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increases and decreases, which is
limited to two per year. The licensee
states that the State Water Resources
Control Board has limited the its ability
to store water in the reservoir as a result
of drought conditions and instead, has
ordered the licensee to pass all project
inflows into the downstream area. The
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indefinitely until the water storage
restriction is lifted, but would also
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and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for
an extension if the storage curtailment
remains in place come March 2022.
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Dated: November 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–24655 Filed 11–10–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP21–197–000]
Kern River Gas Transmission
Company; Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Delta Lateral Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Delta Lateral Project, proposed
by Kern River Gas Transmission
Company (Kern River) in the abovereferenced docket. Kern River requests
authorization to construct, own, and
operate approximately 35 miles of 24inch-diameter pipeline and related
appurtenances to deliver natural gas to
the Intermountain Power Project in
Millard County, Utah. The Project
purpose is to provide firm
transportation service of 140,000
dekatherms of natural gas per day from
Opal, Wyoming to the Intermountain
Power Project, an electrical generating
facility in Delta, Utah. Prior to filing its
application, Kern River participated in
the Commission’s Pre-filing Process for
this Project under Docket No. PF20–4–
000.
The draft EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Delta
Lateral Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). As
described in the draft EIS, the FERC
staff concludes that approval of the
Project would result in some adverse
environmental impacts; however, with
the exception of climate change
impacts, these impacts would be
reduced to less-than-significant levels
because of the impact avoidance,
minimization, and mitigation measures
proposed by Kern River and those
recommended by staff in the EIS. FERC
staff is unable to determine the
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significance level of climate change
impacts.
The U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
participated as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or
special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. A portion of the Project would
be constructed on lands managed by the
BLM Fillmore Field Office. Because the
BLM must comply with the
requirements of NEPA before issuing a
right-of-way grant, BLM has elected to
cooperate in this NEPA process and
adopt the EIS per Title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, Section 1506.3.
The Project would consist of the
following specific facilities:
• A 35.84-mile-long, 24-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline;
• a delivery meter station;
• two mainline taps with automated
lateral inlet valve assemblies;
• an in-line inspection device
launcher and receiver;
• an automated lateral block valve
assembly; and
• ancillary facilities.
The draft EIS is not a decision
document. It presents Commission
staff’s independent analysis of the
environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when
addressing the merits of all issues in
this proceeding. Any person wishing to
comment on the draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on the
draft EIS’s disclosure and discussion of
potential environmental effects,
including climate impacts due to
downstream greenhouse gas emissions,
and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the
proposal in the final EIS, it is important
that the Commission receive your
comments on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on December 27, 2021.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing
of comments and has staff available to
assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
recorded.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. This is an easy method for
submitting brief, text-only comments on
a project;
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(2) You can file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by
attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must
first create an account by clicking on
‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing a comment
on a particular project, please select
‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the filing
type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
Commission. Be sure to reference the
project docket number (CP21–197–000)
on your letter. 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, MD 20852.
Any person seeking to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214).
Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/ferc-online/how-guides. Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission’s decision. The
Commission grants affected landowners
and others with environmental concerns
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which no other party can adequately
represent. Simply filing environmental
comments will not give you intervenor
status, but you do not need intervenor
status to have your comments
considered.
Questions?
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription that
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
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summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/
ferc-online/overview to register for
eSubscription.
Dated: November 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–24654 Filed 11–10–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–36–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725G1 and FERC–
725G4); Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collections,
FERC–725G1, Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System:
Reliability Standard PRC–004–6
(Protection System Misoperation
Identification and Correction), and
FERC–725G4, Mandatory Reliability
Standards: Reliability Standard PRC–
010–2 (Under Voltage Load Shedding).
The Commission will submit these
information collections to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in
connection with a request for review
and renewal.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725G1 and/or FERC–725G4 to
OMB through www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB control
number(s) (1902–0284 for FERC–725G1)
and/or (1902–0282 for FERC–725G4) in
the subject line. Your comments should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC21–36–000) to the Commission as
noted below. Electronic filing through
https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
SUMMARY:
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• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions:
OMB submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain; Using the search function
under the ‘‘Currently Under Review
field,’’ select Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; click ‘‘submit’’ and select
‘‘comment’’ to the right of the subject
collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FERC–725G1
Title: Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk-Power System: Reliability
Standard PRC–004–6.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0284.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725G1 information
collection requirements.
Abstract: The Commission collects
information under FERC–725G1 in
accordance with section 215 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) 1 and 18 CFR
parts 39 and 40. Section 215 of the FPA
gives the Commission and the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (as the Commissionapproved Electric Reliability
Organization) to establish and enforce
reliability standards for all users,
owners, and operators of the bulk-power
system.2 Once approved, the Reliability
16 U.S.C.824o.
As defined at 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(1) and 18 CFR
39.1, the term ‘‘bulk-power system’’ means facilities
and control systems necessary for operating an
interconnected electric energy transmission
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-197-000]
Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Delta Lateral
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) for
the Delta Lateral Project, proposed by Kern River Gas Transmission
Company (Kern River) in the above-referenced docket. Kern River
requests authorization to construct, own, and operate approximately 35
miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline and related appurtenances to deliver
natural gas to the Intermountain Power Project in Millard County, Utah.
The Project purpose is to provide firm transportation service of
140,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day from Opal, Wyoming to the
Intermountain Power Project, an electrical generating facility in
Delta, Utah. Prior to filing its application, Kern River participated
in the Commission's Pre-filing Process for this Project under Docket
No. PF20-4-000.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Delta Lateral Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
As described in the draft EIS, the FERC staff concludes that approval
of the Project would result in some adverse environmental impacts;
however, with the exception of climate change impacts, these impacts
would be reduced to less-than-significant levels because of the impact
avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures proposed by Kern River
and those recommended by staff in the EIS. FERC staff is unable to
determine the significance level of climate change impacts.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the
EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis. A portion of the Project would be
constructed on lands managed by the BLM Fillmore Field Office. Because
the BLM must comply with the requirements of NEPA before issuing a
right-of-way grant, BLM has elected to cooperate in this NEPA process
and adopt the EIS per Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Section 1506.3.
The Project would consist of the following specific facilities:
A 35.84-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
a delivery meter station;
two mainline taps with automated lateral inlet valve
assemblies;
an in-line inspection device launcher and receiver;
an automated lateral block valve assembly; and
ancillary facilities.
The draft EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission
staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on the draft EIS's disclosure and discussion
of potential environmental effects, including climate impacts due to
downstream greenhouse gas emissions, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. To ensure consideration of your comments on the
proposal in the final EIS, it is important that the Commission receive
your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 27, 2021.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
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(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of
formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling
users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' If you
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment
on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP21-
197-000) on your letter. 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, MD 20852.
Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214). Motions to intervene are
more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission grants
affected landowners and others with environmental concerns intervenor
status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and
direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can adequately
represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not give you
intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
Questions?
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: November 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24654 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
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