Notice2025-15276
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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August 12, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 38781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15276]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2735-104]
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 a
relicense application for the 1,212-megawatt Helms Pumped Storage
Project No. 2735 (project). The existing project is located
approximately 50 miles northeast of the city of Fresno, on the North
Fork Kings River and Helms Creek, in Fresno and Madera Counties,
California. The project currently occupies 3,346.6 acres of federal
land administered by the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service), 28.36
acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR),
and 0.07 acres of land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management
(BLM). As proposed, the project would occupy 458.9 less acres of
federal land administered by the Forest Service, an additional 0.14
acre of land managed by the BOR, and an additional 2.15 acres of land
managed by the BOR.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 29, 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\ For tracking purposes under the National Environmental
Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1754558424.
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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, 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#652a353525030017064b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a352a2a3a1c1f0819541d150c">[email 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.................... June 17, 2026.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Evan
Williams at (202) 502-8462 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630615020d4d140a0f0f0a020e1023050611004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a5f4c5b54144d535656535b57497a5c5f4859145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: August 7, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-15276 Filed 8-11-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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