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3A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company 

inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for 

cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal 

inspections, or other purposes. 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

The Project would provide an 

expansion of Overthrust’s existing 

pipeline system that would enable 

Overthrust to provide an additional 

325,000 Dth/d of westbound firm 

transportation capacity to a new 

delivery point being constructed by 

Kern River Gas Transmission near 

Overthrust’s existing Roberson 

Compressor Station in Lincoln County, 

Wyoming. 

The Project would consist of the 

following facilities and activities, all in 

Wyoming: 

• addition of one gas-fired turbine 

driven compressor unit with 15,900 

nominal horsepower (hp) at the existing 

Point of Rocks Compressor Station in 

Sweetwater County; 

• addition of one gas-fired turbine 

driven compressor unit with 15,900 

nominal hp at the existing Rock Springs 

Compressor Station in Sweetwater 

County; 

• an approximate 1,400-foot-long, 24- 

inch-diameter pipe interconnect (JTL– 

148) extending from a new tap on 

Overthrust’s mainline 122 at its existing 

North Rendezvous Tap facility to a new 

meter station being constructed by Kern 

River Gas Transmission at an existing 

site in Lincoln County; 

• upgrades to the existing Rockies 

Express Pipeline Wamsutter Meter 

Station to accommodate additional gas 

volumes in Sweetwater County; 

• upgrades at three existing 

facilities—Roberson Compressor Station 

(new pig launcher and receiver 3 in 

Lincoln County), Cabin 31 Interconnect 

Pipeline Facility (new pig launcher in 

Sweetwater County), and Opal 

Interconnect Pipeline Facility (new pig 

launcher in Lincoln County), to support 

in-line inspections along the Overthrust 

mainline; and 

• modifications to Overthrust’s 

existing Granger Interconnect Facility to 

accommodate new flow conditions in 

Sweetwater County. 

Background 

On December 14, 2023, the 

Commission issued a Notice of Scoping 

Period Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Westbound Compression Expansion 

Project (Notice of Scoping). The Notice 

of Scoping was sent to affected 

landowners; federal, state, and local 

government agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. In response to the 

Notice of Scoping, the Commission 

received comments from the City 

Planner of Rock Springs, Wyoming, 

Wyoming Game and Fish Department in 

Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Wyoming 

Department of Environmental Quality. 

The primary issue raised by the City 

Planner of Rock Springs is a request for 

Overthrust to inform the Rock Springs 

Planning Department with any proposed 

additions or changes at the existing 

Blairtown Yard, which is within the city 

limits of Rock Springs. Wyoming Game 

and Fish Department requested 

adherence to the protection of wildlife 

and wildlife habitat in the vicinity of 

the Project. Wyoming Department of 

Environmental Quality comments 

requested thorough analysis of 

groundwater and surface water impacts 

of the Project. All substantive comments 

will be addressed in the EA. 

Portions of the Project would affect 

lands that Overthrust has leased from 

the Bureau of Land Management; 

therefore, the Bureau of Land 

Management is a cooperating agency in 

the preparation of the EA. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EA and to keep track of 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. This 

service provides automatic notification 

of filings made to subscribed dockets, 

document summaries, and direct links 

to the documents. Go to https://

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 

register for eSubscription. 

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. 

Additional information about the 

Project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov). Using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ excluding the last three digits 

(i.e., CP24–13), and follow the 

instructions. For assistance with access 

to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached 

at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, 

or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

The eLibrary link on the FERC 

website also provides access to the texts 

of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rule makings. 

Dated: January 17, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01265 Filed 1–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM98–1–000] 

Records Governing Off-the-Record 

Communications; Public Notice 

This constitutes notice, in accordance 

with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt 

of prohibited and exempt off-the-record 

communications. 

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, 

September 22, 1999) requires 

Commission decisional employees, who 

make or receive a prohibited or exempt 

off-the-record communication relevant 

to the merits of a contested proceeding, 

to deliver to the Secretary of the 

Commission, a copy of the 

communication, if written, or a 

summary of the substance of any oral 

communication. 

Prohibited communications are 

included in a public, non-decisional file 

associated with, but not a part of, the 

decisional record of the proceeding. 

Unless the Commission determines that 

the prohibited communication and any 

responses thereto should become a part 

of the decisional record, the prohibited 

off-the-record communication will not 

be considered by the Commission in 

reaching its decision. Parties to a 

proceeding may seek the opportunity to 

respond to any facts or contentions 

made in a prohibited off-the-record 

communication and may request that 

the Commission place the prohibited 

communication and responses thereto 

in the decisional record. The 

Commission will grant such a request 

only when it determines that fairness so 

requires. Any person identified below as 

having made a prohibited off-the-record 

communication shall serve the 

document on all parties listed on the 

official service list for the applicable 

proceeding in accordance with Rule 

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. 


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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 

of the dam. 


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