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1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2022). 

TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY

Statutory provision Description Satisfies 

(Y/N) 

FPA 30(a)(3)(A) ........................................ The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or 

similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water 

for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i) ..................................... The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric 

power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii) .................................... The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts ................ Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii) ................................... On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA.Y 

Preliminary Determination: The 

proposed Homer Hydroelectric Energy 

Recovery Project will not alter the 

primary purpose of the conduit, which 

is for municipal water supply. 

Therefore, based upon the above 

criteria, Commission staff preliminarily 

determines that the operation of the 

project described above satisfies the 

requirements for a qualifying conduit 

hydropower facility, which is not 

required to be licensed or exempted 

from licensing. 

Comments and Motions to Intervene: 

Deadline for filing comments contesting 

whether the facility meets the qualifying 

criteria is 30 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. Deadline for filing 

motions to intervene is 30 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

Anyone may submit comments or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 

385.214. Any motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

deadline date for the particular 

proceeding. 

Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS 

CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A 

CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ 

or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as 

applicable; (2) state in the heading the 

name of the applicant and the project 

number of the application to which the 

filing responds; (3) state the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

person filing; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of sections 

385.2001 through 385.2005 of the 

Commission’s regulations.1 All 

comments contesting Commission staff’s 

preliminary determination that the 

facility meets the qualifying criteria 

must set forth their evidentiary basis. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and comments 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/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 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, MD 20852. 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. 

Locations of Notice of Intent: 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 (i.e., CD24–1) 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. 

Copies of the notice of intent can be 

obtained directly from the applicant. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov. For TTY, call (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: October 26, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24093 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0445; FRL–11370–02– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticides; Concept for a Framework 

To Assess the Risk to the 

Effectiveness of Human and Animal 

Drugs Posed by Certain Antibacterial 

or Antifungal Pesticides; Notice of 

Availability and Request for Comment; 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of 

September 26, 2023, EPA announced 

the availability of and solicited public 

comment on the concept for developing 

a framework to improve assessments of 

potential risks to human and animal 

health where the use of certain 

pesticides could potentially result in 

antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that 

compromises the effectiveness of 

medically important antibacterial and 

antifungal drugs; and sought feedback 

on research gaps and other information 

to help inform the risk assessment and 

mitigation processes. This document 

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scheduled to end on November 13, 

2023, for 30 days. The Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is extending 

the comment period for the notice, 

‘‘Pesticides; Concept for a Framework to 

Assess the Risk to the Effectiveness of 

Human and Animal Drugs Posed by 

Certain Antibacterial or Antifungal 

Pesticides; Notice of Availability and 

Request for Comment.’’ EPA published 

the notice in the Federal Register on 

September 26, 2023, and the public 

comment period was scheduled to end 

on November 13, 2023. However, EPA 

has received requests for additional time 

to develop and submit comments on the 

notice. In response to the request for 

additional time, the EPA is extending 

the comment period for an additional 30 

days, through December 13, 2023. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

document published on September 26, 

2023, at 88 FR 65998 (FRL–11370–01– 

OCSPP), is extended. Comments must 

be received on or before December 13, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0445, 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. Do not submit electronically 

any information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Additional 

instructions on commenting and visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jennings, Immediate Office 

(7501M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20004; telephone number: (706) 355– 

8574; email address: jennings.susan@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To give 

stakeholders additional time to review 

materials and prepare comments, EPA is 

hereby extending the comment period 

established in the Federal Register of 

September 26, 2023 (88 FR 65998) 

(FRL–11370–01–OCSPP) for 30 days, 

from November 13, 2023, to December 

13, 2023. More information on the 

action can be found in the Federal 

Register of September 26, 2023. 

To submit comments or access the 

docket, please follow the detailed 

instructions provided under ADDRESSES. 

If you have questions, consult the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: October 26, 2023. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24065 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Notice of Appointments Panel Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Appointments Panel, a 

subcommittee of the Federal Accounting 

Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), 

will hold a meeting on November 15, 

2023. The Appointments Panel makes 

recommendations regarding 

appointments for non-federal member 

positions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Monica R. Valentine, Executive 

Director, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, 

Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 

512–7350. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is closed to the public. The 

reason for the closure is that matters 

covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) 

will be discussed. Any such discussions 

will involve matters that relate solely to 

internal personnel rules and practices of 

the sponsor agencies and the disclosure 

of information of a personal nature 

where disclosure would constitute a 

clearly unwarranted invasion of 

personal privacy. 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. 1009(d), portions of 

advisory committee meetings may be 

closed to the public where the head of 

the agency to which the advisory 

committee reports determines that such 

portion of such meeting may be closed 

to the public in accordance with 

subsection (c) of section 552b of title 5, 

United States Code. The determination 

shall be in writing and shall contain the 

reasons for the determination. A 

determination has been made in writing 

by the U.S. Government Accountability 

Office, the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury, and the Office of Management 

and Budget, as required by section 10(d) 

of FACA, that such portions of the 

meetings may be closed to the public in 

accordance with subsection (c) of 

section 552b of title 5, United States 

Code. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3511(d); Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

1001–1014). 

Dated: October 26, 2023. 

Monica R. Valentine, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24035 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1610–02–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

National Shipper Advisory Committee 

November 2023 Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the National Shipper 

Advisory Commission (NSAC), pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

DATES: The Committee will meet inperson in Washington, DC, on 

November 16, 2023, from 1 p.m. until 4 

p.m. eastern time. Please note that this 

meeting may adjourn early if the 

Committee has completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Federal Maritime Commission 

headquarters located at 800 North 

Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC 20573. 

Requests to register should be submitted 

to nsac@fmc.gov and contain 

‘‘REGISTER FOR NSAC MEETING’’ in 

the subject line. The deadline for 

members of the public to register to 

attend the meeting in-person is Monday, 

November 13, at 5 p.m. eastern. 

Members of the public are encouraged 

to submit registration requests via email 

in advance of the deadline, as space is 

limited and will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis for those who 

register in advance. We will note when 

the limit of in-person attendees has been 

reached. The meeting will also stream 

virtually, and a link will be distributed 

in advance of the meeting to those who 

register in advance. Please note in the 

registration request if you would like to 

attend in person or virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Dylan Richmond, Designated Federal 

Officer of the National Shipper 

Advisory Committee, phone: (202) 523– 

5810; email: drichmond@fmc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The National Shipper 

Advisory Committee is a Federal 

advisory committee. It operates under 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., and 46 

U.S.C. chapter 425. The Committee was 

established on January 1, 2021, when 

the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2021 became law. Public 

Law 116–283, section 8604, 134 Stat. 

3388 (2021). The Committee provides 

information, insight, and expertise 


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