Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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August 5, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 37481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14840]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 175-032]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On April 18, 2024, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed an 
application to relicense the 131.52-megawatt Balch Hydroelectric 
Project No. 175-032. The project is located on the North Fork Kings 
River in Fresno County, California, approximately 45 miles northeast of 
the City of Fresno.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 15, 2025, 
Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for 
environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the 
record, including comments filed on the REA Notice, staff does not 
anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. 
Therefore, staff intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) on 
the application to relicense the project.\1\
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    \1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to 
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1753881685.
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    The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested 
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and 
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
    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 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#6a253a3a2a0c0f1809440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92ddc2c2d2f4f7e0f1bcf5fde4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. Revisions 
to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA...................  July 28, 2026.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Benjamin 
Mann at 202-502-8027 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761413181c171b1f18581b171818361013041558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85e7e0ebefe4e8ecebabe8e4ebebc5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: July 31, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-14840 Filed 8-4-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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