City of Portland; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of ILP Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests, 9143-9144 [2024-02717]
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Dated: February 5, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2821–014]
City of Portland; Notice of Intent To
File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document (PAD),
Commencement of ILP Pre-Filing
Process, and Scoping; Request for
Comments on the PAD and Scoping
Document, and Identification of Issues
and Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Pre-filing
Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 2821–014.
c. Dated Filed: December 8, 2023.
d. Submitted By: City of Portland,
Portland Water Bureau.
e. Name of Project: Portland
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Bull Run River in Clackamas and
Multnomah counties, Oregon,
approximately 26 miles east of the City
of Portland. The project boundary does
not include any Federal lands since a
land exchange with the U.S. Forest
Service was completed in 2022.1
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Shannon
Mills, Portland Water Bureau; 1120 SW
5th Avenue, Room 405, Portland, OR
97204; phone: (971) 347–9870.
i. FERC Contact: Golbahar
Mirhosseini, (202) 502–6820
golbahar.mirhosseini@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal,
State, local, and Tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item o below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
1 On November 8, 2023, the City filed an
application to amend the current license to revise
Federal lands within the project boundary.
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Act and implementing regulations at 50
CFR 600.920; and (c) the Oregon State
Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. By letters dated January 2, 2024,
and January 17, 2024, we notified the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA
Fisheries, and the Oregon State Historic
Preservation Officer that we are
designating the City of Portland as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, and
section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. A copy of the PAD is available for
review on the Commission’s website
(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, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). A copy is also available via the
contact in paragraph h.
You may register online at https://ferc
online.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.
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 at
OPP@ferc.gov.
n. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and Commission
staff’s Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as
well as study requests. All comments on
the PAD and SD1, and study requests
should be sent to the address above in
paragraph h. In addition, all comments
on the PAD and SD1, study requests,
requests for cooperating agency status,
and all communications to and from
Commission staff related to the merits of
the potential application must be filed
with the Commission.
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The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file documents
using the Commission’s eFiling system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC
Online.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. 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 A. Reese, Deputy
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 A.
Reese, Deputy Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project
name and docket number on the first
page: Portland Hydroelectric Project (P–
2821–014).
All filings with the Commission must
bear the appropriate heading:
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
from Commission Staff.’’ Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by April 6, 2024.
o. Scoping Process:
In accordance with 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’’). The NEPA document will
consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental effects, and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action. The Commission’s scoping
process will help determine the
required level of analysis and satisfy the
NEPA scoping requirements,
irrespective of whether the Commission
prepares an environmental assessment
or Environmental Impact Statement.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings for the project to
receive input on the scope of the NEPA
document. An evening meeting will
focus on receiving input from the public
and a daytime meeting will focus on
concerns of resource agencies, Native
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American tribes, and non-governmental
organizations (NGO). We invite all
interested agencies, Native American
tribes, NGOs, and the public to attend
one or both meetings to assist us in
identifying the scope of environmental
issues that should be analyzed in the
NEPA document. The dates and times of
the virtual scoping meetings are listed
below.
Evening meeting for the general public
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Starting Time: 6:30 p.m. Pacific
Standard Time (PST)
Location: Portland Water Bureau,
Interstate Facility Auditorium, 664
N. Tillamook Street, Portland, OR
97227
Phone Number: (971) 347–9870
Daytime meeting for resource agencies,
Tribes, and NGOs
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Starting Time: 10:00 a.m. PST
Location: Portland Building, 1120 SW
5th Avenue, Room 108, Portland,
OR 97204
Phone Number: (971) 347–9870
Copies of SD1, outlining the subject
areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to
the individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list and City of
Portland’s PAD distribution list. Copies
of SD1 may be viewed on the web at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
m. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as
well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Visit
City of Portland and Commission staff
will hold an environmental site visit of
the Portland Hydroelectric Project on
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 10 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. PST. You must register in
advance if you are interested in
attending a site visit. Please contact Ms.
Shannon Mills by email at
HydroelectricProject@
portlandoregon.gov, or by phone at 971–
347–9870 before Tuesday February 20,
2024, if you plan to attend the
environmental site review. Please note
that inclement weather may necessitate
a virtual tour instead of an in-person
site visit.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, Commission
staff will: (1) initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing
conditions; (3) review and discuss
existing information and identify
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preliminary information and study
needs; (4) review and discuss the
process plan and schedule for pre-filing
activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of Federal, State, and Tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss the potential of any Federal or
State agency or Native American tribe to
act as a cooperating agency for
development of an environmental
document. Meeting participants should
come prepared to discuss their issues
and/or concerns. Please review City of
Portland’s PAD in preparation for the
scoping meetings. Directions on how to
obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item m of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The scoping meetings will be
recorded by a court reporter, and all
statements will become part of the
Commission’s public record for the
project.
