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Exempt off-the-record 

communications are included in the 

decisional record of the proceeding, 

unless the communication was with a 

cooperating agency as described by 40 

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 

385.2201(e)(1)(v). 

The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently 

received by the Secretary of the 

Commission. This filing may 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, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or 

for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 

Docket Nos. File date Presenter or requester 

Prohibited: 

1. CP17–117–000 ........................................................................................................................

CP17–118–000 ............................................................................................................................

1–16–2024 FERC Staff. 1

Exempt: 

None. ........................................................................................................................................... ........................

1Emailed comments from George Anderson. 

Dated: January 16, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01138 Filed 1–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2715–026] 

Kaukauna Utilities; Notice of 

Application Ready for Environmental 

Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2715–026. 

c. Date Filed: July 22, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Kaukauna Utilities 

(Kaukauna). 

e. Name of Project: Combined Locks 

Hydroelectric Project (Combined Locks 

Project or project). 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on the Lower Fox River in the 

Village of Combined Locks and the 

Village of Little Chute, Outagamie 

County, Wisconsin. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Zachary 

Moureau, Environmental & Compliance 

Manager, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island 

Street, Kaukauna, WI 54130–7077; (920) 

462–0238; zmoureau@ku-wi.org. 

i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott at 

(202) 502–6480, or email at 

kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days 

from the issuance date of this notice; 

reply comments are due 105 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick

Comment.aspx. 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 the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, 

Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne 

Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 

Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All 

filings must clearly identify the project 

name and docket number on the first 

page: Combined Locks Hydroelectric 

Project (P–2715–026). 

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. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. Project Description: The Combined 

Locks Project includes a 719.7-foot-long 

concrete and cyclopean stone dam that 

includes: (1) a 2.6-foot-long north 

abutment; (2) a 183-foot-long, 27-foothigh non-overflow section; (3) a 182- 

foot-long, 30.4-foot-high section with 

seven bays that each contain a 20-footwide, 15.5-foot-high Tainter gate; (4) a 

286.1-foot-long, 23.2-foot-high spillway 

section with: (a) 1.9-foot-high 

flashboards; (b) a crest elevation of 

676.50 feet International Great Lakes 

Datum of 1985 (IGLD 85) at the top of 

the flashboards; (c) an 11.7-foot-wide, 

2.7-foot-high ice sluice gate; and (d) a 

7.3-foot-wide, 2.7-foot-high debris sluice 

gate; (5) a 65-foot-long, 36.1-foot-high 

intake structure with two 20-foot-wide, 

19.7-foot-high sluice gates each 

equipped with a 30.3-foot-wide, 31.8- 

foot-high trashrack with 3.5-inch clear 

bar spacing; and (6) a 1-foot-long south 

abutment. The dam creates an 

impoundment that has a surface area of 

approximately 127 acres at an elevation 

of 677.79 feet IGLD 85. 

From the impoundment, water flows 

through the intake structure to a 130- 

foot-long, 65-foot-wide concrete 

powerhouse that contains two 3.1- 

megawatt (MW) Kaplan turbinegenerator units, for a total installed 

capacity of 6.2 MW. Water is discharged 

from the turbines to an approximately 

250-foot-long, 160-foot-wide tailrace. 

The project generators are connected 

to the regional electric grid by: (1) a 265- 

foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) aboveground generator lead line; (2) a 4.16/ 

12.47-kV step-up transformer 

approximately 200 feet west of the 

powerhouse; and (3) a 1,442-foot-long, 

12.47-kV transmission line that 

connects to a non-project substation, 

and that includes a 1,059-foot-long 

above-ground segment and a 383-footlong underground segment. The project 

includes a 10-foot-long, 7.2-foot-wide 

electrical control building located at the 

south side of the 182-foot-long section 

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The minimum and maximum 

hydraulic capacities of the powerhouse 

are 715 and 5,400 cubic feet per second, 

respectively. The average annual energy 

production of the Combined Locks 

Project from 2014 through 2020 was 

42,744 megawatt-hours. 

The current license requires 

Kaukauna to minimize impoundment 

fluctuations by operating the project in 

a run-of-river mode, such that project 

outflow approximates the 

‘‘instantaneous sum of all inflow.’’ 

Kaukauna maintains the surface 

elevation of the impoundment between 

675.74 and 677.79 feet IGLD 85. 

Kaukauna proposes to continue 

operating the project in a run-of-river 

mode and maintaining the surface 

elevation of the impoundment between 

675.74 and 677.79 feet IGLD 85. 

Kaukauna also proposes to: (1) continue 

to dispose of large woody debris and 

trash collected from the trashracks; (2) 

implement invasive species monitoring 

every 2 years, and manage species 

categorized as ‘‘prohibited’’ by the 

Wisconsin Department of Natural 

Resources if observed in the project 

boundary; and (3) evaluate the project 

dam for National Register of Historic 

Places eligibility. 

m. 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 

Online Support. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY 

COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

the project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person submitting the 

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with 

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

recommendations, terms and conditions 

or prescriptions must set forth their 

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

Each filing must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed on 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

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. 

You may also register online at 

https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.

aspx to be notified via email of new 

filings and issuances related to this or 

other pending projects. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

n. The applicant must file no later 

than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

o. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions.

March 2024. 

Filing of Reply Comments .... April 2024. 

Dated: January 16, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01139 Filed 1–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER24–917–000] 

Placerita ESS, 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 Placerita 

ESS, 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 February 6, 

2024. 

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/). From the Commission’s 

Home Page on the internet, this 

information is available on eLibrary. 

The full text of this document is 

available on eLibrary in PDF and 

Microsoft Word format for viewing, 

printing, and/or downloading. To access 

this document in eLibrary, type the 

docket number excluding the last three 

digits of this document in the docket 

number field. 

User assistance is available for 

eLibrary and the Commission’s website 

during normal business hours from 

FERC Online Support at 202–502–6652 

(toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the 

Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 

8371, TTY (202)502–8659. Email the 

Public Reference Room at 

public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 


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