79178 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 9, 2020 / Notices 

Dated: December 3, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27033 Filed 12–8–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[P–619–171] 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, City 

of Santa Clara, California; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

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. Type of Application: Non-capacity 

amendment of license.. 

b. Project No.: 619–171. 

c. Date Filed: November 24, 2020. 

d. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company, and City of Santa Clara, 

California. 

e. Name of Project: Bucks Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the North Fork Feather River and Bucks 

and Grizzly creeks in Plumas County, 

California. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contacts: Ms. Elisabeth 

Rossi, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 

245 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 

94105, (415) 531–5186, Mr. Chris 

Karwick, Silicon Valley Power/City of 

Santa Clara, 1705 Martin Avenue, Santa 

Clara, CA 95054, (408) 615–6554. 

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Korede Olagbegi, 

(202) 502–6268, Korede.Olagbegi@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests is 30 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests using 

the Commission’s eFiling system at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you 

may send a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–619–171. Comments emailed 

to Commission staff are not considered 

part of the Commission record. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person 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. 

k. Description of Request: The 

applicants propose to reconnect the 

Grizzly Powerhouse to the grid. The 

Grizzly Powerhouse connects to the grid 

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 

(PG&E) Caribou-Palermo transmission 

line, via the project’s 115-kV 

transmission line referred to as the 

Grizzly Tap. In November 2018, the 

Caribou-Palermo transmission line was 

de-energized as a result of damage from 

the Camp Fire, forcing the Grizzly 

Powerhouse out of service. Following 

the Camp Fire, PG&E committed to 

permanently de-energizing the CaribouPalermo line. The applicants propose to 

reconnect the Grizzly Powerhouse to the 

grid by removing the connection from 

the Caribou-Palermo line and 

interconnecting the Grizzly Tap at the 

230-kV Bucks Creek-Cresta transmission 

line instead, which begins in the Bucks 

Creek substation yard (substation yard), 

and is part of the project. 

The applicants propose a 3-phase 

process in order to facilitate the 

reconnection to the grid. In the first 

phase, which it has already completed, 

the applicants removed a 900-foot-long 

section of the Grizzly Tap, spanning 

from the substation yard to the CaribouPalermo line. The applicants report that 

they did not engage in any grounddisturbing activity to remove the 

section. The applicants state that they 

are currently finalizing the design of the 

reconnection, but propose in the second 

and third phase to reinforce an existing 

access bridge with steel plates to 

support the weight of vehicles 

transporting new electrical equipment, 

remove a lattice tower in the substation 

yard, and to reconfigure the substation 

yard, largely to incorporate a new 

transformer, so that the 115-kV Grizzly 

Tap may be stepped up to 230-kV and 

connected to the existing Bucks CreekCresta 230-kV line. The applicants state 

that all activities associated with its 

non-capacity amendment application 

would occur within the existing 

footprint of the previously disturbed 

areas of the substation yard, the adjacent 

parking areas and roads, and the Grizzly 

Tap transmission right of way, and 

included an Exhibit E (environmental 

assessment) along with the application. 

l. Locations of the Applications: The 

Commission provides all interested 

persons an opportunity to view and/or 

print the contents of this document via 

the internet through the Commission’s 

website at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. You may also register online 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicants. 

At this time, the Commission has 

suspended access to the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or 

Protests: Anyone may submit 

comments, a motion to intervene, or a 

protest in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

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, 

motions to intervene, or protests must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title COMMENTS, 

MOTION TO INTERVENE, or PROTEST 

as applicable; (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

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which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person 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. A copy of all other 

filings in reference to this application 

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. 

Dated: December 3, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27034 Filed 12–8–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–10017–41–OA] 

Notification of a Closed Meeting of the 

Science Advisory Board 2020 

Scientific and Technological 

Achievement Awards Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a meeting 

of the Scientific and Technological 

Achievement Awards (STAA) 

Committee. The purpose of the meeting 

is to review the 2020 STAA 

nominations and to make 

recommendations for awards. The 

meeting is closed to the public. 

