Wythe County Solar Project, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization, 13063-13064 [2024-03430]
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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, MD 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the
following on the first page: Spencer
Mountain Hydroelectric Project (P–
2607–016).
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all interveners
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 intervener
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. The existing Spencer Mountain
Project consists of: (1) a 12-foot-high,
636-foot-long masonry and rubble dam
with a crest elevation of 634.7 feet mean
sea level (msl); (2) a 68-acre reservoir
with a storage capacity of 166 acre-feet;
(3) a 58.9-foot-long canal headwork,
consisting of four 6-foot-wide gates; (4)
a 53.8-foot-long canal spillway
connected to the downstream side of the
canal headwork; (5) a 30-foot-wide, 10foot-deep, 3,644-foot-long open earthen
canal; (6) a 32-foot-wide trash rack at
the powerhouse forebay with 2.5-inch
clear bar-spacing; (7) a 36-inch-diameter
bypass pipe; (8) a 22.5-foot-high, 49.5foot-long, 48.75-foot-wide powerhouse
containing two Francis-type generating
units with a total capacity of 0.64
megawatts; (9) a concrete lined tailrace
discharging flows back into the South
Fork Catawba River; (10) a substation
containing a 2.3/44-kilovolt (kV)
transformer and interconnection to
Duke Energy’s 44 kV transmission line;
and (11) appurtenant facilities. The
project creates a 3,644-foot-long
bypassed reach of the South Fork
Catawba River.
The current license requires SMH to
operate in a run-of-river mode with a
continuous minimum flow of 76 cubic
feet per second (cfs), or inflow,
whichever is less, released to the
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bypassed reach. SMH proposes no
changes to the project facilities or
operations.1 The project has an average
annual generation of 4,064 megawatthours.
SMP proposes to continue operating
the project in run-of-river mode, and to
continue releasing a continuous
minimum flow of 76 cfs to the bypassed
reach.
m. Copies 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. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
You may also register 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, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
n. 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.
o. Scoping Process. Pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), Commission staff intends to
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 an on-site scoping meeting.
Instead, we are soliciting written
1 SMH’s non-capacity amendment to replace the
horizontal Unit 1 turbine and generator with a
vertical shaft turbine and generator of the same
generating capacity was approved on June 11, 2020
(See 171 FERC ¶ 62,126 (2020)). The replacement of
Unit 1 is pending. (See Exhibit A, Project
Description and Operation in the FLA, filed June
26, 2023).
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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
February 13, 2024.
Copies of the SD1 outlining the
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. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call 1–866–
208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 14, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER24–1231–000]
Wythe County Solar Project, LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Wythe
County Solar Project, LLC’s application
for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
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 March 4,
2024.
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
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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). From the Commission’s
Home Page on the internet, this
information is available on eLibrary.
The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and
Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access
this document in eLibrary, type the
docket number excluding the last three
digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s website
during normal business hours from
FERC Online Support at 202–502–6652
(toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the
Public Reference Room at (202) 502–
8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the
Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
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: February 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 943–144]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan
County; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document (Pad),
Commencement of 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
Process.
b. Project No.: 943–144.
c. Dated Filed: December 15, 2023.
d. Submitted By: Public Utility
District No. 1 of Chelan County.
e. Name of Project: Rock Island
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Columbia River, in
Chelan and Douglas Counties,
Washington. The project occupies
federal lands under the jurisdiction of
the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Janel
Ulrich, Hydro Licensing Manager,
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan
County, 203 Olds Station Road,
Wenatchee, WA 98801.
i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip at (503)
552–2762 or email at matt.cutlip@
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 the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and National
Marine Fisheries Service under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR part 402; and National Marine
Fisheries Service under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Management and Conservation Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR part
600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Washington State
Historic Preservation Officer, as
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required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR part 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan
County as the Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act, the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management
and Conservation Act, and section 106
of the National Historic Preservation
Act.
m. Public Utility District No. 1 of
Chelan County filed with the
Commission a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed
process plan and schedule), pursuant to
18 CFR part 5.6 of the Commission’s
regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed
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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
You may register online at https://ferc
online.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be
notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to these or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
o. 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.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file all
documents 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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. ER24-1231-000]
Wythe County Solar Project, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Wythe County Solar Project, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal 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 March 4, 2024.
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
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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). From
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at 202-
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
[email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
[email protected].
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].
Dated: February 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-03430 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
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