Northern States Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments, 80713-80714 [2023-25529]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2023 / Notices 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: November 14, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–25592 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2444–042] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Northern States Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License. b. Project No.: 2444–042. c. Date Filed: July 21, 2023. d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company. e. Name of Project: White River Hydroelectric Project (project). f. Location: On the White River in Ashland and Bayfield Counties, Wisconsin. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Miller, Environmental Analyst, Northern States Power Company— Wisconsin, 1414 W Hamilton Avenue, P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702; Phone at (715) 737–1353, or email at matthew.j.miller@xcelenergy.com. i. FERC Contact: Taconya D. Goar at (202) 502–8394, or Taconya.Goar@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: December 13, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file scoping comments 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.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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Nov 17, 2023 Jkt 262001 (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, MD 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page: White River Hydroelectric Project P–2444–042. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Project Description: The White River Project includes an earthen and concrete dam that includes: (1) a 400foot-long north earthen embankment; (2) a concrete section that includes: (a) a north abutment; (b) a 20-foot-long intake structure equipped with a trashrack; (c) a 35-foot-high spillway with two 25foot-long bays that each contain a Tainter gate; and (d) a south abutment; and (3) a 300-foot-long south earthen embankment. The dam creates an impoundment that has a surface area of 39.9 acres at a normal elevation of 711.6 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29). From the impoundment, water flows through the intake structure to a 1,345-foot-long concrete pipe that conveys water to a steel surge tank and two 30-foot-long steel penstocks. The penstocks provide water to a 700-kilowatt (kW) turbinegenerator and a 500-kW turbinegenerator located in a powerhouse, for a total installed capacity of 1,200 kW. Water is discharged from the turbines to the White River. Electricity generated at the project is transmitted to the electric grid via a 220-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and a 2.4/69-kV step-up transformer. The average annual energy production of the White River Project from 2017 through 2022 was 4,927 megawatt-hours. Project recreation facilities include: (1) a boat access site and canoe portage take-out site at the north embankment of the dam; (2) an approximately 2,260foot-long canoe portage trail; (3) a canoe PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 80713 put-in site approximately 90 feet downstream of the powerhouse; and (4) a tailrace fishing area. The current license requires Northern States Power to operate in a run-of-river mode and to maintain the impoundment at an elevation between 710.4 and 711.6 feet NGVD 29. The license also a minimum bypassed reach flow of 16 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less. Northern States Power does not propose to add any new project facilities. However, Northern States Power proposes to decrease the amount of land and water enclosed by the project boundary from 136.4 to 52.7 acres. Northern States Power proposes to continue operating the project in a runof-river mode and maintaining the surface elevation of the impoundment between 710.4 and 711.6 feet NGVD 29. Northern States Power also proposes to: (1) continue releasing a minimum bypassed reach flow of 16 cfs or inflow, whichever is less; (2) develop an operation compliance monitoring plan; (3) conduct shoreline erosion surveys every ten years; (4) develop an invasive species monitoring plan; (5) pass woody debris from the impoundment to the bypassed reach; (6) replace recreational signage; (7) maintain project recreation facilities; (8) implement the State of Wisconsin’s broad incidental take permits/authorizations for Wisconsin cave bats and wood turtles; (9) avoid vegetation management and construction activities within 660 feet of bald eagle nests during the nesting season; and (10) develop a historic properties management plan. m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the project’s docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document (P–2444). For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. You may also register 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, please contact FERC Online Support. 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 E:\FR\FM\20NON1.SGM 20NON1 80714 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2023 / Notices interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. n. Scoping Process: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Commission staff will prepare either an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) (collectively referred to as the ‘‘NEPA document’’) that describes and evaluates the probable effects, including an assessment of the sitespecific and cumulative effects, if any, of the proposed action and alternatives. The Commission’s scoping process will help determine the required level of analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission issues an EA or an EIS. At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site scoping meetings. Instead, we are soliciting written comments and suggestions on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the NEPA document, as described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued November 13, 2023. Copies of the SD1 outlining the proposed project and subject areas to be addressed in the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing list and the applicant’s distribution list. Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link (see item m above). Dated: November 13, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. 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Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Nov 17, 2023 Jkt 262001 Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is December 4, 2023. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document 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. 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. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (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 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: November 14, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–25589 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0356; FRL–11360–01– OCSPP] Issuance of Experimental Use Permits Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA has granted experimental use permits (EUP) to the following pesticide applicants. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2444-042]


