Seattle City Light; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments, 54211-54212 [2022-19060]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2022 / Notices in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is September 19, 2022. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Dated: August 29, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–19053 Filed 9–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 Sep 01, 2022 Jkt 256001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2705–037] Seattle City Light; 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: Application for surrender of license. b. Project No.: P–2705–037. c. Date filed: January 28, 2022. d. Applicant: Seattle City Light. e. Name of Project: Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on Newhalem Creek, near Newhalem, Whatcom County, Washington. The project occupies 6.4 acres of lands managed by the National Park Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Haynes, Assistant General Manager, Seattle City Light, P.O. Box 3402, Seattle, WA 98124–4023; 206–684– 3618. i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon at (202) 502–6136; or diana.shannon@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: September 28, 2022. 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 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, 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 the docket number P–2705–037. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54211 considered part of the Commission record. 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. Description of Application: Seattle City Light has concluded that the anticipated cost of relicensing, as well as costs associated with needed repairs and upgrades to project equipment and to the access road exceed the estimated future value of the Project. Seattle City Light proposes to decommission and remove the diversion dam and associated headworks, tailrace fish barrier, and certain overhead transmission lines. The rock shaft and power tunnel would be sealed, and the access road above elevation 840 feet would be decommissioned. The powerhouse, tailrace, and penstock would remain, and the powerhouse equipment would be de-energized. Electrical service to the powerhouse would remain to provide heating and lighting. l. This filing may also 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. 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. n. Scoping Process. The Commission staff intends to prepare a draft and final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EAs will consider site-specific effects and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site public or agency scoping E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1 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]
[Pages 54211-54212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19060]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2705-037]


Seattle City Light; 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: Application for surrender of license.
    b. Project No.: P-2705-037.
    c. Date filed: January 28, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Seattle City Light.
    e. Name of Project: Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on Newhalem Creek, 
near Newhalem, Whatcom County, Washington. The project occupies 6.4 
acres of lands managed by the National Park Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Haynes, Assistant General 
Manager, Seattle City Light, P.O. Box 3402, Seattle, WA 98124-4023; 
206-684-3618.
    i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon at (202) 502-6136; or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: September 28, 2022.
    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, 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 the docket 
number P-2705-037. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not 
considered part of the Commission record.
    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. Description of Application: Seattle City Light has concluded 
that the anticipated cost of relicensing, as well as costs associated 
with needed repairs and upgrades to project equipment and to the access 
road exceed the estimated future value of the Project. Seattle City 
Light proposes to decommission and remove the diversion dam and 
associated headworks, tailrace fish barrier, and certain overhead 
transmission lines. The rock shaft and power tunnel would be sealed, 
and the access road above elevation 840 feet would be decommissioned. 
The powerhouse, tailrace, and penstock would remain, and the powerhouse 
equipment would be de-energized. Electrical service to the powerhouse 
would remain to provide heating and lighting.
    l. This filing may also 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. 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.
    n. Scoping Process.
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a draft and final 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The EAs will consider site-specific 
effects and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site public or agency 
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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]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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