Notice2021-27788
Sabine River Authority-LA & TX; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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December 23, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 244 (Thursday, December 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27788]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2305-128]
Sabine River Authority--LA & TX; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Non-capacity amendment of license for project
boundary administration.
b. Project No: 2305-128.
c. Date Filed: September 7, 2021.
d. Applicant: Sabine River Authority--LA & TX.
e. Name of Project: Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The Sabine River on the Texas-Louisiana border in
Panola, Shelby, Sabine, and Newton counties in Texas and DeSoto,
Sabine, and Vernon parishes in Louisiana.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Jim Brown, (409) 746-2192, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1aba3b3aeb6af81b2b3a0b5b9efaeb3a6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0cac2d2cfd7cee0d3d2c1d4d88ecfd2c7">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Mark Carter, (678) 245-3083, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed3dfccd590dddfcccadbccfed8dbccdd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="670a06150c49040615130215270102150449000811">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests: January 14, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d0b081f0e0223212423281e383d3d223f390d2b283f2e632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="094f4c5b4a46676560676c5a7c7979667b7d496f6c7b6a276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>, (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: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-2305-128. Comments emailed to Commission staff
are not considered part of the Commission record.
k. Description of Request: Sabine River Authority--LA & TX proposes
a new article (i.e., Article 417--Project Administration) to be
included in the project license. The project boundary is based mostly
on metes and bounds surveys over 1,130 miles around the reservoir that
were meant to provide a 50-foot buffer from the water's edge. At the
time of initial surveying (i.e., the 1960s), surveyors were allowed
variances of up to 75 feet to the landward side of the project
boundary, which resulted in the licensee acquiring, in many instances,
more property than is needed for project purposes. The article would
allow the licensee to adjust the project boundary under certain
circumstances without prior Commission approval to ensure that the
project boundary includes only those lands needed for project purposes.
Specifically, the licensee would be able to make adjustments for lands
that meet all three of these conditions: (1) Located entirely above the
elevation 175 feet mean sea level contour; (2) located at least 50 feet
from the reservoir shoreline; and (3) not otherwise needed for project
purposes (i.e., project works, recreation, aquatic and terrestrial
resource protection, shoreline control, or cultural resource
protection). The licensee would file biennial reports describing its
activities under the article, including revised Exhibit G (project
boundary) drawings, if necessary.
l. Locations of the Application: 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
(<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>) using the ``elibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the document field to access
the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19),
issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdfbf8effef2d3d1d4d3d8eec8cdcdd2cfc9fddbd8cfde93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe9eafdece0c1c3c6c1cafcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (886) 208-3673 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
Dated: December 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27788 Filed 12-22-21; 8:45 am]
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