Northern States Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping 
Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 2444-042.
    c. Date Filed: July 21, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: White River Hydroelectric Project (project).
    f. Location: On the White River in Ashland and Bayfield Counties, 
Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Miller, Environmental Analyst, 
Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin, 1414 W Hamilton Avenue, P.O. 
Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702; Phone at (715) 737-1353, or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Taconya D. Goar at (202) 502-8394, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: December 13, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping comments 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.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 (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, 
MD 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket 
number on the first page: White River Hydroelectric Project P-2444-042.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Project Description: The White River Project includes an earthen 
and concrete dam that includes: (1) a 400-foot-long north earthen 
embankment; (2) a concrete section that includes: (a) a north abutment; 
(b) a 20-foot-long intake structure equipped with a trashrack; (c) a 
35-foot-high spillway with two 25-foot-long bays that each contain a 
Tainter gate; and (d) a south abutment; and (3) a 300-foot-long south 
earthen embankment. The dam creates an impoundment that has a surface 
area of 39.9 acres at a normal elevation of 711.6 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29). From the impoundment, water 
flows through the intake structure to a 1,345-foot-long concrete pipe 
that conveys water to a steel surge tank and two 30-foot-long steel 
penstocks. The penstocks provide water to a 700-kilowatt (kW) turbine-
generator and a 500-kW turbine-generator located in a powerhouse, for a 
total installed capacity of 1,200 kW. Water is discharged from the 
turbines to the White River. Electricity generated at the project is 
transmitted to the electric grid via a 220-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line and a 2.4/69-kV step-up transformer. The average 
annual energy production of the White River Project from 2017 through 
2022 was 4,927 megawatt-hours.
    Project recreation facilities include: (1) a boat access site and 
canoe portage take-out site at the north embankment of the dam; (2) an 
approximately 2,260-foot-long canoe portage trail; (3) a canoe put-in 
site approximately 90 feet downstream of the powerhouse; and (4) a 
tailrace fishing area.
    The current license requires Northern States Power to operate in a 
run-of-river mode and to maintain the impoundment at an elevation 
between 710.4 and 711.6 feet NGVD 29. The license also a minimum 
bypassed reach flow of 16 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, 
whichever is less.
    Northern States Power does not propose to add any new project 
facilities. However, Northern States Power proposes to decrease the 
amount of land and water enclosed by the project boundary from 136.4 to 
52.7 acres.
    Northern States Power proposes to continue operating the project in 
a run-of-river mode and maintaining the surface elevation of the 
impoundment between 710.4 and 711.6 feet NGVD 29. Northern States Power 
also proposes to: (1) continue releasing a minimum bypassed reach flow 
of 16 cfs or inflow, whichever is less; (2) develop an operation 
compliance monitoring plan; (3) conduct shoreline erosion surveys every 
ten years; (4) develop an invasive species monitoring plan; (5) pass 
woody debris from the impoundment to the bypassed reach; (6) replace 
recreational signage; (7) maintain project recreation facilities; (8) 
implement the State of Wisconsin's broad incidental take permits/
authorizations for Wisconsin cave bats and wood turtles; (9) avoid 
vegetation management and construction activities within 660 feet of 
bald eagle nests during the nesting season; and (10) develop a historic 
properties management plan.
    m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's 
website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
project's docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document (P-2444). For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.
    You may also register 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, please 
contact FERC Online Support.
    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

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interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502-6595 or [email protected].
    n. Scoping Process: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA), Commission staff will prepare either an environmental 
assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) 
(collectively referred to as the ``NEPA document'') that describes and 
evaluates the probable effects, including an assessment of the site-
specific and cumulative effects, if any, of the proposed action and 
alternatives. The Commission's scoping process will help determine the 
required level of analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, 
irrespective of whether the Commission issues an EA or an EIS.
    At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site scoping 
meetings. Instead, we are soliciting written comments and suggestions 
on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be addressed in 
the NEPA document, as described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued 
November 13, 2023.
    Copies of the SD1 outlining the proposed project and subject areas 
to be addressed in the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on 
the Commission's mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. 
Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link (see item m above).

    Dated: November 13, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-25529 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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