Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Municipality of Skagway Borough, 94728-94729 [2024-27965]

Download as PDF 94728 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices Director of Certificates, Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC, 1300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, or by email at blair.lichtenwalter@ energytransfer.com. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService link on FERC Online. an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of relicensing the projects. The notice included an anticipated schedule for issuing the draft and final EIS. By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural schedule for completing the draft and final EIS. The revised schedule is shown below. Further revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Tracking the Proceeding Milestone Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project will be 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 as described above. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. 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. For more information and to register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp. Dated: November 21, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–27975 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1904–078, Project No. 1855– 050, Project No. 1892–030] khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Revised Procedural Schedule for Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Project Relicenses: Great River Hydro, LLC On May 1, 2017, and materially amended on December 7, 2020, Great River Hydro, LLC filed applications for new major licenses to operate its 32.4megawatt (MW) Vernon Hydroelectric Project (Vernon Project; FERC No. 1904), 40.8-MW Bellows Falls Hydroelectric Project (Bellows Falls Project; FERC No. 1855), and 35.6-MW Wilder Hydroelectric Project (Wilder Project; FERC No. 1892 (collectively, projects). On June 5, 2024, Commission staff issued a notice of intent to prepare VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:22 Nov 27, 2024 Jkt 265001 Target date Issue draft EIS ................... Draft EIS Public Meeting ... Comments on draft EIS due. Commission issues final EIS. April 2025. May 2025. June 2025. December 2025. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4336a(c), we are soliciting additional comments on alternatives or impacts and on relevant information, studies, or analyses with respect to the proposed action. Such comments must be filed within 30 days of this notice. Comments on these topics already filed in response to the REA Notice do not need to be refiled. 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. 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, 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, 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. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures 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. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Steve Kartalia at (202) 502–6131 or stephen.kartalia@ ferc.gov. Dated: November 21, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–27971 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15381–000] Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Municipality of Skagway Borough On November 13, 2024, the Municipality of Skagway Borough filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Burro Creek Hydroelectric Project (or Project) to be located on Burro Creek, two miles southwest of Skagway, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) a 100-foot-long, 10 foot-high reinforced concrete diversion dam; (2) a 0.5-acre impoundment with a normal surface elevation of approximately 1,160 feet above sea level; (3) a 12,300-foot-long, 2-footdiameter penstock buried within an access road; (4) a 40-foot-long, 40-footwide powerhouse; (5) a 13,300-foot-long access road extending from the dam to tidewater at Burro Creek; (6) a 1,000- E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices foot-long underground transmission line from powerhouse to tidewater; (7) a 2mile-long submarine cable laid on the floor of Lynn Canal extending from tidewater to the Ore dock facility in Skagway; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Project would be 24,800 megawatthours. Applicants Contact: Emily Deach, Municipality of Skagway, P.O. Box 415, Skagway, AK 99840, (907) 612–8247. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at Maryam.zavareh@ferc.gov. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications 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. 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, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: November 21, 2024. Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–27965 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–12412–01–ORD] Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) Meetings for 2025 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:22 Nov 27, 2024 Jkt 265001 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of its public meetings of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) for 2025. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of thirdparty human subjects’ research that are submitted to the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to be used for regulatory purposes. DATES: Four three-day virtual public meetings will be held on: 1. January 29–31, 2025; and 2. April 2–4, 2025; and 3. July 22–24, 2025; and 4. October 14–16, 2025. Meetings will be held each day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. For each meeting, separate follow-up meetings are planned for the HSRB to finalize reports from the three-day meetings. These follow-up meetings will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the following dates: February 26, 2025; May 1, 2025; August 26, 2025; and November 18, 2025. ADDRESSES: All of the meetings are open to the public and will be conducted entirely virtually and by telephone. For detailed access information and meeting materials please visit the HSRB website: https://www.epa.gov/osa/humanstudies-review-board. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to receive further information should contact the HSRB Designated Federal Official (DFO), Emily Sokol, via phone/ voicemail at: 202–564–1451; or via email at: sokol.emily@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Background The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. 10. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of proposed or completed human research submitted by EPA, including research involving intentional exposure of human subjects to any substance to be considered by EPA in connection with an action under FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136–136y) or section 408 of FFDCA (21 U.S.C. 346a), and research involving intentional exposure of human subjects to pesticides to be considered by EPA in connection with an action under any statute or regulation administered by EPA. Meeting access: These meetings will be open to the public. The full agenda with access information and meeting materials will be available prior to the PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 94729 start of each meeting at the HSRB website: https://www.epa.gov/osa/ human-studies-review-board. For questions on document availability, or if you do not have access to the internet, consult with the DFO, Emily Sokol listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Special accommodations. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodation of a disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least ten days prior to each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Public Participation The HSRB encourages the public’s input. You may participate in these meetings by following the instructions in this section. 1. Oral comments. To pre-register to make oral comments, please contact the DFO, Emily Sokol, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests to present oral comments during the meetings will be accepted up to noon Eastern Time, seven calendar days prior to each meeting date. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be permitted by the HSRB Chair to present oral comments during the meetings at the designated time on the agenda. Oral comments before the HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per individual or organization. If additional time is available, further public comments may be possible. 2. Written comments. For the Board to have the best opportunity to review and consider your comments as it deliberates, you should submit your comments prior to the meetings via email by noon Eastern Time, seven calendar days prior to each meeting date. If you submit comments after these dates, those comments will be provided to the HSRB members, but you should recognize that the HSRB members may not have adequate time to consider your comments prior to their discussion. You should submit your comments to the DFO, Emily Sokol, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB. Topics for discussion. The agenda and meeting materials will be available seven calendar days in advance of each meeting at https://www.epa.gov/osa/ human-studies-review-board. Meeting minutes and final reports. Minutes of these meetings, summarizing the topics discussed and recommendations made by the HSRB, E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27965]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15381-000]


Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; 
Municipality of Skagway Borough

    On November 13, 2024, the Municipality of Skagway Borough filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Burro Creek Hydroelectric Project (or Project) to be located on Burro 
Creek, two miles southwest of Skagway, Alaska. The sole purpose of a 
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority 
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary 
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by 
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) a 100-
foot-long, 10 foot-high reinforced concrete diversion dam; (2) a 0.5-
acre impoundment with a normal surface elevation of approximately 1,160 
feet above sea level; (3) a 12,300-foot-long, 2-foot-diameter penstock 
buried within an access road; (4) a 40-foot-long, 40-foot-wide 
powerhouse; (5) a 13,300-foot-long access road extending from the dam 
to tidewater at Burro Creek; (6) a 1,000-

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foot-long underground transmission line from powerhouse to tidewater; 
(7) a 2-mile-long submarine cable laid on the floor of Lynn Canal 
extending from tidewater to the Ore dock facility in Skagway; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Project 
would be 24,800 megawatt-hours.
    Applicants Contact: Emily Deach, Municipality of Skagway, P.O. Box 
415, Skagway, AK 99840, (907) 612-8247.
    FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at [email protected].
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications 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. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 21, 2024.
Debbie-Anne Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27965 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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