Notice2024-03611
South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Technical Conference and Environmental Site Review
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February 22, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2024)]
[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: 2024-03611]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2088-068]
South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Technical
Conference and Environmental Site Review
Commission staff will hold an environmental site review (site
review) on March 21, 2024, and a technical conference on March 22,
2024, on South Feather Water and Power Agency's (licensee, SFWPA)
proposed relicensing of the South Feather Power Project No. 2088
(project). The project is located on the South Fork Feather River, Lost
Creek, and Slate Creek, in Butte, Yuba, and Plumas Counties,
California.
All local, State, and Federal agencies, Tribes, non-governmental
organizations, and other interested parties and individuals are invited
to participate in the site review and/or technical conference.
Environmental Site Review
On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Commission staff and SFWPA will
conduct an environmental site review (i.e., tour) of the project
starting at 9 a.m. (Pacific standard time, PST) and ending by 4:30 p.m.
(PST).
The site review will primarily focus on project diversions and
other facilities relevant to the technical conference (see below). All
participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from
the project and during the site review. Four-wheel drive or all-wheel
drive vehicles with adequate ground clearance are necessary to traverse
project roads.
Interested participants must meet at SFWPA's Power Division
Headquarters located at: 5494 Forbestown Road, Forbestown, California
95941, where the site review will begin. Participants should arrive
sufficiently early for coordination purposes, so that the site review
may begin on time. Additionally, participants should wear sturdy,
closed-toe shoes or boots, and dress seasonally appropriate for any
potential weather. Please note that the project is located in a remote
area with limited amenities or public restrooms; therefore,
participants should prepare accordingly and bring water, snacks, etc.
Technical Conference
On Friday, March 22, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (PST), Commission
staff will hold a technical conference. The technical conference will
be located at SFWPA's Water Division Headquarters located at: 2310 Oro-
Quincy Hwy, Oroville, California 95966.
The purpose of the technical conference is to discuss potential
project effects on federally listed species including the threatened
North Feather distinct population of the foothill yellow-legged frog
(FYLF). Discussions to inform staff's environmental analysis will
include the following items: (1) results of FYLF surveys in project-
affected reaches; (2) the timing and magnitude of flow fluctuations
resulting from current project operations; (3) potential measures to
minimize effects of flow fluctuations during the FYLF reproductive
season; (4) the feasibility of implementing potential interim ramping
rates with existing infrastructure; and (5) the limitations of any
potential ramping rates to protect FYLF populations.
The technical conference will be recorded by an independent
stenographer. Transcripts of the technical conference will be placed on
the public record for the project and will be available to view on the
Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>), using the ``eLibrary''
link.
If you are interested in attending or have questions regarding the
environmental site review or technical conference, please RSVP Kristen
McKillop with SFWPA at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1caccc2cac8cdcdced1e1d2ced4d5c9c7c4c0d5c9c4d38fc2cecc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93f8fef0f8fafffffce3d3e0fce6e7fbf5f6f2e7fbf6e1bdf0fcfe">[email protected]</span></a> or (530) 532-1348 on
or before March 14, 2024.
For questions on procedural matters related to relicensing the
South Feather Power Project, you may contact Quinn Emmering, the
Commission's relicensing coordinator for the project, at (202) 502-6382
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1a084989f9fdfb49c9c9483989f96b197948392df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4312362a2d2d6d062e2e26312a2d2403252631206d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>.
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#c986999989afacbbaae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c534c4c5c7a796e7f327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 15, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-03611 Filed 2-21-24; 8:45 am]
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