Southern California Edison Company; 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, 43111-43112 [2023-14262]
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by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
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 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 29, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–14257 Filed 7–5–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1930–090]
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Southern California Edison Company;
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 a New
License and Commencing Pre-filing
Process.
b. Project No.: 1930–090.
c. Dated Filed: May 5, 2023.
d. Submitted By: Southern California
Edison Company (SCE).
e. Name of Project: Kern River No. 1
Hydroelectric Project (Kern 1 Project).
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f. Location: The Kern 1 Project is
located on the lower Kern River on the
western slope of the Sierra Nevada,
approximately 15 miles east of the City
of Bakersfield in Kern County,
California. The existing FERC project
boundary occupies federal lands within
the Sequoia National Forest which is
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest
Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: David Moore,
Kern River No. 1 Relicensing Project
Manager, Southern California Edison
Company, 1515 Walnut Grove Avenue,
Rosemead, CA 91770; (626) 302–9741;
david.moore@sce.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jessica Fefer at (202)
502–6631 or email at jessica.fefer@
ferc.gov.
j. 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).
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Fisheries 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 Office, 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
SCE 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. SCE 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
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toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
You may register online at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
be notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to these or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and Commission
staff’s 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
staff related to the merits of the
potential application must be filed with
the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file all
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.gov/QuickComment.aspx.
You must include your name and
contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please
contact FERC Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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–1930–
090.
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 September 5, 2023 .1
1 The Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure provide that if a filing deadline falls on
a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other day when the
Commission is closed for business, the filing
deadline does not end until the close of business
on the next business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2)
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p. 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.
q. 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 Meetings
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings for the project to
receive input on the scope of the NEPA
document. An evening meeting will be
held at 6:00 p.m. on August 2, 2023, at
the Hilton Garden Inn in Bakersfield,
California, and will focus on receiving
input from the public. A daytime
meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. on the
same day, at the same location, and will
focus on the concerns of resource
agencies, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), and Indian tribes.
We invite all interested agencies, Indian
Tribes, non-governmental organizations,
and individuals to attend one or both
meetings. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
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Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
Time: 6:00 p.m. (PST).
Place: Hilton Garden Inn.
Address: 3625 Marriot Drive,
Bakersfield, CA 93308.
Phone: (661) 716–1000.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PST).
Place: Hilton Garden Inn.
Address: 3625 Marriot Drive,
Bakersfield, CA 93308.
Phone: (661) 716–1000.
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 SCE’s
distribution list. Copies of SD1 may be
(2022). Because the filing deadline falls on a
Saturday (i.e., September 2, 2023), the filing
deadline is extended until the close of business on
Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
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viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Follow the directions for accessing
information in paragraph n. Based on all
oral and written comments, a Scoping
Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2
may include a revised process plan and
schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The applicant and Commission staff
will conduct an environmental site
review of the project. All interested
individuals, agencies, tribes, and NGOs
are invited to attend. All participants
are responsible for their own
transportation to/from the project and
during the site visit. Participants must
wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, or boots.
Please RSVP via email to David.Moore@
sce.com or notify David Moore at (626)
302–9494 on or before July 28, 2023 if
you plan to attend the environmental
site review. The time and location of the
environmental site review is as follows:
Kern River No. 1 Project
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PST).
Place: Kern 1 Powerhouse.
Address: 21400 CA–178, Bakersfield,
CA 93306.
Participants must meet at the Kern 1
Powerhouse parking lot to begin
promptly at 9:00 a.m. with a tour of the
powerhouse. After the powerhouse, we
will travel to the Democrat Dam and the
Democrat put-in/take-out recreation site.
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.
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Meeting Procedures
Commission staff are moderating the
scoping meetings. The meetings are
recorded by an independent
stenographer and become part of the
formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project. Individuals,
NGOs, Indian tribes, and agencies with
environmental expertise and concerns
are encouraged to attend the meeting
and to assist the staff in defining and
clarifying the issues to be addressed in
the NEPA document.
