Application for Presidential Permit; Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 11267-11268 [2024-03017]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2024 / Notices related What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, ‘‘Teaching Strategies for Improving Algebra Knowledge in Middle and high School Students.’’ The toolkit contains the following three parts: (1) Initial Diagnostic and On-going Monitoring Instruments, (2) Professional Development Resources, and (3) Steps for Institutionalizing Supports for Evidence-Based Practice. This study will assess whether implementing the toolkit improves teacher and student outcomes and will describe the implementation of the toolkit in study schools that use it. Using a school-level randomized controlled trial during the 2024–2025 school year, the study will estimate the impact of the toolkit on teachers’ selfefficacy and their understanding and use of the promising practices, as well as on students’ algebraic content knowledge, self-efficacy, and mathematical mindsets. To provide context for the impact estimates and inform future use of the toolkit, the study will also describe the implementation of the toolkit. The study plans to include 20 schools from up to three school districts. To disseminate these findings, REL Central will produce a report for school leaders and teachers who are potential users of the toolkit. Dated: February 9, 2024. Juliana Pearson, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2024–03067 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [GDO Docket No. PP–503] Application for Presidential Permit; Basin Electric Power Cooperative Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. AGENCY: Basin Electric Power Cooperative (the Applicant or Basin Electric) has filed an application requesting a new Presidential permit to allow for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of facilities for transmission of electric energy at the international border between North Dakota and Saskatchewan, Canada. DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before March 15, 2024. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Feb 13, 2024 Jkt 262001 Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be addressed by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403, Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of facilities at the international border of the United States for the transmission of electric energy between the United States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a Presidential permit issued by the Secretary of Energy pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038. On April 10, 2023, the authority to issue such permits was delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment Office by Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. On November 9, 2023, Basin Electric filed an application (Application or App.) with the Department of Energy (DOE) for a Presidential Permit to construct the Tande and Wheelock to Saskatchewan 230-kV Transmission Project.1 App. at 1. Basin Electric is an electric power generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota. Id. The Applicant generates and transmits wholesale electricity to 141member rural electric cooperatives located in a nine-state service area, which serves three million customers on their respective systems. Id. Basin Electric’s proposed project ‘‘includes two new 230-kV electric transmission lines from existing substations in North Dakota (ND) to the Canadian Border.’’ Id. According to the Application, Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower), ‘‘a generation and transmission provider in Saskatchewan, will construct the transmission lines from the border to a new substation in Canada, approximately five miles north of the border.’’ Id. The Applicant intends to route one circuit from the Wheelock substation near Ray, North Dakota, and the second circuit from Tande substation near Tioga, North Dakota. Id. Each circuit would require a separate border crossing. Id. The Southwest Power Pool approved the project in 2022, and Basin Electric is the designated transmission owner for the upgrade in the United States. App. at 1. The project would provide export ADDRESSES: 1 On January 17, 2023, Basin Electric also filed a revised Application in response to DOE feedback on its November filing. The references to the Application in this notice reflect the latest revisions submitted by Basin Electric. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11267 and import capabilities of up to 650 megawatts. Id. Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at Electricity.Exports@ hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in accordance with Rule 211 of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding should file a motion to intervene at Electricity.Exports@ hq.doe.gov in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Comments and other filings concerning Basin Electric’s Application should be clearly marked with Docket No. PP–503. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Anine Merkens, Staff Counsel, Basin Electric, amerkens@bepc.com; Erin Dukart, Director, Environmental Services, Basin Electric, edukart@bepc.com; and Bob Nasset, Civil Engineering, Basin Electric, rnasset@bepc.com. Before a Presidential permit may be issued, DOE must determine whether the proposed action is in the public interest. In making that determination, DOE will consider the environmental impacts of the proposed action (i.e., granting the Presidential permit, with any conditions and limitations, or denying the permit) pursuant to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021); determine the Applicant’s proposed project’s impact on electric reliability by ascertaining whether the proposed project would adversely affect the operation of the U.S. electric power supply system under normal and contingency conditions; and weigh any other factors that DOE may also consider relevant to the public interest. DOE also must obtain the favorable recommendation of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense before taking final action on a Presidential permit application. Basin’s Application may be reviewed or downloaded electronically at www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 8, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. 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 E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 11268 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2024 / Notices 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 February 9, 2024. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–03017 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14861–002] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,1 the Council Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA,2 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations,3 the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project No. 14861–002 and has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. The closed-loop pumped storage project would be located approximately 8 miles southeast of the City of Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington, with transmission facilities extending into Sherman County, Oregon. The project would occupy 18.1 acres of lands owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and administered by the Bonneville Power Administration. The Corps participated as a cooperating agency to prepare the EIS. The final EIS contains staff’s analysis of the applicant’s proposal and the alternatives for licensing the Goldendale Energy Storage Project. The final EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Native-American Tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff. 1 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, amended (Pub. L. 91–190. 42 U.S.C. 4321 through 4347, as amended by Pub. L. 94–52, July 3, 1975, Pub. L. 94–83, August 9, 1975, Pub. L. 97–258, sec. 4(b), September 13, 1982, Pub. L. 118–5, June 3, 2023). 2 40 CFR parts 1500–1508. 3 18 CFR part 380. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Feb 13, 2024 Jkt 262001 The final EIS also may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov under 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). 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. 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. For further information, please contact Michael Tust at (202) 502–6522 or at michael.tust@ferc.gov. Dated: February 8, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–03052 Filed 2–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2701–061] Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement. b. Project No.: 2701–061. c. Date Filed: February 2, 2024. d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie). e. Name of Project: West Canada Creek Hydroelectric Project (West Canada Creek Project). f. Location: The existing project is located on West Canada Creek, a tributary of the Mohawk River, in the PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 counties of Oneida and Herkimer, New York. g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. h. Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Director, Licensing, Brookfield Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY 13069, (315) 598–6130, steven.murphy@ brookfieldrenewable.com. i. FERC Contact: Laurie Bauer, (202) 502–6519, laurie.bauer@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments: March 9, 2024. Reply comments due March 24, 2024. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 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 (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: Debbie-Anne A. 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 A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–2701–061. The Commission’s Rules of Practice 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. Erie filed the Settlement Agreement for the project’s relicense proceeding, on behalf of itself; the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and the New York State Council of Trout Unlimited. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, relicensing issues related to project operation, fisheries, E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11267-11268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03017]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. PP-503]