Agencies, Native American Tribes,
NGOs, and individuals with
environmental expertise and concerns
are encouraged to attend the meetings
and to assist Commission staff in
defining and clarifying the issues to be
addressed in the NEPA document.
Dated: February 2, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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Applicants: Dogwood Energy LLC.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2821-014]
City of Portland; Notice of Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of ILP Pre-
Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 2821-014.
c. Dated Filed: December 8, 2023.
d. Submitted By: City of Portland, Portland Water Bureau.
e. Name of Project: Portland Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Bull Run River in
Clackamas and Multnomah counties, Oregon, approximately 26 miles east
of the City of Portland. The project boundary does not include any
Federal lands since a land exchange with the U.S. Forest Service was
completed in 2022.\1\
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\1\ On November 8, 2023, the City filed an application to amend
the current license to revise Federal lands within the project
boundary.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Shannon Mills, Portland Water Bureau;
1120 SW 5th Avenue, Room 405, Portland, OR 97204; phone: (971) 347-
9870.
i. FERC Contact: Golbahar Mirhosseini, (202) 502-6820
[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Oregon State
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. By letters dated January 2, 2024, and January 17, 2024, we
notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and the
Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer that we are designating the
City of Portland as the Commission's non-federal representative for
carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, and section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
m. A copy of the PAD is available for review on the Commission's
website (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, contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). A copy is also available via the contact in
paragraph h.
You may 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.
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 at [email protected].
n. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
documents 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. 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 A. Reese,
Deputy 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 A. Reese, Deputy
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the
project name and docket number on the first page: Portland
Hydroelectric Project (P-2821-014).
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by April 6, 2024.
o. Scoping Process:
In accordance with 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''). The NEPA document will consider both site-
specific and cumulative environmental effects, and reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action. The Commission's scoping process
will help determine the required level of analysis and satisfy the NEPA
scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission prepares
an environmental assessment or Environmental Impact Statement.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings for the project to
receive input on the scope of the NEPA document. An evening meeting
will focus on receiving input from the public and a daytime meeting
will focus on concerns of resource agencies, Native American tribes,
and non-governmental organizations (NGO). We invite all interested
agencies, Native American tribes, NGOs, and the public to attend one or
both meetings to assist us in identifying the scope of environmental
issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA document. The dates and
times of the virtual scoping meetings are listed below.
Evening meeting for the general public
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Starting Time: 6:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Location: Portland Water Bureau, Interstate Facility Auditorium,
664 N. Tillamook Street, Portland, OR 97227
Phone Number: (971) 347-9870
Daytime meeting for resource agencies, Tribes, and NGOs
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Starting Time: 10:00 a.m. PST
Location: Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Room 108,
Portland, OR 97204
Phone Number: (971) 347-9870
Copies of SD1, outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on
the Commission's mailing list and City of Portland's PAD distribution
list. Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov,
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing
information in paragraph m. Based on all oral and written comments, a
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Visit
City of Portland and Commission staff will hold an environmental
site visit of the Portland Hydroelectric Project on Tuesday, February
27, 2024, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. PST. You must register in advance if you
are interested in attending a site visit. Please contact Ms. Shannon
Mills by email at [email protected], or by phone
at 971-347-9870 before Tuesday February 20, 2024, if you plan to attend
the environmental site review. Please note that inclement weather may
necessitate a virtual tour instead of an in-person site visit.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will: (1) initiate
scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions; (3)
review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary
information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan
and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames
provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination of Federal, State, and Tribal
permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the potential
of any Federal or State agency or Native American tribe to act as a
cooperating agency for development of an environmental document.
Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/
or concerns. Please review City of Portland's PAD in preparation for
the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and
SD1 are included in item m of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The scoping meetings will be recorded by a court reporter, and all
statements will become part of the Commission's public record for the
project.
Agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals with
environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the
meetings and to assist Commission staff in defining and clarifying the
issues to be addressed in the NEPA document.
Dated: February 2, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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