Dated: June 29, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–14262 Filed 7–5–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15287–000]
HGE Energy Storage 3 LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On September 27, 2022, HGE Energy
Storage LLC, filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the
Fort Ross Pumped Storage Project to be
located in Sonoma County, California,
adjacent to the Pacific Ocean,
approximately 1.5 miles northwest of
Fort Ross State Historic Park. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit is to
grant the permit holder priority to file
a license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The pumped storage hydropower
project will consist of: (1) a new upper
reservoir with a surface area of 23 acres
and a storage volume of 5,600 acre-feet
at a maximum water-surface elevation of
1,500 feet mean sea level; (2) a 12,000
foot-long, 10-foot-diameter steel-lined
conduit that connects the reservoir to
the powerhouse; (3) a 250-foot-long, 30foot-wide, 100-foot-high, steelreinforced concrete powerhouse
constructed 100 feet below ground level,
with five 250-megawatt (MW) reversible
variable-speed pump-turbines, with a
combined installed capacity of 1,250–
MW that discharge into the Pacific
Ocean; (4) a 100-foot-high, 30-foot-wide
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[FR Doc No: 2023-14262]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1930-090]
Southern California Edison Company; 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
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Project No.: 1930-090.
c. Dated Filed: May 5, 2023.
d. Submitted By: Southern California Edison Company (SCE).
e. Name of Project: Kern River No. 1 Hydroelectric Project (Kern 1
Project).
f. Location: The Kern 1 Project is located on the lower Kern River
on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 15 miles east
of the City of Bakersfield in Kern County, California. The existing
FERC project boundary occupies federal lands within the Sequoia
National Forest which is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest
Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: David Moore, Kern River No. 1 Relicensing
Project Manager, Southern California Edison Company, 1515 Walnut Grove
Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770; (626) 302-9741; [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jessica Fefer at (202) 502-6631 or email at
[email protected].
j. 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).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Fisheries 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 Office, 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 SCE 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. SCE 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
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
You may register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission staff's 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 staff related to the merits of the
potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all 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.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You must
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments.
For assistance, please contact FERC Support at
[email protected]. 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-1930-090.
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 September 5, 2023 .\1\
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\1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or
other day when the Commission is closed for business, the filing
deadline does not end until the close of business on the next
business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2) (2022). Because the filing
deadline falls on a Saturday (i.e., September 2, 2023), the filing
deadline is extended until the close of business on Tuesday,
September 5, 2023.
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p. 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].
q. 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 Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings for the project to
receive input on the scope of the NEPA document. An evening meeting
will be held at 6:00 p.m. on August 2, 2023, at the Hilton Garden Inn
in Bakersfield, California, and will focus on receiving input from the
public. A daytime meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. on the same day, at
the same location, and will focus on the concerns of resource agencies,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and Indian tribes. We invite all
interested agencies, Indian Tribes, non-governmental organizations, and
individuals to attend one or both meetings. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
Time: 6:00 p.m. (PST).
Place: Hilton Garden Inn.
Address: 3625 Marriot Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308.
Phone: (661) 716-1000.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PST).
Place: Hilton Garden Inn.
Address: 3625 Marriot Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308.
Phone: (661) 716-1000.
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 SCE's distribution list. Copies of
SD1 may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing information in
paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document
2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised process plan and
schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping
process.
Environmental Site Review
The applicant and Commission staff will conduct an environmental
site review of the project. All interested individuals, agencies,
tribes, and NGOs are invited to attend. All participants are
responsible for their own transportation to/from the project and during
the site visit. Participants must wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, or
boots. Please RSVP via email to [email protected] or notify David
Moore at (626) 302-9494 on or before July 28, 2023 if you plan to
attend the environmental site review. The time and location of the
environmental site review is as follows:
Kern River No. 1 Project
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PST).
Place: Kern 1 Powerhouse.
Address: 21400 CA-178, Bakersfield, CA 93306.
Participants must meet at the Kern 1 Powerhouse parking lot to
begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. with a tour of the powerhouse. After the
powerhouse, we will travel to the Democrat Dam and the Democrat put-in/
take-out recreation site.
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 are moderating the scoping meetings. The meetings
are recorded by an independent stenographer and become part of the
formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project. Individuals,
NGOs, Indian tribes, and agencies with environmental expertise and
concerns are encouraged to attend the meeting and to assist the staff
in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the NEPA
document.
Dated: June 29, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14262 Filed 7-5-23; 8:45 am]
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