Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Generation, LLC; Notice of Application for Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 39838-39839 [2023-13076]

Download as PDF 39838 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 20, 2023 / Notices Docket Nos. Constellation Mystic Power LLC .............................................................. ISO New England Inc ............................................................................... NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC ............................................................... NECEC Transmission LLC and Avangrid, Inc. v. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. ISO New England Inc ............................................................................... The forum will be open to the public and be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland, 363 Maine Mall Rd., Portland, ME 04106. Registration for in-person attendance is required, and there is no fee for attendance. A link to attendee registration is available on the New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum event page on the Commission’s website. 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[FR Doc. 2023–13077 Filed 6–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 77–316, 96–050, 137–216, 175– 030, 233–245, 606–041, 619–175, 803–119, 1061–105, 1121–137, 1354–033, 1962–221, 1988–102, 2105–129, 2106–077, 2107–051, 2130–125, 2310–252, 2661–094, 2687–189, 2735–102, and 14531–002] Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Generation, LLC; Notice of Application for Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests On December 13, 2022, as supplemented on April 10, 2023, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or transferor) and Pacific Generation (Pacific or transferee) filed jointly an application for the transfer of license of the following projects: Location Eel and East Branch Russian rivers, Mendocino and Lake counties, California. San Joaquin River, Fresno and Madera counties, California. Mokelumne, North Fork Mokelumne, and Bear rivers and tributaries of the North Fork, Alpine, Amador, and Calaveras counties, California. North Fork Kings River, Fresno County, California. Pit River, Shasta County, California. South Cow and Old Cow creeks, Shasta County, California. Bucks, Grizzly, and Milk Ranch creeks and their tributaries, Plumas County, California. West Branch Feather River and Butte Creek tributaries, Butte County, California. South Fork of the Stanislaus River in Tuolumne County, California. Mainstem, North Fork, and South Fork Battle Creek, Shasta and Tehama counties, California. North Fork Willow, South Fork Willow, Chilkoot, and Chiquito creeks, Madera County, California. North Fork Feather River and its tributaries, Plumas and Butte counties, California. North Fork Kings River, Fresno County, California. North Fork Feather River and on Butt Creek, Plumas County, California. McCloud and Pit rivers, Shasta County, California. North Fork Feather River, Butte County, California. Middle and South Fork Stanislaus River, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, California. Yuba and Bear rivers, Nevada and Placer counties, California. Hat Creek, Shasta County, California. Fall and Pit rivers, Shasta County, California. Helms Creek and North Fork Kings River, Fresno County, California. Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 20, 2023 / Notices Project name Project No. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Lower Drum Spaulding ............................. 14531 The applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the licenses for the above projects from the transferor to the transferee. The transfer of licenses is part of a broader corporate restructuring to facilitate raising equity capital for PG&E’s utility needs. The transferee will be required by the Commission to comply with all the requirements of the licenses as though it were the original licensee. Applicant Contacts: For Transferor and Transferee: Kimberly Ognisty, Chief Counsel, Law Department, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Oakland General Office, 300 Lakeside Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612, Phone: (510) 227–7060, Email: Kimberly.ognisty@pge.com, and Charles R. Sensiba, Elizabeth J. McCormick, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, LLP, 401 9th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004, Phone (CS): (202) 274–2850, and Phone (EM): (202) 274–2993, Email: Charles.sensiba@troutman.com and Elizabeth.mccormick@troutman.com. FERC Contact: Mrs. Anumzziatta Purchiaroni, (202) 502–6191 or Anumzziatta.purchiaroni@ferc.gov. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: 30 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/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 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 Project numbers 77–316, 96–050, 137–216, VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Jun 16, 2023 Jkt 259001 Location Bear River, Nevada County, California. 175–030, 233–245, 606–041, 619–175, 803–119, 1061–105, 1121–137, 1354– 133, 1962–221, 1988–102, 2105–129, 2106–077, 1107–051, 2130–125, 2310– 252, 2661–094, 2687–189, 2735–102, and 14531–002. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Dated: June 13, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–13076 Filed 6–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15229–001] Alabama Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of ILP PreFiling 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 and Commencing Pre-filing Process. b. Project No.: 15229–001. c. Dated Filed: April 14, 2023. d. Submitted By: Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power). e. Name of Project: Chandler Mountain Pumped Storage Project. f. Location: The proposed project would be located on Little Canoe Creek East and Chandler Mountain in Etowah and St. Clair Counties, near the town of Steele, Alabama. The project would entail the construction of a new 1,090acre lower reservoir on Little Canoe Creek East and a 526-acre upper PO 00000 39839 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 reservoir on Chandler Mountain, northwest of the existing Chandler Mountain Lake. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations. h. Applicant Contact: Angie Anderegg, Chandler Licensing Project Manager, Alabama Power Company, 600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35203; (205) 257–2251; arsegars@southernco.com. i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at (202) 502–6863, or email at sarah.salazar@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, State, Tribal, and local 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). k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations, thereunder, at 50 CFR part 402; and (b) the 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. l. With this notice, we are designating Alabama Power 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. m. Alabama Power filed with the Commission a Pre-Application Document (PAD, including a proposed process plan and schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 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. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502– 8659 (TTY). A copy of the PAD is also E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 77-316, 96-050, 137-216, 175-030, 233-245, 606-041, 619-
175, 803-119, 1061-105, 1121-137, 1354-033, 1962-221, 1988-102, 2105-
129, 2106-077, 2107-051, 2130-125, 2310-252, 2661-094, 2687-189, 2735-
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Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Generation, LLC; Notice 
of Application for Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    On December 13, 2022, as supplemented on April 10, 2023, Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or transferor) and Pacific Generation 
(Pacific or transferee) filed jointly an application for the transfer 
of license of the following projects:

