Notice2025-23642
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Application for a Flow Variance Under Article 401 Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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December 23, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60086-60087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23642]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1988-105]
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Application for a Flow
Variance Under Article 401 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 Minimum
Flow Releases into Helms Creek.
b. Project No: 1988-105.
c. Date Filed: October 14, 2025; supplemented on October 22, 2025,
and November 26, 2025.
d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Haas-Kings River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the North Fork Kings River
in Fresno County, California. The project occupies federal lands
managed by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Corps of Engineers, and Bureau
of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Tiffany Begaye; P.O. Box 28209, Oakland,
California 94604; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4a0cdb6b7b4849391da979b99"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a1e7308090a3a2d2f64292527">[email protected]</span></a>; and (559) 955-7135.
i. FERC Contact: Katherine Schmidt; (415) 369-3348; and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#244f45504c41564d4a410a57474c494d405064424156470a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afc4cedbc7caddc6c1ca81dcccc7c2c6cbdbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[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. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: January 16, 2026, 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#3f797a6d7c70515356515a6c4a4f4f504d4b7f595a4d5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c78182958488a9abaea9a294b2b7b7a8b5b387a1a2b5a4e9a0a8b1">[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-1988-105. 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.
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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 licensee requests a temporary
variance of the release requirements under Article 401 that require it,
in part, to release from Courtright Dam into Helms Creek a minimum flow
of 4 cubic feet per second (cfs) from June 1 through November 30, as
measured at gaging station downstream of the dam (KI-17). With the
variance, the licensee proposes to reduce flow released into Helms
Creek to 2.5 cfs September 1 through November 30, 2026, with compliance
assessed by a 24-hour average of measurements taken by KI-17. In
addition, though Courtright Reservoir does not have a license-required
minimum elevation, the licensee advises they will draw down the
reservoir to an elevation of 8,000 feet, with an impoundment of 2,283
acre-feet, from September 1 through December 31, 2026. The licensee
states that the requested variance and reservoir drawdown is necessary
to complete repair and replacement projects related to maintaining
Courtright Dam, its low-level outlet bypass valve, and the KI-17 weir.
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#175152455458797b7e797244626767786563577172657439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a1c1f081915343633343f092f2a2a35282e1a3c3f2839743d352c">[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 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. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#511e010111373423327f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca3bcbcac8a899e8fc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: December 17, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-23642 Filed 12-22-25; 8:45 am]
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