Control Technology, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping, Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests, 12688-12690 [2022-04686]
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Dated: March 1, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–04769 Filed 3–4–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 4784–106]
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Topsham Hydro Partners Limited
Partnership (L.P.); Notice of Settlement
Agreement and Soliciting Comments
Take notice that the following
settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement
Agreement.
b. Project No.: 4784–106.
c. Date filed: February 24, 2022.
d. Applicant: Topsham Hydro
Partners Limited Partnership (L.P.)
e. Name of Project: Pejepscot
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Androscoggin
River in Sagadahoc, Cumberland, and
Androscoggin Counties in the village of
Pejepscot and the town of Topsham,
Maine. The project does not affect
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Luke T.
Anderson, Manager, Licensing,
Brookfield Renewable, 150 Main Street,
Lewiston, Maine 04240, telephone 207–
755–5613, Luke.Anderson@
BrookfieldRenewable.com.
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen,
telephone (202) 502–8074, and email
ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments: March
20, 2022. Reply comments due March
30, 2022.
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 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,
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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
number P–4784–106.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person 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. Topsham Hydro Partners Limited
Partnership (L.P.) (Topsham Hydro)
filed a Settlement Agreement for
Modified Prescription for Fishways
executed by and between the licensee
and the U.S. Department of Interior’s
U.S. Fish and Wildldife Service. The
purpose of the agreement is to resolve
the parties’ disagreements over the
appropriate terms of a prescription for
fishways for upstream and downstream
passage of American eel at the project
under the new license. Topsham Hydro
requests that the Commission consider
the Settlement Agreement in its
environmental analysis of the project
relicensing, acknowledge the Offer of
Settlement, and incorporate the terms of
the agreement which will be reflected in
the modified fishway prescription in the
new license for the project. The
Settlement Agreement details the terms
of the modified prescription for
upstream and downstream passage of
American eel at the project to be filed
by the Department within 60 days after
the deadline for filing comments on the
Commission’s draft environmental
document. With respect to downstream
passage of American eel, the Agreement
provides for both interim and
permanent downstream passage
measures, based on the outcome of
studies to be conducted by Topsham
Hydro, as well as effectiveness testing of
those interim and permanent measures.
With respect to upstream passage of
American eel, the Agreement includes
temporary upstream passage measures,
permanent upstream passage measures,
and effectiveness testing of those
permanent measures.
l. 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
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document via the internet through 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 (i.e., P–
4784). 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.
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.
Dated: February 28, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–04684 Filed 3–4–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14804–003]
Control Technology, Inc.; Notice of
Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document
(Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing
Process, and Scoping, Request for
Comments on the Pad and Scoping
Document, and Identification of Issues
and Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for an Original
License, Commencing Pre-filing Process,
and Denial of Request to Use the
Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14804.
c. Dated Filed: May 25, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Control Technology,
Inc. (Control Technology).
e. Name of Project: Blue Diamond
Advanced Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Near the town of Blue
Diamond, in Clark County, Nevada. The
project would occupy an unknown
acreage of federal land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Rexford
Wait, Control Technology, Inc., 2416
Cades Way, Vista, CA 92081; (760) 599–
0086; email: rwait@
controltechnology.org.
i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams, (202)
502–8462, evan.williams@ferc.gov.
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j. Control Technology filed its PreApplication Document (PAD) and
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process (TLP) on May 25, 2021, and
published public notice of its Notice of
Intent to file a license application, PAD,
and request to use the TLP on November
2, 2021. The Commission denied the
request to use the TLP on January 27,
2022. Control Technology must use the
Integrated Licensing Process to prepare
a license application for the Blue
Diamond Advanced Pumped Storage
Project.
k. Cooperating agencies: Federal,
state, local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item o below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
l. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50
CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries
under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act; and (c) the Nevada
State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
m. With this notice, we are
designating Control Technology as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act, and section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for
review on the Commission’s website
(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)
pandemic, issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
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(TTY). A copy is also available via the
contact in paragraph h.
You may register online at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
be notified via email of new filing and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and
Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1
(SD1), as well as study requests. All
comments on the PAD and SD1, and
study requests should be sent to the
address above in paragraph h. In
addition, all comments on the PAD and
SD1, study requests, requests for
cooperating agency status, and all
communications to and from
Commission staff related to the merits of
the potential application must be filed
with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file documents
using the Commission’s eFiling system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick
Comment.aspx. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online. 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. All filings must clearly identify
the project name and docket number on
the first page: Blue Diamond Advanced
Pumped Storage Project (P–14804).
