74272 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 177 / Thursday, September 12, 2024 / Notices 

1The appendix referenced in this notice will not 

appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the 

appendix were sent to all those receiving this notice 

in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 

208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

and objectives. Individual oral 

comments will be taken on a one-on-one 

basis with a court reporter (with 

Commission staff present). This format 

is designed to receive the maximum 

number of oral comments in a 

convenient way during the timeframe 

allotted. If you wish to speak, 

Commission staff will hand out 

numbers in the order of your arrival. If 

all individuals who wish to provide 

comments have had an opportunity to 

do so, Commission staff may conclude 

the meeting a half hour earlier than the 

scheduled time. Please see appendix 1 

for additional information on the 

session format and conduct.1

Scoping comments will be recorded 

by the court reporter and become part of 

the public record for this proceeding. 

Transcripts will be publicly available on 

FERC’s eLibrary system. If a significant 

number of people are interested in 

providing oral comments in the one-onone settings, a time limit of 5 minutes 

may be implemented for each 

commentor. 

It is important to note that the 

Commission provides equal 

consideration to all comments received, 

whether filed in writing or provided 

orally at a scoping session. Although 

there will not be a formal presentation, 

Commission staff will be available 

throughout the scoping session to 

answer your questions about the 

environmental review process. 

Representatives from BCH will also be 

present to answer project-specific 

questions. 

q. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following anticipated processing 

schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 

be made as appropriate. The schedule 

for issuing draft and final NEPA 

documents is consistent with the 

Commission’s Notice of Revised 

Schedule issued January 10, 2024: 

Scoping Document 1 Issued—September 

2024 

Acceptance and Scoping Notice 

Issued—September 2024 

Scoping Document 1 Comments Due— 

November 2024 

Issue Scoping Document 2 (if needed)— 

December 2024 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis—December 2024 

Comments, Recommendations and 

Agency Terms and Conditions/ 

Prescriptions Due—February 2025 

Applicant’s Reply Comments Due— 

March 2025 

Commission Issues Draft NEPA 

Document—August 2025 

Commission Issues Final NEPA 

Document—March 2026 

Dated: September 6, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

Appendix 1 

FERC Session Format and Conduct 

Session Format 

FERC is conducting the session to solicit 

your scoping comments. There will not be a 

formal presentation by Commission staff; 

however, FERC staff is available to answer 

questions about the environmental review 

process. The session format is as follows: 

• Tickets are handed out on a ‘‘first come, 

first serve’’ basis starting at the time listed in 

the Notice. 

• Individuals are called in ticket number 

order to provide oral comments to be 

transcribed by a court reporter for the public 

record. 

• Time limits on oral comments may be 

enforced to ensure that all those wishing to 

comment have the opportunity to do so 

within the designated session time. 

• Additional materials about FERC and the 

environmental review process are available at 

information stations at the session. 

Session Conduct 

Proper conduct will help the sessions 

maintain a respectful atmosphere for 

attendees to learn about the FERC 

Environmental Review Process and to be able 

to provide comments effectively. 

• Loudspeakers, lighting, oversized visual 

aids, or other visual or audible disturbances 

are not permitted. 

• Disruptive video and photographic 

equipment may not be used. 

• Conversations should be kept to a 

reasonable volume. Attendees should be 

respectful of those providing oral comments 

to the court reporters. 

• Recorded interviews are not permitted 

within the session space. 

• FERC reserves the right end the session 

if disruptions interfere with the opportunity 

for individuals to provide oral comments or 

if there is a safety or security risk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20768 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12091–01–R8] 

Clean Air Act Operating Permit 

Program; Order on Petition for 

Objection to State Operating Permit for 

Mountain Coal Company—West Elk 

Mine 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an 

order dated May 24, 2024, granting in 

part and denying in part a petition dated 

January 30, 2024, from Center for 

Biological Diversity and WildEarth 

Guardians. The petition requested that 

the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) 

operating permit issued by the Colorado 

Department of Public Health and 

Environment (CDPHE) to Arch Coal, Inc. 

for its West Elk Coal Mine located in 

Gunnison County, Colorado. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Witteman, EPA Region 8, telephone 

number: (303) 312–6156, email address: 

witteman.julia@epa.gov. The final order 

and petition are available electronically 

at: https://www.epa.gov/title-voperating-permits/title-v-petitiondatabase. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA 

received a petition from the Center for 

Biological Diversity and WildEarth 

Guardians dated January 30, 2024, 

requesting that the EPA object to the 

issuance of operating permit no. 

20OPGU411, issued by CDPHE to Arch 

Coal, Inc. in Gunnison County Colorado. 

On December 8, 2023, the EPA 

Administrator issued an order granting 

in part and denying in part the petition. 

The order itself explains the basis for 

the EPA’s decision. 

Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the 

CAA provide that a petitioner may 

request judicial review of those portions 

of an order that deny issues in a 

petition. Any petition for review shall 

be filed in the United States Court of 

Appeals for the appropriate circuit no 

later than November 12, 2024. 

KC Becker, 

Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20673 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1261; FR ID 243492] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 


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