88064 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2023 / Notices 

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. 

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. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on 

January 2, 2024. 

Dated: December 14, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27978 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2711–025] 

Northern States Power Company; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission and 

Soliciting Additional Study Requests 

and Establishing Procedural Schedule 

for Relicensing and Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent 

Minor License. 

b. Project No.: 2711–025. 

c. Date Filed: November 30, 2023. 

d. Applicant: Northern States Power 

Company (Northern States Power). 

e. Name of Project: Trego 

Hydroelectric Project (Trego Project). 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Namekagon River in the City of 

Trego in Washburn County, Wisconsin. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Donald Hartinger, Director of 

Renewable Operation-Hydro, Xcel 

Energy, 414 Nicollet Mall, 2, 

Minneapolis, MN 55401; phone (651) 

261–7668; or Matthew Miller, 

Environmental Analyst, Xcel Energy, 

1414 W Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau 

Claire, WI 54702–0008; phone 715–737– 

1353. 

i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington 

(202) 502–6072, Laura.Washington@

ferc.gov. 

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 l 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 (2023). 

k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days from 

the date of filing of the application, and 

serve a copy of the request on the 

applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: January 29, 2024. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file additional 

study requests and requests for 

cooperating agency status using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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 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–2711– 

025. 

m. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. The existing Trego Project consists 

of the following existing facilities: (1) a 

435.2-acre reservoir; (2) a 642-foot-long, 

43.5-foot-high concrete dam; (3) a 59.5- 

foot-long, 74-feet-high powerhouse 

containing two James Leffel Company 

vertical Francis-type turbines with a 

total generating capacity of 1.2 

megawatts; (4) a tailwater; and (5) a 49- 

foot-long transmission line. Northern 

States Power is not proposing any 

changes to project facilities or operation. 

o. A copy of the application can be 

viewed on the Commission’s website at 

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. For assistance, contact FERC 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502– 

8659 (TTY). 

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. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

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. 

p. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) ............................................................................................................................................ February 2024. 

Request Additional Information (if necessary) ................................................................................................................................ February 2024. 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments ..................................................................................................................................... May 2024. 

Issue Acceptance Letter ................................................................................................................................................................. June 2024. 

Request Additional Information (if necessary) ................................................................................................................................ July 2024. 


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Milestone Target date 

Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary) ...................................................................................................................................... August 2024. 

Final amendments to the application 

must be filed with the Commission no 

later than 30 days from the issuance 

date of the notice of ready for 

environmental analysis. 

Dated: December 14, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27983 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2639–000] 

Northern States Power Company; 

Notice of Authorization for Continued 

Project Operation 

The license for the Cornell 

Hydroelectric Project No. 2639 was 

issued for a period ending November 30, 

2023. 

Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 

808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at 

the expiration of a license term, to issue 

from year-to-year an annual license to 

the then licensee(s) under the terms and 

conditions of the prior license until a 

new license is issued, or the project is 

otherwise disposed of as provided in 

section 15 or any other applicable 

section of the FPA. If the project’s prior 

license waived the applicability of 

section 15 of the FPA, then, based on 

section 9(b) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as 

set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the 

licensee of such project has filed an 

application for a subsequent license, the 

licensee may continue to operate the 

project in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of the license after the 

minor or minor part license expires, 

until the Commission acts on its 

application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 2639 

is issued to Northern States Power 

Company for a period effective 

December 1, 2023, through November 

30, 2024, or until the issuance of a new 

license for the project or other 

disposition under the FPA, whichever 

comes first. If issuance of a new license 

(or other disposition) does not take 

place on or before November 30, 2024, 

notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 

18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license 

under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is 

renewed automatically without further 

order or notice by the Commission, 

unless the Commission orders 

otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that Northern States Power Company is 

authorized to continue operation of the 

Cornell Hydroelectric Project under the 

terms and conditions of the prior license 

until the issuance of a subsequent 

license for the project or other 

disposition under the FPA, whichever 

comes first. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27880 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 4881–000] 

Fulcrum, LLC; Notice of Authorization 

for Continued Project Operation 

The license for the Barber Dam Project 

No. 4881 was issued for a period ending 

November 30, 2023. 

Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 

808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at 

the expiration of a license term, to issue 

from year-to-year an annual license to 

the then licensee(s) under the terms and 

conditions of the prior license until a 

new license is issued, or the project is 

otherwise disposed of as provided in 

section 15 or any other applicable 

section of the FPA. If the project’s prior 

license waived the applicability of 

section 15 of the FPA, then, based on 

section 9(b) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as 

set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the 

licensee of such project has filed an 

application for a subsequent license, the 

licensee may continue to operate the 

project in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of the license after the 

minor or minor part license expires, 

until the Commission acts on its 

application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 4881 

is issued to Fulcrum, LLC for a period 

effective December 1, 2023, through 

November 30, 2024, or until the 

issuance of a new license for the project 

or other disposition under the FPA, 

whichever comes first. If issuance of a 

new license (or other disposition) does 

not take place on or before November 

30, 2024, notice is hereby given that, 

pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual 

license under section 15(a)(1) of the 

FPA is renewed automatically without 

further order or notice by the 

Commission, unless the Commission 

orders otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that Fulcrum, LLC is authorized to 

continue operation of the Barber Dam 

Project under the terms and conditions 

of the prior license until the issuance of 

a subsequent license for the project or 

other disposition under the FPA, 

whichever comes first. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27879 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–22–000] 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, 

Inc.; Notice of Application and 

Establishing Intervention Deadline 

Take notice that on December 4, 2023, 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. 

(Southern Star), 4700 State Route 56, 

Owensboro, Kentucky, 42301, filed an 

application under section 7(b) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of 

the Commission’s regulations, 

requesting authorization to abandon by 

sale to Black Hills/Kansas Gas Utility 

Company, LLC, d/b/a Black Hills 

Energy, 273 domestic meters in the State 


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