Notice2025-02713
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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February 18, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 9723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02713]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2310-263]
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On October 31, 2024, Pacific Gas & Electric Company filed an
application for a temporary variance from Article 39 of the Drum
Spaulding Hydroelectric Project No. 2310. The project is located on the
upper reaches of the South Yuba and Bear Rivers in Nevada and Placer
counties, California, near the cities of Auburn, Colfax, Grass Valley
and Nevada City. The project does occupy federal lands.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company is proposing to restore the Lower
Feeley Lake Dam (Carr Lake) Crest to its original design elevation and
associated upstream toe along with enhanced protection to the upstream
slope. A variance in the minimum flows required by Article 39 is
necessary to facilitate the work. Approving the variance would allow
the licensee to reduce flows released from the Lower Feeley Dam from
the required flow of 0.5 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs) target to a 0.4
cfs target and reduce the allowable minimum flow from 0.2 cfs to 0.1
cfs. The described reduction in flows would occur from June 1, 2025
until November 30, 2025.
The Commission issued a notice of application for filing,
soliciting comments, motions to intervene, and protests for this
variance request on February 6, 2025. The public comment period will
close on March 10, 2025.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ Commission staff
plans to issue an EA by April 30, 2025. Revisions to the schedule may
be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment
period. 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\ The unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1738840789. 40 CFR
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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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,
community organizations, 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#1d524d4d5d7b786f7e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d9c6c6d6f0f3e4f5b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Katie
Schmidt at (415) 369-3348 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#157e74617d70677c7b703b66767d787c716155737067763b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c272d3824293e252229623f2f24212528380c2a293e2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 11, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02713 Filed 2-14-25; 8:45 am]
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