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1 18 CFR [4.34(b)(5)/5.23(b)/153.4/157.22]. 

protective measures, would not 

constitute a major federal action that 

would significantly affect the quality of 

the human environment. 

The Commission provides all 

interested persons with an opportunity 

to view and/or print the EA 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. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or at 

(866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502– 

8659 (TTY). 

You may also 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. 

Any comments should be filed within 

30 days from the date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments 

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/QuickComment.

aspx. You must include your name at 

the end of your comments. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support. 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. 

The first page of any filing should 

include docket number P–2715–026. 

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. 

For further information, contact Kelly 

Wolcott at (202) 502–6480 or 

kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 18, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21889 Filed 9–24–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 4202–025] 

KEI Power Management, LLC; Notice 

of Reasonable Period of Time for 

Water Quality Certification Application 

On September 12, 2024, the Maine 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(Maine DEP) 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 from 

KEI Power Management, LLC, in 

conjunction with the above captioned 

project, on July 29, 2024. Pursuant to 

section 4.34(b)(5) of the Commission’s 

regulations,1 we hereby notify the 

Maine DEP of the following: 

Date of Receipt of the Certification 

Request: July 29, 2024. 

Reasonable Period of Time to Act on 

the Certification Request: One year, July 

29, 2025. 

If the Maine DEP 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 18, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21884 Filed 9–24–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15351–000] 

Energy Recycling Company, LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

On April 24, 2024, Energy Recycling 

Company, LLC filed an application for 

a preliminary permit, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 

of the proposed Iron Range Pumped 

Storage Project, a closed loop pumped 

storage project, to be located near the 

City of Marble, Itasca County, 

Minnesota. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed Iron Range Pumped 

Storage Project would consist of the 

following: (1) a lower reservoir 

proposed approximately 2,700 feet 

below the ground surface; (2) an 

enclosed upper reservoir proposed to be 

constructed of a concrete lined rockfill 

embankment; (3) a reinforced concrete 

18-foot-diameter intake with a ‘‘morning 

glory’’ configuration; (4) a 2,800-footlong vertical shaft penstock having a 

diameter of 16 feet connecting the upper 

reservoir to the powerhouse; (5) a 200- 

foot-long, 70-foot-wide, and 130-foothigh underground powerhouse located 

approximately 2,700 feet below the 

ground surface; (6) a 240-foot-long and 

40-foot-high underground transformer 

gallery lined with concrete; (7) two 333- 

megawatt hydroelectric pump/turbines, 

(8) a new interconnection line 

approximately 200 to 500 feet long, 

joining a new substation adjacent to the 

project to an existing 230-kilovolt 

transmission line; and (9) a new 

pumping system to carry water to the 

upper reservoir. The proposed project 

would have an estimated annual 

generation of 1,450 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Douglas A. 

Spaulding, Nelson Energy, 1030 Tyrol 

Trail, Minnesota, MN 55416; phone: 

(612) 599–8493. 

FERC Contact: Shivani Khetani; 

phone: (212) 273–5917, or by email at 

shivani.khetani@ferc.gov. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. 

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 


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