Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2023 / Notices 71347 

1 18 CFR 5.23(b). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2514–029] 

Notice of Waiver Period for Water 

Quality Certification Application; 

Appalachian Power Company 

On September 29, 2023, Appalachian 

Power Company submitted to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) a copy of its request for 

a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) 

water quality certification filed with the 

Virginia Department of Environmental 

Quality (Virginia DEQ), in conjunction 

with the above captioned project. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6 and section 

5.23(b) of the Commission’s 

regulations,1 we hereby notify Virginia 

DEQ of the following: 

Date of Receipt of the Certification 

Request: August 1, 2023. 

Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the 

Certification Request: One year, 

August 1, 2024. 

If Virginia DEQ fails or refuses to act 

on the water quality certification request 

on or before the above date, then the 

agency certifying authority is deemed 

waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of 

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1341(a)(1). 

Dated: October 3, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22699 Filed 10–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 11546–022] 

City of Thief River Falls Municipal 

Utilities; Notice of Intent To File 

License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving 

Use of the Traditional Licensing 

Process 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 11546–022. 

c. Date Filed: August 31, 2023. 

d. Submitted by: City of Thief River 

Falls Municipal Utilities (Thief River 

Utilities). 

e. Name of Project: Municipal Power 

Dam Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Red Lake River in 

Pennington County, Minnesota. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Ronnie Lund, Chief Power Plant 

Operator, City of Thief River Falls 

Municipal Utilities, 1711 1st Street 

West, Thief River Falls, MN 56701; 

phone: (218) 681–3506; email: rlund@

citytrf.net. 

i. FERC Contact: David Graefe at (202) 

502–6137; or email at David.Graefe@

ferc.gov. 

j. Thief River Utilities filed its request 

to use the Traditional Licensing Process 

on August 31, 2023. Thief River Utilities 

provided public notice of its request on 

August 23, 2023. In a letter dated 

October 10, 2023, the Director of the 

Division of Hydropower Licensing 

approved Thief River Utilities’ request 

to use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service under section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act and the 

joint agency regulations thereunder at 

50 CFR, part 402. We are also initiating 

consultation with the Minnesota State 

Historic Preservation Officer, as 

required by section 106, National 

Historical 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 

Thief River Utilities 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. Thief River Utilities filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including 

a proposed process plan and schedule) 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 

and/or printed on the Commission’s 

website (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. 

For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202) 

502–8659. 

o. The licensee states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for a 

subsequent license for Project No. 

11546. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20 each 

application for a subsequent license and 

any competing license applications 

must be filed with the Commission at 

least 24 months prior to the expiration 

of the existing license. All applications 

for license for this project must be filed 

by August 31, 2026. 

p. Register online at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

q. 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: October 10, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22758 Filed 10–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC24–5–000. 

Applicants: Frederickson Power L.P. 

Description: Application for 

Authorization Under Section 203 of the 

Federal Power Act of Frederickson 

Power L.P. 

Filed Date: 10/10/23. 

Accession Number: 20231010–5288. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/23. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG24–3–000. 

Applicants: Inertia Energy Storage, 

LLC. 

Description: Inertia Energy Storage, 

LLC submits Notice of Self-Certification 

of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. 

Filed Date: 10/10/23. 

Accession Number: 20231010–5248. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/31/23. 

Docket Numbers: EG24–4–000. 

Applicants: Torrecillas Energy 

Storage, LLC. 

Description: Torrecillas Energy 

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