Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 90179 [2023-28758]
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The Commission’s Office of Public
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members of the public, including
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communities, Tribal members and
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Dated: December 22, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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.
The application will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Commission issues EA ....
Comments on EA .............
[FR Doc. 2023–28759 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am]
June 2024.2
July 2024.
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Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Jody Callihan at
(202) 502–8278 or jody.callihan@
ferc.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Dated: December 22, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Project No. 2514–209]
Appalachian Power Company; Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
[FR Doc. 2023–28758 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am]
On February 28, 2022, as
supplemented,1 Appalachian Power
Company filed an application for a new
major license for the 26.1-megawatt,
two-development Byllesby-Buck
Hydroelectric Project (Byllesby-Buck
Project or project; FERC No. 2514). The
Byllesby-Buck Project is located on the
New River, near the city of Galax, in
Carroll County, Virginia.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on October 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 license the Byllesby-Buck
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
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
1 The final license application filed February 28,
2022 was supplemented on February 28, 2023.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC24–28–000.
Applicants: Vitol PA Wind Marketing
LLC, Twin Ridges LLC, Patton Wind
Farm, LLC, Highland North LLC.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Twin Ridges LLC,
et. al.
Filed Date: 12/20/23.
Accession Number: 20231220–5310.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/24.
Docket Numbers: EC24–29–000.
Applicants: New Athens Generating
Company, LLC, Millennium Power
Company, LLC, Gate City Power—NE
Generation LLC.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
2 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, sec. 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.
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Federal Power Act of New Athens
Generating Company, LLC, et. al.
Filed Date: 12/21/23.
Accession Number: 20231221–5407.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/24.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–1257–009;
ER10–1258–009.
Applicants: Wabash Valley Energy
Marketing, Inc., Wabash Valley Power
Association, Inc.
Description: Triennial Market Power
Analysis for Central Region of Wabash
Valley Power Association, Inc., et. al.
Filed Date: 12/21/23.
Accession Number: 20231221–5397.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/24.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1819–039;
ER10–1820–042.
Applicants: Northern States Power
Company, a Wisconsin corporation,
Northern States Power Company, a
Minnesota corporation.
Description: Triennial Market Power
Analysis for Central Region of Northern
States Power Company, a Minnesota
corporation, et. al.
Filed Date: 12/19/23.
Accession Number: 20231219–5257.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/24.
Docket Numbers: ER10–3254–004.
Applicants: Cooperative Energy
Incorporated (An Electric Membership
Corporation).
Description: Second Supplement to
December 21, 2020, Updated Market
Power Analysis of Cooperative Energy
Incorporated (An Electric Membership
Corporation).
Filed Date: 12/21/23.
Accession Number: 20231221–5402.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/4/24.
Docket Numbers: ER11–2044–042;
ER12–162–035; ER13–1266–047; ER15–
2211–044; ER21–2280–005; ER22–1385–
006; ER23–674–003; ER23–676–003.
Applicants: BHE Power Watch, LLC,
BHE Wind Watch, LLC, BHER Market
Operations, LLC., Independence Wind
Energy LLC, MidAmerican Energy
Services, LLC, CalEnergy, LLC, Bishop
Hill Energy II LLC, MidAmerican
Energy Company.
Description: Triennial Market Power
Analysis for Central Region of
MidAmerican Energy Company, et. al.
Filed Date: 12/21/23.
Accession Number: 20231221–5409.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/24.
Docket Numbers: ER18–490–001.
Applicants: Duke Energy Indiana,
LLC.
Description: Triennial Market Power
Analysis for Central Region of Duke
Energy Indiana, LLC.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2514-209]
Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On February 28, 2022, as supplemented,\1\ Appalachian Power Company
filed an application for a new major license for the 26.1-megawatt,
two-development Byllesby-Buck Hydroelectric Project (Byllesby-Buck
Project or project; FERC No. 2514). The Byllesby-Buck Project is
located on the New River, near the city of Galax, in Carroll County,
Virginia.
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\1\ The final license application filed February 28, 2022 was
supplemented on February 28, 2023.
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In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on October 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 license the Byllesby-Buck 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 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].
The application will be processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues EA...................... June 2024.\2\
Comments on EA............................ July 2024.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jody
Callihan at (202) 502-8278 or [email protected].
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\2\ 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, sec. 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.
Dated: December 22, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-28758 Filed 12-28-23; 8:45 am]
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