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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 http://www.ferc.gov 

using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208– 

3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). 

1 In accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations, the unique 

identification number for documents relating to this 

environmental review is EAXX–019–20–000– 

1725634364. 40 CFR 1501.5(c)(4) (2024). 

Evening Scoping Meeting 

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024. 

Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PST. 

Location: Bristlecone Convention 

Center. 

Address: 150 6th Street, Ely, Nevada 

89301. 

Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which 

outlines the subject areas to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document, was mailed to the 

individuals and entities on the 

Commission’s mailing list. Copies of 

SD1 will be available at the scoping 

meetings, or may be viewed on the web 

at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions 

for accessing information in paragraph 

m. 

Environmental Site Review 

White Pine and Commission staff will 

conduct an environmental site review of 

the project beginning at 8:00 a.m. on 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024. All 

interested individuals, resource 

agencies, Native American Tribes, and 

NGOs are invited to attend the site 

review. Attendees are responsible for 

their own vehicle transport and should 

wear appropriate outdoor clothing and 

footwear. The existing road to the upper 

reservoir site is steep and rocky; 

therefore, attendees wishing to see the 

upper reservoir site should plan on 

driving their own 4x4, high clearance, 

off-road capable vehicle to access that 

particular site. Persons planning on 

participating in the site visit must RSVP 

to Mr. Gregory Copeland of rPlus 

Energies at gcopeland@

rplusenergies.com or by phone at (801) 

759–2223, no later than October 16, 

2024, to register for the environmental 

site review. For administrative 

purposes, rPlus prefers interested 

persons to RSVP by email. 

Meeting Procedures 

Individuals, NGOs, Native American 

Tribes, and agencies with 

environmental expertise and concerns 

are encouraged to attend the meetings 

and to assist the staff in defining and 

clarifying the issues to be addressed in 

the NEPA document. At the start of each 

meeting, Commission staff will provide 

a brief overview of the meeting format 

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 White Pine will 

also be present to answer projectspecific 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 November 15, 2023: 

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—April 2025. 

Comments, Recommendations and 

Agency Terms and Conditions/ 

Prescriptions Due—June 2025. 

Applicant’s Reply Comments Due— 

July 2025. 

Commission Issues Draft NEPA 

Document—January 2026. 

Commission Issues Final NEPA 

Document—July 2026. 

Dated: September 23, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22227 Filed 9–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 8377–030] 

Isabella Partners; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Assessment 

On February 20, 2024, Isabella 

Partners (licensee) filed an application 

for a capacity amendment for the 

Isabella Hydroelectric Project No. 8377. 

The project is located on the Kern River 

in Kern County, California at the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)’ 

Isabella Dam on lands administered by 

the Corps. 

Isabella Partners proposes to construct 

and operate a new 5-megawatt (MW) 

generating unit which would be located 

in a new 40-foot-by-45-foot concrete 

structure adjacent to the existing 

powerhouse, resulting in an increase of 

the project’s total installed capacity 

from 12.8 MW to 17.8 MW. Currently, 

flows greater than the 100 cubic feet per 

second (cfs) capacity of Unit 3 and less 

than the 500 cfs minimum operating 

range of Units 1 and 2 are discharged 

through the existing bypass channel. 

The proposed 5–MW addition (Unit 4) 

would allow Isabella Partners to 

generate power at flows between 100 

and 500 cfs. Water released from the 

proposed unit would be discharged 

through the existing tailrace. Isabella 

Partners would continue to operate the 

project under the 1993 Corps 

Memorandum of Agreement and there 

would be no changes in water releases 

to the Kern River as a result of the 

proposed action. 

On June 18, 2024, the Commission 

issued a public notice for the proposed 

amendment. On July 17, 2024, the 

California State Water Resources 

Control Board filed a motion to 

intervene. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

project.1 The planned schedule for the 

completion of the EA is June 9, 2025. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. The EA will be issued 

and made available for review by all 


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interested parties and a 30-day public 

comment period. All comments filed on 

the EA will be reviewed by staff and 

considered in the Commission’s final 

decision on the proceeding. 