All filings with the Commission must
bear the appropriate heading:
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
from Commission Staff.’’ Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by April 29, 2022.
p. The Commission’s scoping process
will help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
scoping requirements, irrespective of
whether the Commission prepares an
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environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Scoping Process
Due to on-going concerns with large
gatherings related to COVID–19, we do
not intend to hold in-person public
scoping meetings or an in-person
environmental site review. Rather,
Commission staff will hold two public
scoping meetings using a telephone
conference line. The daytime scoping
meeting will focus on resource agency,
Indian tribes, and non-governmental
organization (NGO) concerns, while the
evening scoping meeting will focus on
receiving input from the public. We
invite all interested agencies, Native
American tribes, NGOs, and individuals
to attend one of these meetings to assist
us in identifying the scope of
environmental issues that should be
analyzed in the NEPA document. In
addition, Control Technology will
provide a presentation of the proposed
project prior to the scoping meeting date
that can be accessed at: https://
controltechnologyorg.sharepoint.com/
:f:/s/BlueDiamondPumpedStorage
Project/EoXtMViiW0dLthriIl
ViL5cBU8j0nYedHiX8TIVojEcLoA?
e=S0Djpp. The dates and times of the
meetings are listed below.
Meeting for Resource Agencies, Tribes,
and NGOs
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 9:00 a.m.–
12:00 p.m. PST
Call in number: (800) 779–8625.
Access code: 3472916.
Following entry of the access code,
please provide the required details
when prompted.
Meeting for the General Public
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 6:00 p.m.–
8:00 p.m. PST
Call in number: (800) 779–8625.
Access code: 3472916.
Following entry of the access code,
please provide the required details
when prompted.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas
to be addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list and Control
Technology’s distribution list. Copies of
SD1 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. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
may be issued. SD2 will include a
revised process plan and schedule, as
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well as a list of issues, based on the
scoping process.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Meeting Objectives
[FRL–9553–01–OMS]
At the scoping meetings, Commission
staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing
conditions; (3) review and discuss
existing information and identify
preliminary information and study
needs; (4) review and discuss the
process plan and schedule for pre-filing
activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of federal, state, and tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss the potential of any federal or
state agency or Indian tribe to act as a
cooperating agency for development of
an environmental document. Meeting
participants should come prepared to
discuss their issues and/or concerns.
Please review the PAD in preparation
for the scoping meetings. Directions on
how to obtain a copy of the PAD and
SD1 are included in item n of this
document.
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, Nebraska Department of
Environment and Energy (NDEE)
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Meeting Procedures
Commission staff will be moderating
the scoping meetings. The meetings will
begin promptly at their respective start
times listed above.
At the start of the meeting, staff will
provide further instructions regarding
the meeting setup, agenda, and time
period for comments and questions. We
ask for your patience as staff present
information and field participant
comments in orderly manner. To
indicate you have a question or
comment, press * and 3 to virtually
‘‘raise your hand’’. Oral comments will
be limited to 5 minutes in duration for
each participant. The meetings will be
recorded by a stenographer and will be
filed to the public record of the project.
Please note, that if no participants
join the meetings within 15 minutes
after the start time, staff will end the
meeting and conference call. The
meetings will end after participants
have presented their oral comments or
at the specified end time, whichever
occurs first.
Dated: February 28, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) approval of the Nebraska
Department of Environment and Energy
(NDEE) request to revise/modify certain
of its EPA-authorized programs to allow
electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA approves the authorized
program revisions/modifications as of
March 7, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shirley M. Miller, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Information
Management, Mail Stop 2824T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20460, (202) 566–2908,
miller.shirley@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
was published in the Federal Register
(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
establishes electronic reporting as an
acceptable regulatory alternative to
paper reporting and establishes
requirements to assure that electronic
documents are as legally dependable as
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
local government agencies that receive,
or wish to begin receiving, electronic
reports under their EPA-authorized
programs must apply to EPA for a
revision or modification of those
programs and obtain EPA approval.
Subpart D provides standards for such
approvals based on consideration of the
electronic document receiving systems
that the state, tribe, or local government
will use to implement the electronic
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
provides special procedures for program
revisions and modifications to allow
electronic reporting, to be used at the
option of the state, tribe or local
government in place of procedures
available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart
D procedures must show that the state,
tribe or local government has sufficient
legal authority to implement the
electronic reporting components of the
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programs covered by the application
and will use electronic document
receiving systems that meet the
applicable subpart D requirements.
