Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 6111-6112 [2024-01904]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 2024 / Notices OR (2) Return the attached ‘‘Mailing List Update Form’’ (appendix 2). Additional Information In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS and to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription. Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP23–516). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related information. Dated: January 25, 2024. Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting Secretary. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/5/24. 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 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/fercgen search.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/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. 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: January 24, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–01843 Filed 1–30–24; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2024–01906 Filed 1–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13123–031] Combined Notice of Filings lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP24–334–000. Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: NonConforming—ESS—PSEG Superseding to be effective 3/1/2024. Filed Date: 1/23/24. Accession Number: 20240123–5138. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Jan 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment On October 12, 2022, Eagle Crest Energy Company filed an application to revise the project boundary to remove the Red Bluff Substation from the project boundary and relocate a portion of the transmission line for the unconstructed Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project No. 13123. The project would be located at an inactive mine in Riverside County, California, near the PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6111 town of Desert Center. The project will occupy private lands and approximately 699.2 acres of Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior (Interior) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The project boundary amendment pertains to the transmission line portion and its tie-in to the Red Bluff substation. The Commission issued a public notice of the amendment application on March 16, 2023, with protests, comments, and motions to intervene due to be filed by April 17, 2023. In response to the public notice, Commission staff received comments concerning the potential environmental effects of the proposed license amendment on resources in the area, including endangered species. This notice identifies Commission staff’s intention to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The planned schedule for the completion of the EA is July 2024.1 Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued and made available for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in the Commission’s final decision on the proceeding. With this notice, the Commission is inviting Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues affected by the proposal to cooperate in the preparation of the EA planned to be issued July 2024. Agencies wishing to cooperate, or further discuss the benefits, responsibilities, and obligations of the cooperating agency role, should contact staff listed at the bottom of this notice by February 15, 2024. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 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 to 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. 1 42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)(1)(B) requires lead Federal agencies to complete EAs within 1 year of the agency’s decision to prepare an EA. E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1 6112 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 2024 / Notices Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Shawn Halerz at (202) 502–6360 or Shawn.Halerz@ ferc.gov. Dated: January 25, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–01904 Filed 1–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2232–855] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff reviewed Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC’s (Duke Energy) application for an amendment of license to implement the Mountain Island embankment seismic stability improvement project at the Mountain Island development of the CatawbaWateree Project No. 2232 and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the amendment. Duke Energy proposes to construct a counterweight stability berm on the downstream side of the earthen embankment at the Mountain Island development and obtain the material for the berm from an on-site borrow area. The project consists of 11 developments and is located on the Catawba and Wateree rivers in Burke, McDowell, Caldwell, Catawba, Alexander, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Lincoln and Gaston counties, North Carolina, and York, Lancaster, Chester, Fairfield, and Kershaw counties, South Carolina. The EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed action and concludes that amending the license, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major Federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity to view and/or print the EA via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov/), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number (P–2232) into the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Jan 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, or toll-free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online 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, contact FERC Online Support. Any comments should be filed by February 23, 2024. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–2232–855. 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. For further information, contact Steven Sachs at Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov or 202–502–8666. Dated: January 24, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–01838 Filed 1–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: PR24–43–000. Applicants: Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc. Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: CMD Stride Rates effective 1–1–2024 to be effective 1/1/2024. Filed Date: 1/24/24. Accession Number: 20240124–5079. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/14/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–335–000. Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Rate Schedule S–2 Tracker Filing eff 2/1/ 2024 to be effective 2/1/2024. Filed Date: 1/24/24. Accession Number: 20240124–5100. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/5/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–336–000. Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NonConforming Service Agreement—Puget Sound to be effective 2/24/2024. Filed Date: 1/24/24. Accession Number: 20240124–5157. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/5/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–337–000. Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. Description: Compliance filing: IDLS Delta Revenue Sharing to be effective N/ A. Filed Date: 1/25/24. Accession Number: 20240125–5003. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/6/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–338–000. Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates—Yankee Gas to Emera eff 1–26–24 to be effective 1/26/2024. Filed Date: 1/25/24. Accession Number: 20240125–5081. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/6/24. 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 p.m. eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6111-6112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01904]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13123-031]


Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On October 12, 2022, Eagle Crest Energy Company filed an 
application to revise the project boundary to remove the Red Bluff 
Substation from the project boundary and relocate a portion of the 
transmission line for the unconstructed Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage 
Project No. 13123. The project would be located at an inactive mine in 
Riverside County, California, near the town of Desert Center. The 
project will occupy private lands and approximately 699.2 acres of 
Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior 
(Interior) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The project boundary 
amendment pertains to the transmission line portion and its tie-in to 
the Red Bluff substation.
    The Commission issued a public notice of the amendment application 
on March 16, 2023, with protests, comments, and motions to intervene 
due to be filed by April 17, 2023. In response to the public notice, 
Commission staff received comments concerning the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed license amendment on resources in 
the area, including endangered species.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The planned schedule for 
the completion of the EA is July 2024.\1\ Revisions to the schedule may 
be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued and made available for 
review by all interested parties. All comments filed on the EA will be 
reviewed by staff and considered in the Commission's final decision on 
the proceeding.
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    \1\ 42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)(1)(B) requires lead Federal agencies to 
complete EAs within 1 year of the agency's decision to prepare an 
EA.
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    With this notice, the Commission is inviting Federal, State, local, 
and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with 
respect to environmental issues affected by the proposal to cooperate 
in the preparation of the EA planned to be issued July 2024. Agencies 
wishing to cooperate, or further discuss the benefits, 
responsibilities, and obligations of the cooperating agency role, 
should contact staff listed at the bottom of this notice by February 
15, 2024. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that 
agencies that cooperate in the preparation of any environmental 
document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
    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 to 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].

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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Shawn Halerz 
at (202) 502-6360 or [email protected].

    Dated: January 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01904 Filed 1-30-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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