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1Energy Growth Group, Butte Creek, 

Improvement Company, Energy Growth 

Partnership, and County of Butter, 37 FERC 

¶ 62,276 (1986). Subsequently, on July 1, 1998, the 

project was transferred to Hypower, Inc. 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, 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 Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. 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 the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

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, environmental justice 

communities, 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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 5, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19582 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 6896–079] 

Hypower, Inc.; Hypower, LLC; Notice 

of Application of Transfer of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

On August 11, 2023, Hypower, Inc., 

(transferor) filed an application for a 

transfer of license of the 14.5-megawatt 

Forks of Butte Project No. 6896.1 The 

project is located on Butte Creek, near 

the towns of Paradise and Magalia, in 

Butte County, California. The project 

occupies federal lands administered by 

the Bureau of Land Management. 

The applicant seeks Commission 

approval to convert the license for the 

Forks of Butte Project from Hypower, 

Inc., to a limited liability company 

(Hypower, LLC or transferee). The 

transferee will be required by the 

Commission to comply with all the 

requirements of the license as though it 

were the original licensee. 

Applicant Contact: Wayne Rogers, 

Hypower, Inc., c/o Synergics Energy 

Services, LLC, 191 Main Street # 3, 

Annapolis, MD 21401, Phone: 410–268– 

8820, Email: wrogers@synergics.com; 

and 

Shannon E. O’Neil, Derek D. Green, 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Suite 500 

East, 1301 K Street NW, Washington, DC 

20005–3317, Phone: 202–973–4209, and 

503–778–5264, Email: shannononeil@

dwt.com and derekgreen@dwt.com. 

FERC Contact: Anumzziatta 

Purchiaroni, Phone: (202) 502–6191, 

Email: Anumzziatta.purchiaroni@

ferc.gov. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, and protests: 30 days from 

the date that the Commission issues 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/docsfiling/efiling.asp. Commenters can 

submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

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 

submit a paper copy. Submissions sent 

via 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–6896–079. Comments 

emailed to Commission staff are not 

considered part of the Commission 

record. 

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, environmental justice 

communities, 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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 6, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19654 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15229–001] 

Alabama Power Company; Notice of 

Effectiveness of Withdrawal of Notice 

of Intent 

On April 14, 2023, Alabama Power 

Company (Alabama Power) filed a 

Notice of Intent (NOI) for the proposed 

1,600-megawatt Chandler Mountain 

Pumped Storage Project. The project 

would have been located on Little 

Canoe Creek East and Chandler 

Mountain in Etowah and St. Clair 

Counties, near the town of Steele, 

Alabama. On August 17, 2023, Alabama 

Power filed a notice of withdrawal of 

the NOI for the above-referenced 

project. 

No motion in opposition to the notice 

of withdrawal has been filed, and the 

Commission has taken no action to 

disallow the withdrawal. Pursuant to 


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1 18 CFR 385.216(b) (2022). 

Rule 216(b) of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure,1 the 

withdrawal of the NOI became effective 

on September 1, 2023, and this prefiling 

process is hereby terminated. 

Dated: September 5, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19570 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER23–2764–000] 

Northeastern Power & Gas, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of 

Northeastern Power & Gas, LLC’s 

application for market-based rate 

authority, with an accompanying rate 

tariff, noting that such application 

includes a request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is September 

25, 2023. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, 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 Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. 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 the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

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, environmental justice 

communities, 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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 5, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19581 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEJECR–2023–0099; FRL– 

11361–01–OEJECR] 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notification of 

Virtual Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) hereby provides notice that the 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will meet 

on the date and time described below. 

Due to unforeseen administrative 

circumstances, EPA is announcing this 

meeting with less than 15 calendar days 

public notice. The meeting is open to 

the public. The meeting is open to the 

public. For additional information about 

registering to attend the meeting or to 

provide a public comment, please see 

REGISTRATION under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. Pre-registration is 

required. 

DATES: The WHEJAC will convene a 

virtual public meeting on Tuesday, 

September 26, 2023, from 

approximately 3 to 8 p.m. EDT. Meeting 

discussions will focus on several topics 

including, but not limited to, workgroup 

activities, proposed recommendations 

for the Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) and the White House 

Environmental Justice Interagency 

Council (IAC), CEQ briefings, and a new 

formal charge for the WHEJAC. A public 

comment period relevant to current 

WHEJAC charges will be considered by 

the WHEJAC at the meeting on Tuesday, 

September 26, 2023, (see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). Members 

of the public who wish to participate 

during the public comment period must 

register by 11:59 p.m., EDT, Thursday, 

September 21, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrie Washington, WHEJAC 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; 

email: whejac@epa.gov; telephone: (202) 

441–7295. Additional information about 

the WHEJAC is available at https://

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ 

white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Charter of the WHEJAC (available at 

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/ 

documents/2023-03/2023%20White%

20House%20Environmental%

20Justice%20Advisory%20Council%

20Charter.pdf) states that the advisory 

committee will provide independent 

advice and recommendations to the 

Chair of CEQ and to the IAC. The 

WHEJAC provides advice and 

recommendations about broad crosscutting issues related, but not limited, to 

issues of environmental justice and 

pollution reduction, energy, climate 

change mitigation and resiliency, 

environmental health, and racial 

inequity. The WHEJAC’s efforts include 

a broad range of strategic, scientific, 

technological, regulatory, community 

engagement, and economic issues 

related to environmental justice. 


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