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generator, for a total installed capacity 

of 7.75 MW; (c) an overflow section 

with: (i) a 42-foot-long and 50.5-footlong spillway, each with a 3-foot-high 

inflatable rubber crest gate with a 

maximum crest elevation of 430.62 feet 

North American Vertical Datum of 1988 

(NAVD 88); and (ii) a 97.4-foot-long and 

61-foot-long spillway, each with 3-foothigh flashboards that have a crest 

elevation of 430.62 feet NAVD 88; and 

(d) a 24.7-foot-long north non-overflow 

section with a 3-foot-long sluice gate. 

The dam creates an impoundment that 

has a surface area of 20 acres at 430.62 

feet NAVD 88. The south shoreline of 

the impoundment also includes a 450- 

foot-long retaining/flood wall between 

the South Channel Dam and Beebee 

Island Dam. 

From the impoundment, water flows 

through the powerhouse to a 15-footlong tailrace. The South Channel Dam 

creates an approximately 1,000-footlong bypassed reach of the Black River. 

Minimum flows are provided to the 

bypassed reach through a gated, 2-footdiameter pipe in the South Channel 

Dam. 

The project includes a downstream 

fish passage facility that consists of: (1) 

the sluice gate adjacent to the intake 

structure; and (2) an 8-foot-wide 

sluiceway that discharges immediately 

downstream of the powerhouse. The 

current license requires the licensee to 

provide a boat take-out site upstream of 

the dam and directional signage to 

downstream boat put-in locations. 

The generators are connected to the 

regional electric grid by a 300-foot-long, 

4.8-kilovolt underground generator lead 

line. The minimum and maximum 

hydraulic capacities of the powerhouse 

are 200 and 3,600 cubic feet per second 

(cfs), respectively. The average annual 

energy production of the project from 

2010 through 2020, was 43,768 

megawatt-hours. 

Article 401 of the current license 

requires Erie to operate the project in a 

run-of-river mode, such that project 

outflow approximates inflow to the 

impoundment at any point in time and 

the surface elevation of the 

impoundment is maintained at no lower 

than 0.5 foot below either (1) the 

spillway crest elevation or (2) the crest 

of the flashboards when in place. Article 

404 requires a minimum flow of 14 cfs 

to the bypassed reach and Article 403 

requires a minimum flow of 1,000 cfs or 

inflow, whichever is less, downstream 

of the project. 

Article 402 requires Erie to install 

flashboards by May 1, or as soon 

thereafter as safely possible, and to 

remove the flashboards in the fall prior 

to ice conditions. Article 410 requires 

Erie to install trashrack overlays with 1- 

inch clear bar spacing at the top half 

portion of the trashracks from May 1 

through October 1. Additionally, Article 

411 requires Erie to release 37 cfs 

through the downstream fish passage 

facility from April 1 through November 

30. The current license also requires the 

implementation of a Flow Monitoring 

Plan to ensure compliance with the 

project flow requirements and a Record 

Keeping Plan to maintain records of the 

impoundment elevations and discharges 

from the project, in compliance with 

Articles 408 and 409. 

Article 414 requires 0.5-inch veiling 

flows over the 97.4-foot-long spillway 

from May 1 to October 31. Article 416 

requires the implementation of a 

Cultural Resources Management Plan to 

protect historic properties. 

Erie proposes to continue operating 

the project as required under the current 

license. In addition, Erie proposes to 

develop a new minimum flow and fish 

conveyance plan, streamflow and 

headpond monitoring plan, recreation 

plan, and historic properties 

management plan. 

k. In addition to publishing the full 

text of this notice in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

notice, as well as other documents in 

the proceeding (e.g., license application) 

via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–2538). 

For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

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

(TTY). 