On January 10, 2022, the Nebraska
Department of Environment and Energy
(NDEE) submitted an application titled
NPDES Electronic Reporting Tool for
Pesticide General Permit (NeTPGP) for
revisions/modifications to its EPAapproved programs under title 40 CFR
to allow new electronic reporting. EPA
reviewed NDEE’s request to revise/
modify its EPA-authorized programs
and, based on this review, EPA
determined that the application met the
standards for approval of authorized
program revisions/modifications set out
in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In
accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this
notice of EPA’s decision to approve
NDEE’s request to revise/modify its
following EPA-authorized programs to
allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR
is being published in the Federal
Register:
Part 123: EPA-Administered Permit
Programs: The National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Reporting under 40 CFR 122
and 125
NDEE was notified of EPA’s
determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized programs
listed above.
Dated: March 1, 2022.
Jennifer Campbell,
Director, Office of Information Management.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0725; FRL–9403–01–
OCSPP]
Colour Index Pigment Violet 29 (PV29);
Draft Revision to Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) Risk
Determination; Notice of Availability
and Request for Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of and requesting public
comment on a draft revision to the risk
determination for the Colour Index
Pigment Violet 29 (PV 29) risk
evaluation issued under TSCA. The
draft revision to the PV 29 risk
determination was developed following
a review of the first ten risk evaluations
issued under TSCA that was done in
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14804-003]
Control Technology, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping, Request for Comments on the Pad and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
an Original License, Commencing Pre-filing Process, and Denial of
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14804.
c. Dated Filed: May 25, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Control Technology, Inc. (Control Technology).
e. Name of Project: Blue Diamond Advanced Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Near the town of Blue Diamond, in Clark County,
Nevada. The project would occupy an unknown acreage of federal land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Rexford Wait, Control Technology, Inc.,
2416 Cades Way, Vista, CA 92081; (760) 599-0086; email:
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams, (202) 502-8462,
[email protected].
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j. Control Technology filed its Pre-Application Document (PAD) and
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) on May 25, 2021,
and published public notice of its Notice of Intent to file a license
application, PAD, and request to use the TLP on November 2, 2021. The
Commission denied the request to use the TLP on January 27, 2022.
Control Technology must use the Integrated Licensing Process to prepare
a license application for the Blue Diamond Advanced Pumped Storage
Project.
k. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
l. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act; and (c) the Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer,
as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
m. With this notice, we are designating Control Technology as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review on the Commission's
website (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) pandemic, issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available via the contact in paragraph h.
You may register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
documents using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online. 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.
All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on
the first page: Blue Diamond Advanced Pumped Storage Project (P-14804).
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by April 29, 2022.
p. The Commission's scoping process will help determine the
required level of analysis and satisfy the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the
Commission prepares an environmental assessment or environmental impact
statement.
Scoping Process
Due to on-going concerns with large gatherings related to COVID-19,
we do not intend to hold in-person public scoping meetings or an in-
person environmental site review. Rather, Commission staff will hold
two public scoping meetings using a telephone conference line. The
daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes,
and non-governmental organization (NGO) concerns, while the evening
scoping meeting will focus on receiving input from the public. We
invite all interested agencies, Native American tribes, NGOs, and
individuals to attend one of these meetings to assist us in identifying
the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA
document. In addition, Control Technology will provide a presentation
of the proposed project prior to the scoping meeting date that can be
accessed at: https://controltechnologyorg.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/BlueDiamondPumpedStorageProject/EoXtMViiW0dLthriIlViL5cBU8j0nYedHiX8TIVojEcLoA?e=S0Djpp. The dates and
times of the meetings are listed below.
Meeting for Resource Agencies, Tribes, and NGOs
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PST
Call in number: (800) 779-8625.
Access code: 3472916.
Following entry of the access code, please provide the required
details when prompted.
Meeting for the General Public
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. PST
Call in number: (800) 779-8625.
Access code: 3472916.
Following entry of the access code, please provide the required
details when prompted.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on
the Commission's mailing list and Control Technology's distribution
list. Copies of SD1 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. Based
on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be
issued. SD2 will include a revised process plan and schedule, as
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well as a list of issues, based on the scoping process.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will: (1) Initiate
scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions; (3)
review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary
information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan
and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames
provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal
permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the potential
of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe to act as a cooperating
agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting
participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or
concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
Commission staff will be moderating the scoping meetings. The
meetings will begin promptly at their respective start times listed
above.
At the start of the meeting, staff will provide further
instructions regarding the meeting setup, agenda, and time period for
comments and questions. We ask for your patience as staff present
information and field participant comments in orderly manner. To
indicate you have a question or comment, press * and 3 to virtually
``raise your hand''. Oral comments will be limited to 5 minutes in
duration for each participant. The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will be filed to the public record of the project.
Please note, that if no participants join the meetings within 15
minutes after the start time, staff will end the meeting and conference
call. The meetings will end after participants have presented their
oral comments or at the specified end time, whichever occurs first.
Dated: February 28, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-04686 Filed 3-4-22; 8:45 am]
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