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Notice2025-06074

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

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April 9, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15240-15241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06074]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1121-135]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff reviewed Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company's (PG&E) application for an amendment to the license 
of the Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 1121 to support a new 
Phase 2 of the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project 
(Restoration Project) and have prepared an Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the proposed amendment.\1\ The Restoration Project is a 
collaborative effort to restore fish habitat on Battle Creek and some 
of its tributaries. The new Phase 2 amendment requires the removal of 
the South Diversion Dam, Soap Creek Feeder Diversion Dam, Lower Ripley 
Creek Feeder Diversion Dam, and Coleman Diversion Dam, but does not 
include the tailrace connector tunnel from South Powerhouse to Inskip 
Canal as originally proposed as part of the Restoration Project. The 
project is located on Battle Creek, and North Fork and South Fork 
Battle Creek in Shasta and Tehama counties, California. The project 
occupies federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. 
Bureau of Land Management.
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    \1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to 
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1741169216.
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    The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of not constructing the tailrace connector and 
any changes that have occurred since it was originally evaluated in a 
2005 Environmental Impact Statement, and concludes that the proposed 
amendment, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would 
not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect 
the quality of the human environment.
    The EA may be viewed on the Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``elibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
1121) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5f3f0e7f6fadbd9dcdbd0e6c0c5c5dac7c1f5d3d0c7d69bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04424156474b6a686d6a61577174746b767044626176672a636b72">[email&#160;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="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    All comments must be filed by May 5, 2025.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/

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efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at 
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you may 
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any 
filing should include docket number P-1121-135.
    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, 
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#5a150a0a1a3c3f2839743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c18e919181a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    For further information, contact Rebecca Martin at 202-502-6012 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c2e191e191f1f1d52311d0e0815123c1a190e1f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca98afa8afa9a9abe487abb8bea3a48aacafb8a9e4ada5bc">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: April 3, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-06074 Filed 4-8-25; 8:45 am]
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