Notice2024-01035
PacifiCorp; Notice of Availability of Executed Programmatic Agreement for the Weber Hydroelectric Project
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Published
January 19, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3647-3648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01035]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1744-041]
PacifiCorp; Notice of Availability of Executed Programmatic
Agreement for the Weber Hydroelectric Project
Take notice that on November 2, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) and the Utah State Historic Preservation
Officer (SHPO) executed a Programmatic Agreement for the Weber
Hydroelectric Project No. 1744.\1\ The project is located
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on the Weber River near the city of Ogden in Weber, Morgan, and Davis
counties, Utah and occupies federal lands within the Uinta-Wasatch-
Cache National Forest managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Forest Service.
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\1\ PacifiCorp, 174 FERC ] 62,172 (2021).
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On January 20, 2023, and April 18, 2023, PacifiCorp, the project's
licensee, requested Commission approval to undertake certain
construction, modification, and removal activities that have the
potential to adversely affect properties included in, or eligible for
inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places. Thereafter,
Commission staff determined that a Programmatic Agreement should be
executed to ensure compliance with section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.\2\
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\2\ 54 U.S.C. 306108.
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On November 2, 2023, the Commission and the Utah SHPO executed the
Programmatic Agreement. PacifiCorp was invited to concur in the
agreement and did so on November 14, 2023. The Programmatic Agreement
requires PacifiCorp to continue to implement the Historic Properties
Management Plan approved in Article 407 of the project's license.\3\
Pursuant to section 6 of the Federal Power Act,\4\ the Commission is
providing notice that it plans to issue an order amending the license
to incorporate the executed Programmatic Agreement. Unless and until
the Commission issues an order incorporating the Programmatic Agreement
into the license, the agreement has no independent legal effect.
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\3\ PacifiCorp, 174 FERC ] 62,172 at P 53 & Article 407.
\4\ 16 U.S.C. 799.
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The executed Programmatic Agreement may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> under the eLibrary link.
Enter the docket number (P-1744) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8fefdeafbf7d6d4d1d6ddebcdc8c8d7caccf8deddcadb96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4a2a1b6a7ab8a888d8a81b79194948b9690a482819687ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a> or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new
filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f100f0f1f393a2d3c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1bea1a1b197948392df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
For further information, contact Jennifer Polardino at 202-502-6437
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#58323d3636313e3d2a76283734392a3c313637183e3d2a3b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7218171c1c1b1417005c021d1e1300161b1c1d32141700115c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01035 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
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