Notice2024-02103
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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Published
February 2, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 7397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02103]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1121-136]
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On October 28, 2022, as supplemented on October 2, 2023, and
December 1, 2023, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E or licensee)
filed an application for a non-capacity amendment for the Battle Creek
Hydroelectric Project No. 1121. The project is located on the mainstem
Battle Creek, and on the North Fork and South Fork Battle Creek in
Shasta and Tehama Counties, California. The project occupies Federal
lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management.
PG&E is requesting that its license for the Battle Creek
Hydroelectric Project be amended to remove Inskip Diversion Dam,
adjacent infrastructure, fish ladder, and approximately 30,000 to
56,000 cubic yards of sediment from behind the dam. No changes to long-
term operations of the project are proposed. Inskip Diversion Dam would
be removed and the inlet into Inskip Canal from Inskip Diversion Dam
would be plugged. Once stored sediment is dredged and the dam is
removed, the stream channel would be restored to a natural condition. A
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Motions to Intervene, and Protest was issued on December 29, 2022.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed action. The planned
schedule for the completion of the EA is May 2024.\1\ Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued and made
available for review by all interested parties. 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\ 42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)(1)(B) requires lead Federal agencies to
complete EAs within 1 year of the agency's decision to prepare an
EA.
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With this notice, the Commission is inviting Federal, State, local,
and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with
respect to environmental issues affected by the proposal to cooperate
in the preparation of the EA planned to be issued May 2024. Agencies
wishing to cooperate, or further discuss the benefits,
responsibilities, and obligations of the cooperating agency role,
should contact staff listed at the bottom of this notice by February
19, 2024. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that
agencies that cooperate in the preparation of any environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c332c2c3c1a190e1f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81ced1d1c1e7e4f3e2afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Rebecca
Martin at 202-502-6012 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6e4d3d4d3d5d5d798dbd7c4c2dfd8f6d0d3c4d598d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c795a2a5a2a4a4a6e9aaa6b5b3aea987a1a2b5a4e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 29, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02103 Filed 2-1-24; 8:45 am]
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