[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83680-83681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23942]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2246-101]


Yuba County Water Agency; Notice of Application for a Variance 
Under Article 33d 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: Application for Temporary Variance of 2025 
Pulse Flow Requirement.
    b. Project No: 2246-101.
    c. Date Filed: September 19, 2024.
    d. Applicant: Yuba County Water Agency (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Yuba River Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Middle Yuba River, North 
Fork Yuba River, and Oregon Creek in Nevada, Yuba, and Sierra counties, 
California. The project occupies federal lands managed by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Willie Whittlesey, General Manager, Yuba 
County Water Agency, (530) 741-5026, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2b5b5aaabb6b6aea7b1a7bb82bbb7a0a3b5a3b6a7b0ecadb0a5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5225253a3b26263e3721372b122b27303325332637207c3d2035">[email protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Katherine Schmidt, (415) 369-3348, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e9e3f6eae7f0ebece7acf1e1eaefebe6f6c2e4e7f0e1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="620903160a07100b0c074c11010a0f0b061622040710014c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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: November 12, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's 
eFiling system at https://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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23656671606c4d4f4a4d46705653534c515763454651400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d6b687f6e6243414443487e585d5d425f596d4b485f4e034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>, (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-2246-101. 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.
    l. Description of Request: The licensee requests a temporary 
variance of its winter pulse flow requirement. Specifically, the 
licensee proposes to forego its required 1,000 cubic feet per second 
(cfs) flow pulse from January 1-15, 2025. The licensee proposes to 
instead, release a flow of 700 cfs in the lower Yuba River from 
Englebright Dam. In addition, the licensee requests that compliance 
during the variance period be based on the 5-day running average of 
daily average flows, with the 15-minute flow not less than 90 percent 
of the adjusted flow requirement. The licensee requests the variance in 
order to make the best possible use of water supplies in the lower Yuba 
River should dry conditions continue. The reduced water releases will 
create a `water savings' of approximately 8,926 acre-feet. The licensee 
proposes to use these `water savings' to augment a spring pulse flow, 
or a similar scenario, sometime between the issuance of the April B120 
forecast and May 15, in consultation with the resource agencies under a 
2025 Supplementary Operational Agreement, if certain storage criteria 
are met in New Bullards Bar Reservoir.
    m. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at https://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 https://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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b2d2e392824050702050e381e1b1b04191f2b0d0e1908450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b5d5e495854757772757e486e6b6b74696f5b7d7e6978357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.

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    o. 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, 
385.211, 385.214, 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.
    p. 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.
    q. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#440b141404222136276a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="df908f8f9fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: October 10, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23942 Filed 10-16-24; 8:45 am]
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