You may also register online at 

https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC

Online.aspx to be notified via email of 

new filings and issuances related to this 

or other pending projects. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

l. 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. 

m. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Deficiency Letter and Additional 

Information Request—September 

2024 

Notice of Acceptance—February 2025 

n. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21483 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. OR24–10–000] 

Notice of Complaint; Murphy Oil USA, 

Inc. v. Colonial Pipeline Company 

Take notice that on September 12, 

2024, pursuant to Rule 206 of the Rules 

of Practice and Procedure of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 18 CFR 

385.206 (2024), Murphy Oil USA, Inc. 

(‘‘Murphy’’) filed a complaint against 

Colonial Pipeline Company (‘‘Colonial’’) 

challenging the justness and 

reasonableness of the rates charged by 

Colonial for transportation service 

pursuant to certain tariffs on file with 

the Commission. 

The Complainant certifies that copies 

of the complaint were served on the 

contacts listed for Respondents in the 

Commission’s list of Corporate Officials. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. The Respondent’s answer 

and all interventions, or protests must 

be filed on or before the comment date. 

The Respondent’s answer, motions to 

intervene, and protests must be served 

on the Complainants. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 


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1 In accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations, the unique 

identification number for documents relating to this 

environmental review is SEIS–019–20–000– 

1726224938. 40 CFR 1502.4(e)(10) (2024). 

2City of Port Isabel v. FERC, 111 F.4th 1198 (D.C. 

Cir. 2024). 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

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 strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. 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. 

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. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on October 12, 2024. 

Dated: September 16, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21593 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP16–116–000] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Proposed Texas LNG 

Brownsville LLC Texas LNG Project, 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues, and Schedule 

for Environmental Review 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement (supplemental EIS) for the 

Texas LNG Project, proposed by Texas 

LNG Brownsville LLC (Texas LNG) in 

Cameron County, Texas.1 On August 6, 

2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 

District of Columbia Circuit issued an 

opinion vacating and remanding the 

Commission’s November 22, 2019 Order 

Granting Authorization under Section 3 

of the Natural Gas Act and its April 21, 

2023 Order on Remand that approved 

the liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

terminal.2 On remand, the Commission 

will consider whether to grant a Natural 

Gas Act (NGA) section 3(a) 

authorization for the Texas LNG Project. 

The schedule for preparation of the 

supplemental EIS is discussed in the 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

section of this notice. 

The Commission must determine 

whether to authorize the project under 

the NGA, taking into consideration the 

factors discussed in the court’s decision. 

The supplemental EIS will tier off 

Commission staff’s analysis and 

conclusions as documented in staff’s 

March 15, 2019 final EIS for the project. 

The focus of the supplemental EIS will 

be the issues identified by the court as 

requiring further analyses (i.e., 

environmental justice impacts and air 

quality). The Commission will use this 

supplemental EIS in its decision-making 

process to determine whether to 

authorize the Texas LNG Project in light 

of the court’s vacatur and remand. 

As part of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the 

Commission takes into account 

concerns the public may have about 

proposals and the environmental 

impacts that could result from its action 

whenever it considers the issuance of an 

authorization. This notice announces 

the opening of the scoping process the 

Commission will use to gather input 

from the public and interested agencies 

regarding the issues that will be 

analyzed in the supplemental EIS. 

Additional information about the 

Commission’s NEPA process is 

described below in the NEPA Process 

and the Supplemental EIS section of 

this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission 

requests public comments on the scope 

of issues to address in the supplemental 

EIS. To ensure that your comments are 

timely and properly recorded, please 

submit your comments so that the 

Commission receives them in 

Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on October 15, 2024. 

Comments may be submitted in written 

form. Further details on how to submit 

comments are provided in the Public 

Participation section of this notice. 

Public Participation 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please 

carefully follow these instructions so 

that your comments are properly 

recorded. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. Using 

eComment is an easy method for 

submitting brief, text-only comments on 

a project; 

(2) You can file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is also located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. With 

eFiling, you can provide comments in a 

variety of formats by attaching them as 

a file with your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You 

will be asked to select the type of filing 

you are making; a comment on a 

particular project is considered a 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

Commission. Be sure to reference the 

project docket number (CP16–116–00) 

on your letter. 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 


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