Beaver City Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 54212 [2022-19059]

Download as PDF 54212 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2022 / Notices meetings. Instead, we are soliciting your comments and suggestions on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the NEPA document, as described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued Aug 29, 2022. Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing 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. For assistance, call 1–866– 208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Dated: August 29, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–19060 Filed 9–1–22; 8:45 am] Milestone Target date Commission issues Single EA ... Comments on Single EA ............ August 2023.1 September 2023. 1 The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed within 1 year of the federal action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This notice establishes the Commission’s intent to prepare a Single EA for the Beaver City Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this notice. Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Evan Williams at (202) 502–8462 or evan.williams@ ferc.gov. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dated: August 29, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [Project No. 1858–023] [FR Doc. 2022–19059 Filed 9–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Beaver City Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Environmental Assessment (EA) on the application to relicense the Beaver City Project. The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and considered in the Commission’s final licensing decision. The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY On July 30, 2021, Beaver City Corporation (Beaver City) filed an application for a subsequent minor license for the 625-kilowatt (kW) Beaver City Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric Project (Beaver City Project; FERC No. 1858). The Beaver City Project is located on the Beaver River, in Beaver County, Utah, about 5 miles east of the city of Beaver. The project currently occupies 10.2 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service and 2.4 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. As proposed, the project would occupy an additional 0.3 acre of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service. As part of its relicensing proposal, Beaver City proposes to increase the generating capacity of the Beaver City Project from 625 to 720 kW. In accordance with the Commission’s regulations, on June 13, 2022, Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for environmental analysis (REA Notice). Based on the information in the record, including comments filed on the REA Notice, staff does not anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Therefore, staff intends to prepare an VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 Sep 01, 2022 Jkt 256001 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1858–023] Beaver City Corporation; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application On August 24, 2022, Beaver City Corporation submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of the request for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification filed with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality (Utah DEQ), in conjunction with the above captioned project. Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6 and section 4.34(b)(5) of the Commission’s regulations,1 we hereby notify the Utah DEQ of the following: Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: August 2, 2022. Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year (August 2, 2023). If the Utah DEQ fails or refuses to act on the water quality certification request on or before the above date, then the agency certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of 1 18 PO 00000 CFR 4.34(b)(5). Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). Dated: August 29, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–19058 Filed 9–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC22–114–000. Applicants: Pay Less Energy, LLC, City Power & Gas, LLC. Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under section 203 of the Federal Power Act of Pay Less Energy, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 8/26/22. Accession Number: 20220826–5210. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/16/22. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG22–211–000. Applicants: Clearwater Energy Resources LLC. Description: Clearwater Energy Resources LLC submits Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 8/29/22. Accession Number: 20220829–5128. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/22. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER20–1734–003. Applicants: Alabama Power Company. Description: Compliance filing: Order No. 864 OATT Further Compliance Filing to be effective 1/27/2020. Filed Date: 8/29/22. Accession Number: 20220829–5137. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/22. Docket Numbers: ER21–263–000. Applicants: Startrans IO, LLC. Description: Refund Report: Refund Report (Dkt. ER21–263) to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 8/29/22. Accession Number: 20220829–5113. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/22. Docket Numbers: ER21–378–002. Applicants: Mississippi Power Company. Description: Compliance filing: Gulf States TFA Order No. 864 Further Compliance Filing to be effective 1/27/ 2020. E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 54212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19059]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1858-023]


Beaver City Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On July 30, 2021, Beaver City Corporation (Beaver City) filed an 
application for a subsequent minor license for the 625-kilowatt (kW) 
Beaver City Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric Project (Beaver City 
Project; FERC No. 1858). The Beaver City Project is located on the 
Beaver River, in Beaver County, Utah, about 5 miles east of the city of 
Beaver. The project currently occupies 10.2 acres of federal land 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service and 2.4 acres of federal land 
managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. As proposed, the project 
would occupy an additional 0.3 acre of federal land administered by the 
U.S. Forest Service. As part of its relicensing proposal, Beaver City 
proposes to increase the generating capacity of the Beaver City Project 
from 625 to 720 kW.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on June 13, 2022, 
Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for 
environmental analysis (REA Notice). Based on the information in the 
record, including comments filed on the REA Notice, staff does not 
anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. 
Therefore, staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 
the application to relicense the Beaver City Project.
    The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested 
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and 
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues Single EA.............  August 2023.\1\
Comments on Single EA...................  September 2023.
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\1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations under 40
  CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed within 1 year of the
  federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. This notice
  establishes the Commission's intent to prepare a Single EA for the
  Beaver City Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations,
  the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this
  notice.

    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Evan 
Williams at (202) 502-8462 or [email protected].

    Dated: August 29, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19059 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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