FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project, 20504-20505 [2023-07200]

Download as PDF 20504 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 66 / Thursday, April 6, 2023 / Notices Some new content will be rotated in and out monthly. As in previous waves, for SPP 2023– 24 roughly 5,000 (4,000 in an initial sample and 1,000 in a reserve sample) public elementary, middle, high, and combined-grade schools will be randomly selected to participate in a panel. It is expected these schools will come from roughly 3,000 districts with a reserve sample of 300 districts to replace district refusals. The goal is national representation from 1,000 responding schools and districts to report national estimates. School and district staff will be asked to provide requested data as frequently as monthly during the 23–24 school year. This approach provides the ability to collect detailed information on various topics while also assessing changes over time for items that are repeated. Given the high demand for data collection, the content of the survey will change monthly. This request is to conduct the SPP 2023–24 main study data collection activities, including instruments for the first quarter of monthly collections, for 60-day and 30-day public comment. Some documents will be revised for the 30-day public comment period. Subsequent quarterly content submissions will be submitted for 30day public comment periods. Dated: April 3, 2023. Stephanie Valentine, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. fourth generating unit (Unit 4) to the project that will utilize flows from the bypass system. The new Unit 4 would utilize flows up to 375 cfs but would not increase the existing 8,000 cfs maximum hydraulic capacity and would increase the generating capacity of the project by 3.8%. Unit 4 would be constructed in a previously disturbed area at the toe of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pine Flat Dam. The project is located on the Kings River in Fresno County, California. The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pine Flat Dam. The EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the potential environmental effects of the proposed amendment to the licensee, and concludes that the proposed amendment, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘elibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number (P–7590) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3372, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. For further information, contact Jeffrey V. Ojala at 202–502–8206 or Jeffrey.Ojala@ferc.gov. Dated: March 31, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–07201 Filed 4–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [FR Doc. 2023–07239 Filed 4–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14861–002] [Project No. 2741–037] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Kings River Conservation District; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 380, Commission staff reviewed Kings River Conservation District’s application for an amendment to the license of the Pine Flat Hydroelectric Project No. 2741 and have prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). The licensee proposes to add a VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:13 Apr 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project (FERC No. 14861) and has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project.1 The closed-loop 1 The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on April 20, 2022, revising the PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 pumped storage project would be located approximately 8 miles southeast of the City of Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington, with transmission facilities extending into Sherman County, Oregon. The project would occupy 18.1 acres of lands owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and administered by the Bonneville Power Administration. The Corps participated as a cooperating agency to prepare the EIS. The draft EIS contains staff’s analysis of the applicant’s proposal and the alternatives for licensing the Goldendale Energy Storage Project. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Native-American tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff. 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. The draft EIS also may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov under 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 Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). 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. All comments must be filed by June 6, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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 Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or regulations under 40 CFR 1502, 1507, and 1508 that Federal agencies use to implement NEPA (see National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23453). The final rule became effective May 20, 2022. Accordingly, Commission staff prepared this EIS in accordance with CEQ’s new regulations. E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 66 / Thursday, April 6, 2023 / Notices (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 number P– 14861–002. Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified above.2 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are invited to attend a public meeting that will be held to receive comments on the draft EIS. Commission staff will hold two public meetings for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft EIS. At the meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) will become part of the Commission’s public record for the project. All interested individuals and entities will be invited to attend one or both of the public meetings. A notice detailing the exact date, time, and location of the public meetings will be forthcoming. For further information, please contact Michael Tust at (202) 502–6522 or at michael.tust@ferc.gov. Dated: March 31, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–07200 Filed 4–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Staff Attendance at North American Electric Reliability Corporation Standard Drafting Team Meeting The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that 2 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:13 Apr 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 members of the Commission and/or Commission staff may attend the following meeting: North American Electric Reliability Corporation Project 2021–07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination Standard Drafting Team Meeting April 11, 2023 (1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. eastern time). Further information regarding these meetings may be found at: https:// www.nerc.com/Pages/Calendar.aspx. The discussions at the meetings, which are open to the public, may address matters at issue in the following Commission proceeding: Docket No. RD23–1–000: Extreme Cold Weather Reliability Standards EOP–011–3 and EOP–012–1. For further information, please contact Chanel Chasanov, 202–502– 8569, or chanel.chasanov@ferc.gov. Dated: March 31, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–07205 Filed 4–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3133–033] Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, Errol Hydro Co., LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a new license to continue to operate and maintain the Errol Hydroelectric Project. The project is located on the Androscoggin River and Umbagog Lake, near the Town of Errol, and Township of Cambridge, in Coos County, New Hampshire, and the Towns of Magalloway Plantation and Upton in Oxford County, Maine. Commission staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. The project would occupy 3,285 acres of federal land in the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The EA contains the staff’s analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 20505 action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity to view and/or print the EA 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. 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. Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this notice. 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. 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 number P–3133– 033. For further information, contact Kelly Wolcott at (202) 502–8576 or by email at kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov. Dated: March 31, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–07198 Filed 4–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
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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 No. 14861-002]


FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Goldendale Energy Storage 
Project

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the application for license for the Goldendale Energy Storage 
Project (FERC No. 14861) and has prepared a draft environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for the project.\1\ The closed-loop pumped storage 
project would be located approximately 8 miles southeast of the City of 
Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington, with transmission facilities 
extending into Sherman County, Oregon. The project would occupy 18.1 
acres of lands owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and 
administered by the Bonneville Power Administration. The Corps 
participated as a cooperating agency to prepare the EIS.
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    \1\ The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final 
rule on April 20, 2022, revising the regulations under 40 CFR 1502, 
1507, and 1508 that Federal agencies use to implement NEPA (see 
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations 
Revisions, 87 FR 23453). The final rule became effective May 20, 
2022. Accordingly, Commission staff prepared this EIS in accordance 
with CEQ's new regulations.
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    The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicant's proposal 
and the alternatives for licensing the Goldendale Energy Storage 
Project. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, 
non-governmental organizations, affected Native-American tribes, the 
public, the license applicant, and Commission staff.
    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. The draft EIS also may be 
viewed on the Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov under 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 Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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.
    All comments must be filed by June 6, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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 Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or

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(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 number P-14861-002.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\2\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \2\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are 
invited to attend a public meeting that will be held to receive 
comments on the draft EIS. Commission staff will hold two public 
meetings for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft EIS. At the 
meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will 
have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and 
recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be recorded 
by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) will 
become part of the Commission's public record for the project. All 
interested individuals and entities will be invited to attend one or 
both of the public meetings. A notice detailing the exact date, time, 
and location of the public meetings will be forthcoming.
    For further information, please contact Michael Tust at (202) 502-
6522 or at [email protected].

    Dated: March 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-07200 Filed 4-5-23; 8:45 am]
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