Notice2024-02192
Seattle City Light; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Notice of Revised Schedule
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Published
February 5, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7701-7702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02192]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2705-037]
Seattle City Light; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment and Notice of Revised Schedule
On January 28, 2022, and supplemented on February 14 and December
12, 2022, and April 10 and October 24, 2023, Seattle City Light filed
an application for surrender of license for the Newhalem Creek
Hydroelectric Project No. 2705. The project is located on Newhalem
Creek in Whatcom County, Washington. The project occupies Federal lands
within the Ross Lake National Recreation Area managed by the National
Park Service.
The licensee proposes to surrender the project due to the following
issues: leaks in the power tunnel; maintenance needs at the headworks
and powerhouse; and safety concerns along the access road due to an
active landslide. The licensee proposes to: remove the diversion dam
and associated headworks structures, tailrace fish barrier, and certain
overhead transmission lines; seal the rock shaft and power tunnel;
decommission the access road and powerhouse; and leave the powerhouse,
tailrace, and penstock in place.
Based on the additional information needed to complete our analysis
filed on October 24, 2023, this notice revises the schedule identified
in Scoping Document 1, issued on August 29, 2022, in consultation with
Seattle City Light. Commission staff's revised schedule for completion
of the Environmental Assessment (EA) is by April 30, 2024.\1\ Based on
the project record, Commission staff plans to issue an EA to be made
available for review and comment 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) requires lead Federal agencies to
complete EAs within 1 year of the agency's decision to prepare an
EA, unless the schedule is extended in consultation with the
applicant.
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With this notice and revised schedule, 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
April 30, 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#9bd4cbcbdbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d524d4d5d7b786f7e337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Diana
Shannon at 202-502-6136 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#54303d353a357a273c353a3a3b3a14323126377a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6d2dfd7d8d798c5ded7d8d8d9d8f6d0d3c4d598d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>.
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Dated: January 30, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02192 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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