Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2024 / Notices 76823 

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

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 12, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21293 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15337–001] 

Lock 47 Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent 

To File License Application, Filing of 

Pre-Application Document, and 

Approving Use of the Traditional 

Licensing Process 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process 

(TLP). 

b. Project No.: 15337–001. 

c. Date Filed: July 19, 2024. 

d. Submitted By: Lock 47 Hydro, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Chain Dam 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Lehigh River, in 

Palmer Township, and the City of 

Easton Pennsylvania, both located in 

Northampton County. The project does 

not occupy any federal land. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Michael Kerr, Lock 47 Hydro, LLC, 100 

Cummings Center, Suite 451C, Beverly, 

MA 01915; (978) 360–2547; email— 

michael@nehydropower.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Silvia Pineda-Munoz 

at (202) 502–8388; or email at 

silvia.pineda-munoz@ferc.gov. 

j. Lock 47 Hydro, LLC filed its request 

to use the Traditional Licensing Process 

on July 19, 2024, and provided public 

notice of its request on July 25, 2024, 

and August 1, 2024. In a letter dated 

September 12, 2024, the Director of the 

Division of Hydropower Licensing 

approved 47 Hydro, LLC’s request to use 

the Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service under section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act and the 

joint agency regulations thereunder at 

50 CFR part 402; and NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are 

also initiating consultation with the 

Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation 

Officer, as required by section 106, 

National Historic Preservation Act, and 

the implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Lock 47 Hydro, LLC as the 

Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and section 

305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act; and 

consultation pursuant to section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

m. Lock 47 Hydro, LLC filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including 

a proposed process plan and schedule) 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 

on the Commission’s website (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 at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). 

You may 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. 

o. The applicant states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for an 

original license for Project No. 15337. 

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 12, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21296 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1922–052] 

Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment and Revising the 

Processing Schedule 

On October 27, 2022, Ketchikan 

Public Utilities (KPU) filed an 

application for a new major license for 

the 7.1-megawatt Beaver Falls 

Hydroelectric Project (Beaver Falls 

Project; FERC No. 1922). The Beaver 

Falls Project is located on Beaver Falls 

Creek in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 

Alaska. The project currently occupies 

478.4 acres of United States lands 

administered by U.S. Forest Service. 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

regulations, on October 10, 2023, 

Commission staff issued a notice that 

the project was ready for environmental 

analysis (REA Notice). Based on the 

information in the record, including 

comments filed on the REA Notice, staff 

does not anticipate that licensing the 

project would constitute a major federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment. On January 

5, 2024, the Commission issued a notice 

indicating that staff intended to prepare 

a draft and final Environmental 

Assessment (EA). However, upon 

further review, staff intends to prepare 

a single EA on the application to 

relicense the Beaver Falls Project. 

The EA will be issued and circulated 

for review by all interested parties. All 

comments filed on the EA will be 

analyzed by staff and considered in the 

Commission’s final licensing decision. 

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 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
76824 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2024 / Notices 

1See Second Supplemental Notice of Staff-Led 

Workshop, Docket No. AD24–9–000 (Aug. 14, 

2024). 2See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) (2023). 

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. 

By this notice, Commission staff is 

updating the procedural schedule for 

completing the EA. The revised 

schedule is shown below. Further 

revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Commission issues EA ... December 2024.1

Comments on EA ............ January 2024. 

1The Council on Environmental Quality’s 

(CEQ) regulations under 40 CFR 

1501.10(b)(1) (2023) require that EAs be completed within 1 year of the federal action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. See National 

Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq., as amended by section 107(g)(1)(B)(iii) 

of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Pub. 

L. 118–5, 4336a, 137 Stat. 42. 

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Golbahar 

Mirhosseini at golbahar.mirhosseini@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21294 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD24–9–000] 

Innovations and Efficiencies in 

Generator Interconnection; Notice 

Requesting Post-Workshop Comment 

On September 10 and 11, 2024, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) convened a staff-led 

workshop to discuss innovations and 

efficiencies in generator interconnection 

processes. 

All interested persons are invited to 

file post-workshop comments on issues 

raised during the workshop that they 

believe would benefit from further 

discussion. Parties are also invited to 

provide comments on the questions 

presented in the workshop agenda.1

Commenters need not respond to all 

topics or questions asked. 

Commenters may reference material 

previously filed in this docket but are 

encouraged to avoid repetition or 

replication of previous material. To 

facilitate the processing of comments, 

we urge commenters to organize their 

comments by panel topic and question 

presented at the workshop and to be 

brief. In addition, commenters are 

encouraged, when possible, to provide 

examples and quantitative data in 

support of their answers. Comments 

must be submitted on or before October 

15, 2024. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the internet.2 Instructions are 

available on the Commission’s website 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Submissions sent via any other 

carrier must be addressed to: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, Office 

of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

For more information about this 

Notice, please contact: 

Michael G. Henry (Technical 

Information), Office of Energy Policy 

and Innovation, (202) 502–8583, 

Michael.Henry@ferc.gov 

Lewis Taylor (Legal Information), Office 

of the General Counsel, (202) 502– 

8624, Lewis.Taylor@ferc.gov 

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21289 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12757–008] 

BOST4 Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

Accepted for Filing, 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: Non-capacity 

amendment of license. 

b. Project No: 12757–008. 

c. Date Filed: August 16, 2024. 

d. Applicant: BOST4 Hydroelectric, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Red River Lock & 

Dam #4 Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Red River in Catahoula, Louisiana. 

The project occupies federal lands 

managed by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps). 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Douglas 

Spaulding, 1030 Tyrol Trail, Suite 101, 

Minneapolis, MN 55416, doug@

nelsonenergy.us, 612–599–8493. 

i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin, 

(202) 502–6012, Rebecca.martin@

ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: With this 

notice, the Commission is inviting 

federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies 

with jurisdiction and/or special 

expertise with respect to environmental 

issues affected by the proposal, that 

wish to cooperate in the preparation of 

any environmental document, if 

applicable, to follow the instructions for 

filing such requests described in item k 

below. Cooperating agencies should 

note the Commission’s policy that 

agencies that cooperate in the 

preparation of any environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

October 14, 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. 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, MD 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include the 

docket number P–12757–008. 

Comments emailed to Commission staff 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1