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Federal Register, 74 FR 1020–1022, on 

January 9, 2009. 

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2024, by Ann Dunkin, Senior Agency 

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6, 2024. 

Jennifer Hartzell, 

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U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20554 Filed 9–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 7153–018] 

Consolidated Hydro New York, LLC; 

Notice of Reasonable Period of Time 

for Water Quality Certification 

Application 

On August 27, 2024, the New York 

State Department of Environmental 

Conservation (New York DEC) 

submitted to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

notice that it received a request for a 

Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water 

quality certification as defined in 40 

CFR 121.5, from Consolidated Hydro 

New York, LLC in conjunction with the 

above captioned project on August 27, 

2024. Pursuant to section 4.34(b)(5) of 

the Commission’s regulations,1 we 

hereby notify New York DEC of the 

following: 

Date of Receipt of the Certification 

Request: August 27, 2024 

Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the 

Certification Request: One year, 

August 27, 2025. 

If the New York DEC fails or refuses 

to act on the water quality certification 

request on or before the above date, then 

the certifying authority is deemed 

waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of 

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1341(a)(1). 

Dated: September 5, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20594 Filed 9–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1962–227] 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Application for 

Temporary Variance of Flow 

Requirements. 

b. Project No: 1962–227. 

c. Date Filed: August 16, 2024. 

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company (licensee). 

e. Name of Project: Rock Creek-Cresta 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the North Fork Feather River, upstream 

of Lake Oroville, near the Town of 

Tobin, in Butte and Plumas Counties, 

California. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chadwick 

McCready, License Coordinator; Pacific 

Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 

28209, Oakland, CA 94604; Phone: (530) 

685–5710. 

i. FERC Contact: Katherine Schmidt, 

Phone: (415) 369–3348, 

katherine.schmidt@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

September 20, 2024. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests 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 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. 

The first page of any filing should 

include the docket number P–1962–227. 

Comments emailed to Commission staff 

are not considered part of the 

Commission record. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The 

licensee requests a temporary reduction 

in minimum instream flows in the Rock 

Creek and Cresta reaches of the North 

Fork Feather River to facilitate a dive 

inspection of the spillway plunge pools 

and toes of both dams. Beginning 

October 1, 2024 and ending on October 

5, 2024, minimum instream flows 

would be reduced from 390 cubic feet 

per second (cfs) in the Rock Creek Reach 

and from 200 cfs in the Cresta Reach, 

during a ‘normal’ water year type, to 100 

cfs in both reaches. All increases or 

decreases in flows would occur 

following previously approved ramping 

rates under the project license. 

l. Locations of the Application: 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may 


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obtain copies of the application directly 

from the applicant. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214, 

respectively. In determining the 

appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests or 

other comments filed, but only those 

who file a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the Commission’s 

Rules may become a party to the 

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified comment date 

for the particular application. 

o. Filing and Service of Documents: 

Any filing must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (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 

commenting, protesting or intervening; 

and (4) otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

motions to intervene, or protests must 

set forth their evidentiary basis. Any 

filing made by an intervenor 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. 

p. 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: September 5, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20590 Filed 9–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2997–031] 

South Sutter Water District; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 

and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway 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.: 2997–031. 

c. Date filed: July 1, 2019, and 

amended December 28, 2023. 

d. Applicant: South Sutter Water 

District. 

e. Name of Project: Camp Far West 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on the Bear River in Yuba, 

Nevada, and Placer Counties, California. 

The project, with the proposed project 

boundary modifications, would occupy 

a total of 2,674 acres. No federal or tribal 

lands occur within or adjacent to the 

project boundary or along the Bear River 

downstream of the project. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Hayden 

Cornwell, General Manager, South 

Sutter Water District, 2464 Pacific 

Avenue, Trowbridge, California 95659. 

i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering, 

(202) 502–6382, quinn.emmering@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 

date of this notice; reply comments are 

due 105 days from the issuance date of 

this notice. 

All timely responses to our March 16, 

2021 Notice of Application Ready for 

Environmental Analysis and Soliciting 

Comments, Recommendations, Terms 

and Conditions, and Prescriptions will 

still be considered. To the extent that 

the amendment necessitates any 

changes to, or new comments, 

recommendations, or terms and 

conditions, we encourage refiling 

updated responses. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene, protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway 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.aspx. 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 A. 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 A. 

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: Camp Far West Hydroelectric 

Project (P–2997–031). 

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 

and is ready for environmental analysis 

at this time. 

l. The existing Camp Far West 

Hydroelectric Project operates to 

provide water during the irrigation 

season, generate power, and meet 

streamflow requirements for the Bear 

River. The project includes: (1) a 185- 

foot-high, 40-foot-wide, 2,070-foot-long, 

zoned, earth-filled main dam; (2) a 45- 

foot-high, 20-foot-wide, 1,060-foot-long, 

earth-filled south wing dam; (3) a 25- 

foot-high, 20-foot-wide, 1,460-foot-long, 

earth-filled north wing dam; (4) a 15- 

foot-high, 20-foot-wide, 1,450-foot-long, 

earth-filled north dike; (5) a 1,886-acre 

reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 

about 93,737 acre-feet at the normal 

maximum water surface elevation 

(maximum water elevation) of 300 feet 

(NGVD 29); (6) an overflow spillway 

with a 15-foot-wide concrete approach 

apron, 300-foot-long ungated, ogee-type 

concrete structure, and a 77-foot-long 

downstream concrete chute with 

concrete sidewalls; (7) a 1,200-foot-long, 

unlined, rock channel that carries spill 

downstream to the Bear River; (8) a 22- 


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