Swan Lake North Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 106461 [2024-31332]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 249 / Monday, December 30, 2024 / Notices the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. Comments Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The Commission considers all comments received about the project in determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments on or before February 18, 2025. The filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number CP25–35–000 in your submission. (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by using the Commission’s eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select ‘‘General’’ and then select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 6 (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to the address below. Your submission must reference the Project docket number CP25–35– 000. To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. To file via any other method: DebbieAnne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail at: David A. Alonzo, Manager of Project Authorizations, Columbia Gas 6 Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project. VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:58 Dec 27, 2024 Jkt 265001 Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, or by email (with a link to the document) at david_alonzo@ tcenergy.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. Tracking the Proceeding 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: December 20, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–31335 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13318–018] Swan Lake North Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment On April 12, 2024, as supplemented on October 3, 2024, Swan Lake North Hydro LLC. filed an application for Non-Capacity Amendment of License for the Swan Lake North Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project No. 13318. The unconstructed project will be located about 11 miles northeast of the city of Klamath Falls in Klamath County, Oregon. The project will occupy Federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The licensee proposes to amend project to replace the three authorized PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 106461 131.1 megawatt (MW) turbine generating units with two 182.4 MW units; modify the location and size of the powerhouse; reduce the size of the spillways; lower the bottom elevation of the powerhouse, upper and lower reservoirs, and water conveyance structures; bury the authorized surfacemounted penstocks; realign a portion of the transmission line; modify the project boundary; and modify construction materials used for the reservoir embankments and liners, among other modifications. On October 30, 2024, the Commission issued a public notice for the proposed amendment. On November 22 and November 25, 2024, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, respectively, filed motions to intervene in the proceeding. This notice identifies Commission staff’s intention to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the project.1 Commission staff plans to issue an EA by September 12, 2025. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in the Commission’s final decision on the proceeding. 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 to 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 Elizabeth Moats at 202–502–6632 or Elizabeth.OsierMoats@ferc.gov. Dated: December 20, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–31332 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations, the unique identification number for documents relating to this environmental review is EAXX–019–20–000– 1734453403. 40 CFR 1501.5(c)(4) (2024). E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 106461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31332]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13318-018]


Swan Lake North Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On April 12, 2024, as supplemented on October 3, 2024, Swan Lake 
North Hydro LLC. filed an application for Non-Capacity Amendment of 
License for the Swan Lake North Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project 
No. 13318. The unconstructed project will be located about 11 miles 
northeast of the city of Klamath Falls in Klamath County, Oregon. The 
project will occupy Federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
    The licensee proposes to amend project to replace the three 
authorized 131.1 megawatt (MW) turbine generating units with two 182.4 
MW units; modify the location and size of the powerhouse; reduce the 
size of the spillways; lower the bottom elevation of the powerhouse, 
upper and lower reservoirs, and water conveyance structures; bury the 
authorized surface-mounted penstocks; realign a portion of the 
transmission line; modify the project boundary; and modify construction 
materials used for the reservoir embankments and liners, among other 
modifications.
    On October 30, 2024, the Commission issued a public notice for the 
proposed amendment. On November 22 and November 25, 2024, the Oregon 
Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife, respectively, filed motions to intervene in the proceeding.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ Commission staff 
plans to issue an EA by September 12, 2025. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment 
period. All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and 
considered in the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
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    \1\ In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's 
regulations, the unique identification number for documents relating 
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1734453403. 40 CFR 
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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    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 to 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].
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Elizabeth 
Moats at 202-502-6632 or [email protected].

    Dated: December 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-31332 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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