Notice2025-11165
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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June 17, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 25611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11165]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2107-065]
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On October 24, 2024, and supplemented on May 9, 2025, and May 13,
2025, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (licensee) filed an application
for a temporary variance from its minimum instream flow requirements
under California State Water Resources Control Board (California
SWRCB)'s section 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) condition 1 and
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service) 4(e)
condition 23 Part 1 for the Poe Project No. 2107. The project is
located on the North Fork Feather River in Butte County, California.
The project occupies federal land within the Plumas National Forest,
managed by the Forest Service.
The licensee proposes to reduce flows released from Poe Dam so that
instream flows of the North Fork Feather River bypassed reach are 100
cubic feet per second (cfs) from June 1, 2025 through November 15,
2025. The licensee states that this reduction is necessary to
facilitate recoating the radial bypass gates and replacing the seals,
the gate hoist, and its controls. The radial gate apparatus that
normally releases regulated flows into the Poe bypassed reach will be
out of service during the repair. The variance would affect
approximately 8 miles of the North Fork Feather River, also known as
the Poe bypassed reach, until it joins Lake Oroville downstream.
The Commission issued a notice of application for filing,
soliciting comments, motions to intervene, and protests for this
variance request on May 12, 2025. The public comment period closed on
June 11, 2025.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq) for the project.\1\ Commission staff plans
to issue an EA by June 20, 2025. Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
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\1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1747814721.
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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,
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#38776868785e5d4a5b165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5eaf5f5e5c3c0d7c68bc2cad3">[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#bed5dfcad6dbccd7d0db90cdddd6d3d7dacafed8dbccdd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3b8b2a7bbb6a1babdb6fda0b0bbbebab7a793b5b6a1b0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: June 12, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-11165 Filed 6-16-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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