Application for Presidential Permit; Basin Electric Power 
Cooperative

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Basin Electric Power Cooperative (the Applicant or Basin 
Electric) has filed an application requesting a new Presidential permit 
to allow for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance 
of facilities for transmission of electric energy at the international 
border between North Dakota and Saskatchewan, Canada.

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before March 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be 
addressed by electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance, 
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United 
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United 
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a 
Presidential permit issued by the Secretary of Energy pursuant to 
Executive Order (E.O.) 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038. On April 10, 
2023, the authority to issue such permits was delegated to the DOE's 
Grid Deployment Office by Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and 
Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-GD1-2023.
    On November 9, 2023, Basin Electric filed an application 
(Application or App.) with the Department of Energy (DOE) for a 
Presidential Permit to construct the Tande and Wheelock to Saskatchewan 
230-kV Transmission Project.\1\ App. at 1.
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    \1\ On January 17, 2023, Basin Electric also filed a revised 
Application in response to DOE feedback on its November filing. The 
references to the Application in this notice reflect the latest 
revisions submitted by Basin Electric.
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    Basin Electric is an electric power generation and transmission 
cooperative headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota. Id. The Applicant 
generates and transmits wholesale electricity to 141-member rural 
electric cooperatives located in a nine-state service area, which 
serves three million customers on their respective systems. Id.
    Basin Electric's proposed project ``includes two new 230-kV 
electric transmission lines from existing substations in North Dakota 
(ND) to the Canadian Border.'' Id. According to the Application, 
Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower), ``a generation and 
transmission provider in Saskatchewan, will construct the transmission 
lines from the border to a new substation in Canada, approximately five 
miles north of the border.'' Id. The Applicant intends to route one 
circuit from the Wheelock substation near Ray, North Dakota, and the 
second circuit from Tande substation near Tioga, North Dakota. Id. Each 
circuit would require a separate border crossing. Id.
    The Southwest Power Pool approved the project in 2022, and Basin 
Electric is the designated transmission owner for the upgrade in the 
United States. App. at 1. The project would provide export and import 
capabilities of up to 650 megawatts. Id.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at 
[email protected]. Protests should be filed in accordance 
with Rule 211 of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 
become a party to this proceeding should file a motion to intervene at 
[email protected] in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 
385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning Basin Electric's Application 
should be clearly marked with Docket No. PP-503. Additional copies are 
to be provided directly to Anine Merkens, Staff Counsel, Basin 
Electric, [email protected]; Erin Dukart, Director, Environmental 
Services, Basin Electric, [email protected]; and Bob Nasset, Civil 
Engineering, Basin Electric, [email protected].
    Before a Presidential permit may be issued, DOE must determine 
whether the proposed action is in the public interest. In making that 
determination, DOE will consider the environmental impacts of the 
proposed action (i.e., granting the Presidential permit, with any 
conditions and limitations, or denying the permit) pursuant to DOE's 
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 
1021); determine the Applicant's proposed project's impact on electric 
reliability by ascertaining whether the proposed project would 
adversely affect the operation of the U.S. electric power supply system 
under normal and contingency conditions; and weigh any other factors 
that DOE may also consider relevant to the public interest. DOE also 
must obtain the favorable recommendation of the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Defense before taking final action on a Presidential 
permit application.
    Basin's Application may be reviewed or downloaded electronically at 
www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0 or by emailing 
[email protected].
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on February 8, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid 
Deployment Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary 
of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is 
maintained by DOE. 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

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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 February 9, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-03017 Filed 2-13-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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