DATES: The meeting of the SAB STAA 

Committee will be held on Monday, 

January 11, 2021 and Tuesday, January 

12, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern 

Time) each day. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information concerning 

this notice may contact Dr. Zaida 

Figueroa, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), via email at figueroa.zaida@

epa.gov. General information about the 

SAB as well as any updates concerning 

the meetings announced in this notice 

can be found on the SAB website at 

http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was 

established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, 

to provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the EPA 

Administrator on the scientific and 

technical basis for agency positions and 

regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 

procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA 

and EPA policy, notice is hereby given 

that the Science Advisory Board 

Scientific and Technological 

Achievement Awards (STAA) 

Committee, will hold a closed meeting 

to review the 2020 STAA nominations 

and to make recommendations for 

awards and recommendations for 

improvement of the Agency’s STAA 

program. 

The STAA awards are established to 

honor and recognize EPA employees 

who have made outstanding 

contributions in the advancement of 

science and technology through their 

research and development activities, as 

exhibited in publication of their results 

in peer reviewed journals. In conducting 

its review, the SAB considers each 

nomination in relation to the following 

four award levels: 

• Level I awards are for those who 

have accomplished an exceptionally 

high-quality research or technological 

effort. The awards recognize the 

creation or general revision of a 

scientific or technological principle or 

procedure, or a highly significant 

improvement in the value of a device, 

activity, program, or service to the 

public. Awarded research is of national 

significance or has high impact on a 

broad area of science/technology. The 

research has far reaching consequences 

and is recognizable as a major scientific/ 

technological achievement within its 

discipline or field of study. 

• Level II awards are for those who 

have accomplished a notably excellent 

research or technological effort that has 

qualities and values similar to, but to a 

lesser degree, than those described 

under Level I. Awarded research has 

timely consequences and contributes as 

an important scientific/technological 

achievement within its discipline or 

field of study. 

• Level III awards are for those who 

have accomplished an unusually 

notable research or technological effort. 

The awards are for a substantial revision 

or modification of a scientific/ 

technological principle or procedure, or 

an important improvement to the value 

of a device, activity, program, or service 

to the public. Awarded research relates 

to a mission or organizational 

component of the EPA, or significantly 

affects a relevant area of science/ 

technology. 

• Honorable Mention awards 

acknowledge research efforts that are 

noteworthy but do not warrant a Level 

I, II or III award. Honorable Mention 

applies to research that: (1) May not 

quite reach the level described for a 

Level III award; (2) show a promising 

area of research that the Subcommittee 

wants to encourage; or (3) show an area 

of research that the Subcommittees feels 

is too preliminary to warrant an award 

recommendation at this time. 

The SAB reviews the STAA 

nomination packages according to the 

following five evaluation factors: 

• The extent to which the work 

reported in the nominated 

publication(s) resulted in either new or 

significantly revised knowledge. The 

accomplishment is expected to 

represent an important advancement of 

scientific knowledge or technology 

relevant to environmental issues and 

EPA’s mission. 

• The extent to which environmental 

protection has been strengthened or 

improved, whether of local, national, or 

international importance. 

• The degree to which the research is 

a product of the originality, 

creativeness, initiative, and problemsolving ability of the researchers, as well 

as the level of effort required to produce 

the results. 

• The extent of the beneficial impact 

of the research and the degree to which 

the research has been favorably 

recognized from outside EPA. 

• The nature and extent of peer 

review, including stature and quality of 

the peer-reviewed journal or the 

publisher of a book for a review chapter 

published therein. 

I have determined that the meetings of 

the STAA Committee and Chartered 

SAB will be closed to the public 

because they are concerned with 

selecting employees deserving of 

awards. In making these 

recommendations, the Agency requires 

full and frank advice from the SAB. This 

advice will involve professional 

judgments on the relative merits of 

various employees and their respective 

work. Such personnel matters involve 

the discussion of information that is of 

a personal nature and the disclosure of 

which would be a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy and, 

therefore, are protected from disclosure 

by section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 

and sections (c)(2) and (c)(6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6). Minutes of the 

meetings of the STAA Committee and 


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