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                 Project name                     Project No.                       Location
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Potter Valley.................................              77  Eel and East Branch Russian rivers, Mendocino
                                                                 and Lake counties, California.
Kerckhoff.....................................              96  San Joaquin River, Fresno and Madera counties,
                                                                 California.
Mokelumne River...............................             137  Mokelumne, North Fork Mokelumne, and Bear rivers
                                                                 and tributaries of the North Fork, Alpine,
                                                                 Amador, and Calaveras counties, California.
Balch.........................................             175  North Fork Kings River, Fresno County,
                                                                 California.
Pit 3, 4, and 5...............................             233  Pit River, Shasta County, California.
Kilarc-Cow Creek..............................             606  South Cow and Old Cow creeks, Shasta County,
                                                                 California.
Bucks Creek...................................             619  Bucks, Grizzly, and Milk Ranch creeks and their
                                                                 tributaries, Plumas County, California.
DeSabla-Centerville...........................             803  West Branch Feather River and Butte Creek
                                                                 tributaries, Butte County, California.
Phoenix.......................................            1061  South Fork of the Stanislaus River in Tuolumne
                                                                 County, California.
Battle Creek..................................            1121  Mainstem, North Fork, and South Fork Battle
                                                                 Creek, Shasta and Tehama counties, California.
Crane Valley..................................            1354  North Fork Willow, South Fork Willow, Chilkoot,
                                                                 and Chiquito creeks, Madera County, California.
Rock Creek-Cresta.............................            1962  North Fork Feather River and its tributaries,
                                                                 Plumas and Butte counties, California.
Haas-Kings River..............................            1988  North Fork Kings River, Fresno County,
                                                                 California.
Upper North Fork Feather River................            2105  North Fork Feather River and on Butt Creek,
                                                                 Plumas County, California.
McCloud-Pit...................................            2106  McCloud and Pit rivers, Shasta County,
                                                                 California.
Poe...........................................            2107  North Fork Feather River, Butte County,
                                                                 California.
Spring Gap-Stanislaus.........................            2130  Middle and South Fork Stanislaus River,
                                                                 Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, California.
Upper Drum-Spaulding..........................            2310  Yuba and Bear rivers, Nevada and Placer
                                                                 counties, California.
Hat Creek.....................................            2661  Hat Creek, Shasta County, California.
Pit 1.........................................            2687  Fall and Pit rivers, Shasta County, California.
Helms Pumped Storage Project..................            2735  Helms Creek and North Fork Kings River, Fresno
                                                                 County, California.

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Lower Drum Spaulding..........................           14531  Bear River, Nevada County, California.
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    The applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the licenses 
for the above projects from the transferor to the transferee. The 
transfer of licenses is part of a broader corporate restructuring to 
facilitate raising equity capital for PG&E's utility needs. The 
transferee will be required by the Commission to comply with all the 
requirements of the licenses as though it were the original licensee.
    Applicant Contacts: For Transferor and Transferee: Kimberly 
Ognisty, Chief Counsel, Law Department, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company, Oakland General Office, 300 Lakeside Avenue, Oakland, CA 
94612, Phone: (510) 227-7060, Email: [email protected], and 
Charles R. Sensiba, Elizabeth J. McCormick, Troutman Pepper Hamilton 
Sanders, LLP, 401 9th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004, Phone 
(CS): (202) 274-2850, and Phone (EM): (202) 274-2993, Email: 
[email protected] and [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Mrs. Anumzziatta Purchiaroni, (202) 502-6191 or 
[email protected].
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: 
30 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, 
motions to intervene, and protests 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 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 Project 
numbers 77-316, 96-050, 137-216, 175-030, 233-245, 606-041, 619-175, 
803-119, 1061-105, 1121-137, 1354-133, 1962-221, 1988-102, 2105-129, 
2106-077, 1107-051, 2130-125, 2310-252, 2661-094, 2687-189, 2735-102, 
and 14531-002. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered 
part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].

    Dated: June 13, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13076 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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