813-5865, 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon, (202) 502-6136, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: February 15, 2021.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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 FER[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may 
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should 
include docket numbers P-14803-001 and P-2082-063. Comments emailed to 
Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or 
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that 
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: The Klamath River Renewal Corporation 
(Renewal Corporation) and PacifiCorp request to surrender the license 
for and decommission the Lower Klamath Project No. 14803 (project). 
Decommissioning activities would include the full removal of the J.C. 
Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2 and Iron Gate dams, located on the 
mainstem Klamath River in Klamath County, Oregon and Siskiyou County, 
California.
    On July 16, 2020, the Commission issued an order approving a 
partial transfer of the license for the project from PacifiCorp to 
PacifiCorp and the

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Renewal Corporation as co-licensees. In the amended surrender 
application filed on November 17, 2020, PacifiCorp and the Renewal 
Corporation indicated that they will not be accepting co-licensee 
status. PacifiCorp and the Renewal Corporation state that they intend 
to file a new transfer application by January 16, 2021, requesting that 
the Lower Klamath Project be transferred from PacifiCorp to the Renewal 
Corporation and the states of California and Oregon, for the purposes 
of license surrender and decommissioning the four developments.
    Also included in the November 17 filing was a Memorandum of 
Agreement entered into by PacifiCorp, the Renewal Corporation, the 
Karuk Tribe, the Yurok Tribe, and the states of California and Oregon 
indicating the parties' support for the new transfer proposal to be 
filed by January 16, 2021.
    With PacifiCorp's consent and technical support, the Renewal 
Corporation will act as the proponent of the surrender application and 
is authorized to act as the Commission's non-federal representative in 
ongoing consultations.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO INTERVENE as 
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and 
the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) 
furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person 
commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with 
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, 
motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary 
basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of 
service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.

    Dated: December 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-28240 Filed 12-21-20; 8:45 am]
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