Notice2025-09671

PacifiCorp; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

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May 29, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 102 (Thursday, May 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 22714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09671]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2071-090]


PacifiCorp; 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 PacifiCorp's 
application for a license amendment of the Yale Hydroelectric Project 
No. 2071 and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 
project.\1\ The licensee proposes to install a rock filter and drain 
berm on the downstream side of the Yale saddle dam. A new toe ditch 
would collect seepage intercepted by the filter and drain berm and 
route it into a drainage swale below the dam. The licensee also 
proposes to place additional riprap on the upstream side of the Yale 
saddle dam, requiring a 2-week-long reservoir drawdown. The Yale 
Hydroelectric Project is located on the Lewis River in Clark and 
Cowlitz counties, Washington and occupies federal land administered by 
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-019-20-000-1727194731.
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    The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed modifications to the Yale saddle 
dam, alternatives to the proposed action, 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="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``elibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
2071) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72343720313d1c1e1b1c17210702021d000632141700115c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd8b889f8e82a3a1a4a3a89eb8bdbda2bfb98daba8bfaee3aaa2bb">[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="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">https://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 June 23, 2025.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system 
at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">https://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 numbers P-2071-090.
    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#3e716e6e7e585b4c5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eaa5babaaa8c8f9889c48d859c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    For further information, contact Steven Sachs at 202-502-8666 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a494e5f4c5f5414495b5952497a5c5f4859145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0370776675666d2d7062606b7043656671602d646c75">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: May 22, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-09671 Filed 5-28-25; 8:45 am]
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