Notice2026-00016
East Bay Municipal Utility District; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
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January 6, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 365-366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00016]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2916-085]
East Bay Municipal Utility District; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad),
Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments
on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and
Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Project No.: 2916-085.
c. Date Filed: October 21, 2025.
d. Submitted by: East Bay Municipal Utility District.
e. Name of Project: Lower Mokelumne River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Lower Mokelumne River spanning Amador, Calaveras, and
San Joaquin counties in California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Priyanka (Priya) Jain, Senior Civil
Engineer/Relicensing Manager, East Bay Municipal Utility District, 375
11th Street, MS 901 Oakland, CA 94607; Telephone (510) 287-1153 or
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7424061d0d151a1f155a3e151d1a3411161901105a171b19"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5e5c7dcccd4dbded49bffd4dcdbf5d0d7d8c0d19bd6dad8">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe, Project Coordinator, West Branch,
Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone (202) 502-6245 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95fae0e6f8f4fbf0bbe6fcf1fcf7f0d5f3f0e7f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8879d9b8589868dc69b818c818a8da88e8d9a8bc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating East Bay Municipal Utility
District as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. East Bay Municipal Utility District filed with the Commission a
Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website
(<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#1b5d5e495854557772757e486e6b6b74696f5b7d7e6978357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="470102150408092b2e292214323737283533072122352469202831">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
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 filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. 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#b3fce3e3f3d5d6c1d09dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="18574848587e7d6a7b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents 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 10,000 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" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d5b584f5e5273717473784e686d6d726f695d7b786f7e337a726b">[email protected]</a>. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a
paper copy via U.S. Postal Service 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-2916-085.
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by February 17, 2026.
p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or
EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will
focus on resource agency, Indian Tribes, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Location: Appellation Lodi--Wine & Roses Hotel, 2505 W Turner Road,
Lodi, California 95242.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Location: Appellation Lodi--Wine & Roses Hotel, 2505 W Turner Road,
Lodi, California 95242.
Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an
Environmental Site Review of the project on Thursday, January 29, 2026,
starting at 8:30 a.m. All participants should meet at Pardee Center--
McLean Hall, located at 3535 Sandretto Road, Valley Springs, CA 95252.
All participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone
with questions about the site visit should contact Ms. Sabrina Cheng at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#402d2f2b32252c2923252e33250025222d35246e232f2d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a171511081f1613191f14091f3a1f18170f1e54191517">[email protected]</span></a> (preferably) or by phone at (510) 287-1109 on or
before Monday January 19, 2026.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document.
Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item n. of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public records of the project.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: December 31, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00016 Filed 1-5-26; 8:45 am]
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