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 to 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. 

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Zeena Aljibury at 

202–502–6065 or zeena.aljibury@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 23, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22226 Filed 9–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12254–01–OW] 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Environmental Financial Advisory 

Board (EFAB) With Webcast 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) announces a public 

meeting with a webcast of the 

Environmental Financial Advisory 

Board (EFAB). The meeting will be 

shared in real-time via webcast and 

public comments may be provided in 

writing in advance or virtually via 

webcast. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for further details. The 

purpose of the meeting will be for the 

EFAB to discuss current advisory 

charges, provide updates on previous 

EFAB deliverables, and to learn more 

about the Administration’s 

infrastructure investment opportunities. 

The meeting will be conducted in a 

hybrid format of in-person and virtual 

via webcast. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on: 

1. October 15, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 

p.m. Pacific time; and 

2. October 16, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 

p.m. Pacific time. 

ADDRESSES: 

In-Person: Arizona State University 

Fulton Center Lincoln Conference 

Room, 300 E. University Drive, Tempe, 

Arizona 85281. 

Webcast: Information to access the 

webcast will be provided upon 

registration in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants 

information about the meeting may 

contact Tara Johnson via telephone/ 

voicemail at (202) 809–7368 or email to 

efab@epa.gov. General information 

concerning the EFAB is available at 

www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The EFAB is an EPA 

advisory committee chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, to provide 

advice and recommendations to EPA on 

innovative approaches to funding 

environmental programs, projects, and 

activities. Administrative support for 

the EFAB is provided by the Water 

Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance 

Center within EPA’s Office of Water. 

Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 

notice is hereby given that the EFAB 

will hold a public meeting with a 

webcast for the following purposes: 

(1) Discuss potential future EFAB 

charges; 

(2) Provide updates on recent EFAB 

deliverables; and 

(3) Learn more about the 

Administration’s infrastructure 

investment opportunities. 

Registration for the Meeting: To 

register for the meeting, please visit 

www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/ 

efab#meeting. Interested persons who 

wish to attend the meeting must register 

by October 7, 2024, to attend in person 

or by October 10, 2024, to attend via 

webcast. Pre-registration is strongly 

encouraged. In the event the meeting 

cannot be held, an announcement will 

be made on the EFAB website at 

www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab 

and all registered attendees will be 

notified. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: 

Meeting materials, including the 

meeting agenda and briefing materials, 

will be available on EPA’s website at 

www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s Federal advisory committees has 

a different purpose from public 

comment provided to EPA program 

offices. Therefore, the process for 

submitting comments to a Federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. Federal advisory 

committees provide independent advice 

to EPA. Members of the public may 

submit comments on matters being 

considered by the EFAB for 

consideration as the Board develops its 

advice and recommendations to EPA. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public meeting will be 

limited to three minutes each. Persons 

interested in providing oral statements 

at the October 2024 meeting should 

register in advance and provide 

notification, as noted in the registration 

confirmation, by October 7, 2024, to be 

placed on the list of registered speakers. 

Written Statements: Written 

statements should be received by 

October 7, 2024, so that the information 

can be made available to the EFAB for 

its consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written statements should be sent via 

email to efab@epa.gov. Members of the 

public should be aware that their 

personal contact information, if 

included in any written comments, may 

be posted to the EFAB website. 

Copyrighted material will not be posted 

without explicit permission of the 

copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities or to request 

accommodations for a disability, please 

register for the meeting and list any 

special requirements or 

accommodations needed on the 

registration form at least 10 business 

days prior to the meeting to allow as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Andrew D. Sawyers, 

Director, Office of Wastewater Management, 

Office of Water. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22170 Filed 9–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0456; FRL–12296– 

01–OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Formaldehyde Emissions Standards 

for Composite Wood Products Act 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Formaldehyde Standards for Composite 


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