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Description: Compliance filing: Fuel
and LAUF Report to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 12/13/24.
Accession Number: 20241213–5038.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/26/24.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the
specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
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Filings in Existing Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP25–231–001.
Applicants: Carlsbad Gateway, LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Carlsbad Gateway Amended Filing to be
effective 1/1/2025.
Filed Date: 12/12/24.
Accession Number: 20241212–5196.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/19/24.
Any person desiring to protest in any
the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rule 211 of the
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.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
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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: December 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 175–032]
Take notice that the following
application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: P–175–032.
c. Date Filed: April 18, 2024.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E).
e. Name of Project: Balch
Hydroelectric Project (Balch Project or
project).
f. Location: The existing project is
located about 45 miles northeast of the
city of Fresno, on the North Fork Kings
River, in Fresno and Madera Counties,
California (Figure 1). The project
currently occupies 491.5 acres of
Federal land administered by the U.S.
Forest Service (Forest Service).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dave
Gabbard, Vice President Power
Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland,
CA 94612; telephone at (650) 207–9705;
email at David.gabbard@pge.com.
i. FERC Contact: Benjamin Mann,
(202) 502–8462, or email at
Benjamin.Mann@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: January 12, 2025.1
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file scoping
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. 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
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Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project
name and docket number on the first
page: Balch Hydroelectric Project (P–
175–032).
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The existing
Balch Hydroelectric Project (project)
includes the following facilities: (1) a
135-foot-high, 396-foot-long diversion
dam with a crest elevation of 4,098 feet
that includes a 364-foot-long spillway
and is located on the North Fork Kings
River 9.9 miles upstream of the
confluence with Kings River; (2) the 35acre Black Rock Reservoir with a usable
storage capacity of 1,260 acre-feet at a
normal water surface elevation of 4,097
feet; (3) an 11-foot-high, concrete tunnel
intake; (4) a water conveyance system
consisting of: (a) a 19,336-foot-long
tunnel with a maximum hydraulic
capacity of 760 cubic feet per second
(cfs) that includes the 308-foot-long
Black Rock Adit, the 350-foot-long Weir
Creek Adit, an unlined surge chamber,
and two sluice channels; (5) a 4,905.6foot-long penstock leading to the Balch
No. 1 Powerhouse and a 4,933.3-footlong penstock leading to the Balch No.
2 Powerhouse; (6) the 65.5-foot-long,
80.5-foot-wide Balch No. 1 Powerhouse
housing one turbine-generator unit with
an authorized installed capacity of 31.02
megawatts (MW) and a maximum
hydraulic capacity of 213 cfs; (7) the
149-foot-long, 84-foot-wide Balch No. 2
Powerhouse housing two turbinegenerator units with a total authorized
installed capacity of 105 MW and a
maximum hydraulic capacity of 315 cfs;
(8) a 165-foot-high, 238-foot-long
afterbay dam with a crest elevation of
1,704 feet that includes a 238-foot-long
spillway; (9) a 7-acre afterbay with a
usable storage capacity of 135 acre-feet;
(10) project roads and trails; (11)
recreation facilities; (12) a 22-mile-long,
115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line
connecting the project with the grid at
Piedra Junction; (13) the 76-acre Balch
Camp, which is the project operating
headquarters and includes personnel
housing; (14) a 6.2-mile-line, 12-kV
distribution line connecting Balch Camp
with the project’s diversion dam; and
(15) appurtenant facilities.
The Balch Project is located
downstream of PG&E’s Haas-Kings River
Hydroelectric Project No. 1988 and
Helms Pumped Storage Project No.
2735, which use the same reservoirs
(Courtright Lake and Lake Wishon) for
operation. The project is operated as a
peaking facility to generate power that
is released from upstream storage to
meet power demand and for irrigation
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purposes. Project operation is
coordinated with Project No. 1988,
whose releases from Lake Wishon
largely control inflow to Black Rock
Reservoir; however, spill fluctuations at
the project are possible at times when
inflow exceeds powerhouse capacity
and during powerhouse outages.
The current license requires PG&E to
maintain the following continuous
minimum flows in the North Kings
River: (1) during normal water years: (a)
from June 1 through November 31, 5 cfs
from Black Rock Reservoir, 15 cfs from
Balch Afterbay, and 30 cfs of total river
flow; and (b) from December 1 through
May 31, 2.5 cfs from Black Rock
Reservoir, 10 cfs from Balch Afterbay,
and 30 cfs of total river flow; (2) during
dry water years, as defined by the
California Department of Water
Resources, year-round flows of 2.5 cfs
from Black Rock Reservoir, 10 cfs from
Balch Afterbay, and 20 cfs of total river
flow.
PG&E proposes to continue operating
the project in a manner that is
consistent with current operation, with
the exception of the following new
proposed measures: (1) minimum flows
and water year types, (2) a recreation
plan, (3) a biological resources
management plan, (4) a historic
properties management plan, (5) lowlevel operations, (6) flood period
operations, (7) a hazardous substance
plan, (8) a gaging plan, (9) visual
resources management, (10) a fire
management and response plan, and
(11) a transportation system
management plan.
m. A copy of the application can be
viewed on the Commission’s website 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 (P–175). For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support
(see item j above).
