Notice2025-16138
Yuba County Water Agency; Notice of Application for a Variance Under Article 33d Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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August 22, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 161 (Friday, August 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41067-41068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16138]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2246-104]
Yuba County Water Agency; Notice of Application for a Variance
Under Article 33d Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Application for Temporary Variance of 2026
Pulse Flow Requirement.
b. Project No: 2246-104.
c. Date Filed: July 29, 2025.
d. Applicant: Yuba County Water Agency.
e. Name of Project: Yuba River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Middle Yuba River, North
Fork Yuba River, and Oregon Creek in Nevada, Yuba, and Sierra counties,
California. The project occupies federal lands managed by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Willie Whittlesey, General Manager, Yuba
County Water Agency, 1220 F Street, Marysville, California 95901,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdcacad5d4c9c9d1d8ced8c4fdc4c8dfdccadcc9d8cf93d2cfda"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="384f4f50514c4c545d4b5d4178414d5a594f594c5d4a16574a5f">[email protected]</span></a>, (530) 741-5000.
i. FERC Contact: Brian Bartos, (202) 502-6679,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d4f5f444c43034f4c5f59425e6d4b485f4e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9abbba0a8a7e7aba8bbbda6ba89afacbbaae7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: With this notice, the Commission is
inviting federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction
and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues affected
by the proposal, that wish to cooperate in the preparation of any
environmental document, if applicable, to follow the instructions for
filing such requests described in item k below. Cooperating agencies
should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the
preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
k. The deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests is September 18, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://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="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#75333027363a1b191c1b10260005051a070135131007165b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d3b382f3e3213111413182e080d0d120f093d1b180f1e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). 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, MD 20852. The first page of any filing
should include the docket number P-2246-104. Comments emailed to
Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
l. Description of Request: The applicant requests a temporary
variance of its winter pulse flow requirement. Specifically, the
licensee proposes to forego its required 1,000 cubic feet per second
(cfs) pulse flow into the lower Yuba River from January 1-15, 2026, and
to instead release a flow of 700 cfs. In addition, the licensee
requests that compliance during the variance period be based on the 5-
day running average of daily average flows, with the 15-minute flow not
less than 90 percent of the adjusted flow requirement. The licensee
requests the variance to make the best possible use of water supplies
in the lower Yuba River should dry conditions continue. The reduced
water releases will create a `water savings' of approximately 8,926
acre-feet. The licensee proposes to use these water savings to augment
a spring pulse flow, or a similar scenario, sometime between the
issuance of the April B120 forecast and May 15, in consultation with
the resource agencies under a 2026 Supplementary Operational Agreement,
if certain storage criteria are met in New Bullards Bar Reservoir.
m. Locations of the Application: This filing 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 excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85c3c0d7c6caebe9ecebe0d6f0f5f5eaf7f1c5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d2b283f2e2203010403083e181d1d021f192d0b081f0e430a021b">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
p. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the
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requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any
filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on
all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.
q. 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#95dac5c5d5f3f0e7f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="246b747464424156470a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: August 19, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-16138 Filed 8-21-25; 8:45 am]
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