Notice2025-19157
Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project and Public Comment Sessions Soliciting Comments
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October 1, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 188 (Wednesday, October 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47305-47306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19157]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14787-004]
Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project
and Public Comment Sessions Soliciting Comments
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
\1\ and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed the application for license for the Seminoe Pumped Storage
Project (FERC No. 14787) and has prepared a draft environmental impact
statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental effects of licensing the
972-megawatt project. The project would be located at the U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation's (Reclamation) Seminoe Reservoir on the North Platte
River in Carbon County, Wyoming, approximately 35 miles northeast of
Rawlins, Wyoming. The project would occupy 1,025.94 acres of land
managed by Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 77.00 acres managed by
Reclamation, and 830 acres of private lands. Reclamation, BLM, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the
Western Area Power Administration, the Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins
Conservation District, the Medicine Bow Conservation District, and the
Carbon County Board of Commissioners participated as cooperating
agencies to prepare the EIS.
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\1\ National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, amended (Pub. L.
91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, as amended by Pub. L. 94-52, July 3,
1975, Pub. L. 94-83, August 9, 1975, Pub. L. 97-258, 4(b), September
13, 1982, Pub. L. 118-5, June 3, 2023, Pub. L. 119-21, July 4,
2025).
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The draft EIS contains an analysis of the applicant's proposal and
the alternatives for licensing the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project. The
draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, affected Native-American Tribes, the
public, the license applicant, and Commission staff.
The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the draft EIS via the internet through the
Commission's Home Page (<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. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b7d7e697874555752555e684e4b4b54494f7b5d5e4958155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b6d6e796864454742454e785e5b5b44595f6b4d4e5948054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>, or toll-free at
(866) 208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
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#9ed1cecedef8fbecfdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="125d424252747760713c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>.
All comments must be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
January 2, 2026.\2\
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\2\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or
other day when the Commission is closed for business, the filing
deadline does not end until the close of business on the next
business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2) (2025). Because the 90-day
filing deadline falls on a holiday (i.e., January 1, 2026), the
filing deadline is extended until the close of business on Friday,
January 2, 2026.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment
system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d2b283f2e2203010403083e181d1d021f192d0b081f0e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0e6e5f2e3efceccc9cec5f3d5d0d0cfd2d4e0c6c5d2c38ec7cfd6">[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, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-14787-004.
Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18
CFR 380.10). You must file your request
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to intervene as specified above.\3\ You do not need intervenor status
to have your comments considered.
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\3\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are
invited to attend a public comment session that will be held to receive
comments on the draft EIS. Commission staff will hold two sessions for
the purpose of receiving comments on the draft EIS. All interested
individuals and entities are invited to attend one or both of the
sessions. The dates and times of the sessions are listed below.
Evening Comment Session
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Mountain Time.
Location: Jeffrey Memorial Community Center, 315 West Pine Street,
Rawlins, Wyoming 82301.
Daytime Comment Session
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Mountain Time.
Location: Laramie County Library in Cheyenne, 2200 Pioneer Avenue,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001.
The sessions will begin promptly at their respective start times
listed above. There will not be a formal presentation by Commission
staff when the session opens, and you may arrive any time after the
scheduled start time. Individual oral comments will be taken on a one-
on-one basis with a court reporter (with Commission staff present).
This format is designed to receive the maximum number of oral comments
in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted. If you wish to
speak, Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your
arrival. If a significant number of people are interested in providing
oral comments with the court reporter, a time limit may be implemented
for each commentor. Although there will not be a formal presentation,
Commission staff will be available throughout the comment session to
answer your questions about the environmental review process. Please
see appendix 1 to this notice for additional information on the session
format and conduct.\4\
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\4\ The appendix referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the attachment were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary'' link. For assistance, contact
FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#feb8bbacbdb1909297909bad8b8e8e918c8abe989b8c9dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="470102150408292b2e292214323737283533072122352469202831">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free, (886) 208-3676
or TTY (202) 502-8659.
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The primary goal of these comment sessions is to identify the
specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS. Comments
will be recorded by the court reporter and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system.
It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in writing or
provided orally at a public comment session. Interested parties who
choose not to speak or who are unable to attend the draft EIS comment
sessions may provide written comments and information to the Commission
as described above.
For further information, contact Michael Tust at (202) 502-6522, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#721f1b111a13171e5c0607010632141700115c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d10141e151c18115309080e093d1b180f1e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: September 26, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-19157 Filed 9-30-25; 8:45 am]
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