You may also register 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, please
contact FERC Online Support (see item
j above).
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
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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
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
December 13, 2024.
Copies of SD1, which outlines 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. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
m.
Dated: December 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
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NAAQS by the April 9, 2023 attainment
date.
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Ledezma.Andrew@epa.gov.
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and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 175-032]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping
Comments
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-175-032.
c. Date Filed: April 18, 2024.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
e. Name of Project: Balch Hydroelectric Project (Balch Project or
project).
f. Location: The existing project is located about 45 miles
northeast of the city of Fresno, on the North Fork Kings River, in
Fresno and Madera Counties, California (Figure 1). The project
currently occupies 491.5 acres of Federal land administered by the U.S.
Forest Service (Forest Service).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dave Gabbard, Vice President Power
Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 300 Lakeside Drive,
Oakland, CA 94612; telephone at (650) 207-9705; email at
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Benjamin Mann, (202) 502-8462, or email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: January 12, 2025.\1\
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping 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. 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, 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: Balch Hydroelectric
Project (P-175-032).
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Project Description: The existing Balch Hydroelectric Project
(project) includes the following facilities: (1) a 135-foot-high, 396-
foot-long diversion dam with a crest elevation of 4,098 feet that
includes a 364-foot-long spillway and is located on the North Fork
Kings River 9.9 miles upstream of the confluence with Kings River; (2)
the 35-acre Black Rock Reservoir with a usable storage capacity of
1,260 acre-feet at a normal water surface elevation of 4,097 feet; (3)
an 11-foot-high, concrete tunnel intake; (4) a water conveyance system
consisting of: (a) a 19,336-foot-long tunnel with a maximum hydraulic
capacity of 760 cubic feet per second (cfs) that includes the 308-foot-
long Black Rock Adit, the 350-foot-long Weir Creek Adit, an unlined
surge chamber, and two sluice channels; (5) a 4,905.6-foot-long
penstock leading to the Balch No. 1 Powerhouse and a 4,933.3-foot-long
penstock leading to the Balch No. 2 Powerhouse; (6) the 65.5-foot-long,
80.5-foot-wide Balch No. 1 Powerhouse housing one turbine-generator
unit with an authorized installed capacity of 31.02 megawatts (MW) and
a maximum hydraulic capacity of 213 cfs; (7) the 149-foot-long, 84-
foot-wide Balch No. 2 Powerhouse housing two turbine-generator units
with a total authorized installed capacity of 105 MW and a maximum
hydraulic capacity of 315 cfs; (8) a 165-foot-high, 238-foot-long
afterbay dam with a crest elevation of 1,704 feet that includes a 238-
foot-long spillway; (9) a 7-acre afterbay with a usable storage
capacity of 135 acre-feet; (10) project roads and trails; (11)
recreation facilities; (12) a 22-mile-long, 115-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line connecting the project with the grid at Piedra
Junction; (13) the 76-acre Balch Camp, which is the project operating
headquarters and includes personnel housing; (14) a 6.2-mile-line, 12-
kV distribution line connecting Balch Camp with the project's diversion
dam; and (15) appurtenant facilities.
The Balch Project is located downstream of PG&E's Haas-Kings River
Hydroelectric Project No. 1988 and Helms Pumped Storage Project No.
2735, which use the same reservoirs (Courtright Lake and Lake Wishon)
for operation. The project is operated as a peaking facility to
generate power that is released from upstream storage to meet power
demand and for irrigation
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purposes. Project operation is coordinated with Project No. 1988, whose
releases from Lake Wishon largely control inflow to Black Rock
Reservoir; however, spill fluctuations at the project are possible at
times when inflow exceeds powerhouse capacity and during powerhouse
outages.
The current license requires PG&E to maintain the following
continuous minimum flows in the North Kings River: (1) during normal
water years: (a) from June 1 through November 31, 5 cfs from Black Rock
Reservoir, 15 cfs from Balch Afterbay, and 30 cfs of total river flow;
and (b) from December 1 through May 31, 2.5 cfs from Black Rock
Reservoir, 10 cfs from Balch Afterbay, and 30 cfs of total river flow;
(2) during dry water years, as defined by the California Department of
Water Resources, year-round flows of 2.5 cfs from Black Rock Reservoir,
10 cfs from Balch Afterbay, and 20 cfs of total river flow.
PG&E proposes to continue operating the project in a manner that is
consistent with current operation, with the exception of the following
new proposed measures: (1) minimum flows and water year types, (2) a
recreation plan, (3) a biological resources management plan, (4) a
historic properties management plan, (5) low-level operations, (6)
flood period operations, (7) a hazardous substance plan, (8) a gaging
plan, (9) visual resources management, (10) a fire management and
response plan, and (11) a transportation system management plan.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website 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 (P-175). For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support (see item j above).
You may also register 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, please
contact FERC Online Support (see item j above).
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 [email protected].
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 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 December 13, 2024.
Copies of SD1, which outlines 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. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph m.
Dated: December 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
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