Pyrites Hydro, LLC; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application, 58263-58264 [2023-18393]

Download as PDF 58263 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 164 / Friday, August 25, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas and Oil Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP23–970–000. Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreement—8/19/2023 to be effective 8/19/2023. Filed Date: 8/18/23. Accession Number: 20230818–5153. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/23. Docket Numbers: RP23–971–000. Applicants: Double E Pipeline, LLC. Description: Annual System Balancing Adjustment Filing of Double E Pipeline, LLC. Filed Date: 8/18/23. Accession Number: 20230818–5182. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/23. Docket Numbers: RP23–973–000. Applicants: Gulf Run Transmission, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Housekeeping Filing to be effective 9/ 21/2023. Filed Date: 8/21/23. Accession Number: 20230821–5085. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/5/23. Docket Numbers: RP23–974–000. Applicants: Cheyenne Connector, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: CC 2023–08–21 System Map URL to be effective 9/21/2023. Filed Date: 8/21/23. Accession Number: 20230821–5092. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/5/23. Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:23 Aug 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. For other information, call (866) 208– 3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502– 8659. 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: August 21, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18334 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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. The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Commission issues EA .... Comments on EA ............ Target date February 2024.1 April 2024. Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Joshua Dub at (202) 502–8138 or Joshua.dub@ferc.gov. Dated: August 21, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18394 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 6115–016] Pyrites Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment On August 31, 2021, Pyrites Hydro, LLC filed a relicense application for the 8.2-megawatt Pyrites Hydroelectric Project No. 6115 (project). The project is located on the Grass River near the Town of Canton in St. Lawrence County, New York. In accordance with the Commission’s regulations, on June 13, 2023, 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 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Project No. 6115–016] Pyrites Hydro, LLC; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application On August 3, 2023, Pyrites Hydro, LLC submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of its application for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification filed with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (New York DEC), 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 New York DEC of the following: Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: August 3, 2023. Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year, August 3, 2024. If New York DEC fails or refuses to act on the water quality certification request on or before the above date, then the 1 The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) (2022) require that EAs be completed within 1 year of the Federal action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. See National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., as amended by section 107(g)(1)(B)(iii) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Public Law 118–5, 4336a, 137 Stat. 42. 1 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5). E:\FR\FM\25AUN1.SGM 25AUN1 58264 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 164 / Friday, August 25, 2023 / Notices agency certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). Dated: August 21, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18393 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL OP–OFA–083] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed August 14, 2023, 10 a.m. EST Through August 21, 2023, 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20230106, Final, USFS, MN, Lutsen Mountains Ski Area Expansion Project, Review Period Ends: 10/10/ 2023, Contact: Orry Hatcher 218–626– 4300. EIS No. 20230107, Final, NRC, TN, Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction Permit for the Kairos Hermes Test Reactor, Review Period Ends: 09/25/2023, Contact: Tamsen Dozier 301–401–2272. Dated: August 22, 2023. Julie A. Roemele, Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2023–18337 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2023–0435; FRL–11277–01– ORD] Call for Information on the Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; call for information. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:23 Aug 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act (the Act) directs the Administrator to identify and list certain air pollutants which, among other things, ‘‘cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare;’’ 1 and then to issue air quality criteria for them. The air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [the] pollutant in the ambient air . . . .’’. Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish NAAQS for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d)(1) of the Act additionally requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health and welfare. Under the same provision, EPA is also to periodically review and, if appropriate, revise the NAAQS, based on the revised air quality criteria. Documents and technical materials associated with NAAQS reviews are available at https://www.epa.gov/naaqs. Photochemical oxidants, including O3, are one of six ‘‘criteria’’ pollutants for which EPA has established NAAQS, and O3 is the current indicator for that NAAQS. In its periodic review of the air quality criteria for these pollutants, EPA reviews the currently available science and prepares an ISA. The ISA provides the scientific foundation for EPA’s NAAQS reviews, in conjunction with additional technical and policy assessments, and for the Administrator’s decisions on the adequacy of the current NAAQS and the appropriateness of possible alternative standards. Early steps in this review process include announcing the initiation of the review of the air quality criteria and the NAAQS and the intention of the EPA to develop an ISA, and requesting that the public submit scientific literature that they want to bring to the attention of the Agency as it begins this process. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), whose review and advisory functions are mandated by section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act, is charged, among other things, with the independent scientific review of the air quality criteria. In conjunction with the CASAC review, the public will have an opportunity to review and comment on the draft ISA. The ISA developed in this review of the air quality criteria and O3 NAAQS will build on the scientific assessment from the last review,2 focusing on assessing and integrating the information newly available since that considered in the 2020 ISA. With regard to development of the ISA, the public is encouraged to assist in identifying relevant scientific information for the review by submitting research studies that were 1 Under Clean Air Act section 302(h), welfare effects include, but are not limited to, ‘‘effects on soils, water, crops, vegetation, manmade materials, animals, wildlife, weather, visibility, and climate, damage and deterioration of property, and hazards to transportation, as well as effects on economic values and on personal comfort and well-being.’’ 2 The scientific assessment for the last review is documented in the Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Final Report, April 2020). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R–20/012, 2020; 85 FR 21849, April 20, 2020. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the air quality criteria and the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone (O3) and related photochemical oxidants. The ISA will be developed by the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development. When final, the ISA is intended to update the previous ISA for O3 and related photochemical oxidants (EPA/600/R–20/012), published in 2020. Interested parties are invited to assist EPA in developing and refining the scientific information base for the review of the O3 NAAQS by submitting research studies and data that have been published or accepted for publication since January 1, 2018. SUMMARY: All communications and information should be received by EPA by October 24, 2023. DATES: Information may be submitted electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the section of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: For information on the public comment period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; phone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 202– 566–9744; or email: ord.docket@ epa.gov. For technical information, contact Qingyu Meng; phone: 919–541– 2563; or email: meng.qingyu@epa.gov; or Jeffrey Herrick; phone: 919–541– 7745; or email: herrick.jeffrey@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Document PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25AUN1.SGM 25AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18393]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6115-016]


Pyrites Hydro, LLC; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality 
Certification Application

    On August 3, 2023, Pyrites Hydro, LLC submitted to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of its application for 
a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification filed 
with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (New 
York DEC), 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 New York DEC of the following:
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    \1\ 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5).
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: August 3, 2023.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year, August 3, 2024.
    If New York DEC fails or refuses to act on the water quality 
certification request on or before the above date, then the

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agency certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 
401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).

    Dated: August 21, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18393 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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