Notice2022-18130
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of Water Quality Protection Plan Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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August 23, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51663-51664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18130]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2150-153]
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of Water Quality Protection Plan
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
Take notice that the following amendment application has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Water Quality Protection Plan.
b. Project No: P-2150-153.
c. Date Filed: September 15, 2021.
d. Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (licensee).
e. Name of Projects: Baker River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Locations: The project is located on the Baker River in Skagit
and Whatcom counties, Washington. The project occupies federal lands
administered by the U.S. Forest Service within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie
National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jory Oppenheimer, Consulting Engineer,
Puget Sound Energy, P.O. Box 97034, Bellevue, WA 98009-9734; telephone:
(425) 462-3556 and email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cea4a1bcb7e0a1bebeaba0a6aba7a3abbc8ebebdabe0ada1a3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8b2b7aaa1f6b7a8a8bdb6b0bdb1b5bdaa98a8abbdf6bbb7b5">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Marybeth Gay, (202) 502-6125,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4805293a312a2d3c20660f2931082e2d3a2b662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5f8d4c7ccd7d0c1dd9bf2d4ccf5d3d0c7d69bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: September 16, 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#bff9faedfcf0d1d3d6d1daeccacfcfd0cdcbffd9dacddc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c68083948589a8aaafa8a395b3b6b6a9b4b286a0a3b4a5e8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or (202) 502-8659
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(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-2150-153. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not
considered part of the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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.
k. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to conduct the
Upper Baker Dam Spillway Stabilization and Tailrace Rock Debris Removal
Project (spillway project) over a 12-week period, from April 1 through
August 31, 2023. The proposed project is needed because: (1) the
existing spillway slope has been identified as a potential failure mode
for the Upper Baker Dam; and (2) rockfall debris in the tailrace
channel downstream of the dam contributes to flooding of the powerhouse
at the dam during flow spill events, which has reduced power
generation. As required by Article 401(a) of the project license, and
condition 5.10 of the Washington Department of Ecology's (Washington
DOE) May 11, 2007 Water Quality Certificate (WQC), attached to the
license as Appendix C, the licensee developed the Water Quality
Protection Plan (Plan) for the spillway project, and has filed the Plan
for the Commission's approval. The Plan addresses the requirements set
forth in condition 5.10 of the WQC, and includes: (1) an In-Water Work
Protection Plan that specifies the best management practices (BMPs) for
activities that require work within surface waters; (2) a Construction
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan that addresses land-disturbing
activities along with BMPs and other control measures to prevent
pollutants from entering the project's surface water and groundwater;
and (3) procedures for monitoring water quality, and actions to
implement if a water quality violation were to occur. By email dated
August 10, 2021, Washington DOE acknowledged receipt of and approved
the Plan.
The licensee previously filed a draft Biological Assessment (BA)
with the Commission on August 12, 2021 for the proposed spillway
project. On July 14, 2022, the licensee filed a revised draft BA, and
requested to withdraw the previously filed draft BA. On August 17,
2022, Commission staff adopted the licensee's July 14, 2022 draft BA
without modification as the Commission's final BA and requested formal
consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National
Marine Fisheries Service.
l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <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
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fc9caddccc0e1e3e6e1eadcfaffffe0fdfbcfe9eafdeca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c0a091e0f0322202522291f393c3c233e380c2a293e2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (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: August 17, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18130 Filed 8-22-22; 8:45 am]
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