Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice, 71540-71541 [2023-22864]

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For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 12, 2023. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2023–22863 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Oct 16, 2023 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98–1–000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. This filing may 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. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 17, 2023 / Notices Docket Nos. File date Prohibited: 1. P–2082–000 .................................................................... 2. CP16–10–012, CP21–57–000, CP19–477–000 ............. Exempt: 1. CP17–66–001, CP17–67–001 ........................................ 2. EC23–74–000 ................................................................. 3. P–77–001 ........................................................................ 4. CP22–2–000 ................................................................... 10–2–2023 10–3–2023 9–28–2023 10–5–2023 10–6–2023 10–11–2023 71541 Presenter or requester FERC Staff 1. FERC Staff 2. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy. Ohio State Senator Rob McColley. U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson. U.S. Congress 3. 1 Emailed comments dated 9/29/23 from William E. Simpson II. comments dated 10/1/23 from William F. Limpert. Members Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Cliff Bentz, Mike Simpson, Russ Fulcher, Kelly Armstrong, Doug LaMaifa, Senators Mike Crapo and James E. Risch. 2 Emailed 3 Congress Dated: October 11, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FR Doc. 2023–22864 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] [Docket No. CP23–536–000] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Worcester Resiliency Upgrade Project DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 9079–006] R.J. Fortier Hydropower, Inc., Northeast Community Services, Inc.; Notice of Transfer of Exemption lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 1. On September 18, 2023, Northeast Community Services, Inc. filed a notification of the transfer for the 65kilowatt Upper Spears Stream Hydroelectric Project No. 9079 from R.J. Fortier Hydropower, Inc. to Northeast Community Services, Inc. The exemption from licensing was originally issued on September 30, 1985.1 The project is located on the Upper Spears Stream, Oxford County, Maine. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. 2. Northeast Community Services, Inc. is now the exemptee of the Upper Spears Stream Hydroelectric Project No. 9079. All correspondence must be forwarded to Tyler A. Hicks, President, Northeast Community Services, Inc., Massachusetts Address: 257 Union Street, New Bedford, MA 02740, Maine address: 10 Murray Street, Bingham, ME 04920, Phone: (508) 851–9158, email: northeastcommunityservices@ gmail.com. Dated: October 11, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–22888 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Mark A. Vaughn, 32 FERC ¶ 62,716 (1985). Subsequently, on March 31, 2004, the project was transferred to R.J. Fortier Hydropower Inc. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Oct 16, 2023 Jkt 262001 The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental document, that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Worcester Resiliency Upgrade Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) in Worcester, Wicomico, and Somerset Counties, Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware. The Commission will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies regarding the project. As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. This gathering of public input is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental document on the important environmental issues. Additional information about the Commission’s NEPA process is described below in the NEPA Process and Environmental Document section of this notice. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues to address in the PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 environmental document. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 10, 2023. Comments may be submitted in written form. Further details on how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the environmental document. Commission staff will consider all written comments during the preparation of the environmental document. If you submitted comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on September 15, 2023, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP23–536–000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable easement agreement. You are not required to enter into an agreement. However, if the Commission approves the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys the right of eminent domain to the company. Therefore, if you and the company do not reach an easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71540-71541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22864]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM98-1-000]


Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice

    This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of 
the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications.
    Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission 
decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-
the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested 
proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of 
the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any 
oral communication.
    Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional 
file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the 
proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited 
communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the 
decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not 
be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a 
proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or 
contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication and may 
request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and 
responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant 
such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any 
person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record 
communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the 
official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with 
Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
    Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional 
record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a 
cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
    The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently 
received by the Secretary of the Commission. This filing may 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. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free 
at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

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                                                        Presenter or
            Docket Nos.                File date          requester
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Prohibited:
    1. P-2082-000.................       10-2-2023  FERC Staff \1\.
    2. CP16-10-012, CP21-57-000,         10-3-2023  FERC Staff \2\.
     CP19-477-000.
Exempt:
    1. CP17-66-001, CP17-67-001...       9-28-2023  U.S. Senator Bill
                                                     Cassidy.
    2. EC23-74-000................       10-5-2023  Ohio State Senator
                                                     Rob McColley.
    3. P-77-001...................       10-6-2023  U.S. Congressman
                                                     Mike Thompson.
    4. CP22-2-000.................      10-11-2023  U.S. Congress \3\.
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\1\ Emailed comments dated 9/29/23 from William E. Simpson II.
\2\ Emailed comments dated 10/1/23 from William F. Limpert.
\3\ Congress Members Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Cliff Bentz, Mike Simpson,
  Russ Fulcher, Kelly Armstrong, Doug LaMaifa, Senators Mike Crapo and
  James E. Risch.


    Dated: October 11, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22864 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
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