83680 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 201 / Thursday, October 17, 2024 / Notices 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Compliance Filing to update 

Southeastern Trail Rate in Docket No. 

RP24–1035–000 to be effective 10/1/ 

2024. 

Filed Date: 10/9/24. 

Accession Number: 20241009–5177. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/24. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

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: https://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: October 10, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23945 Filed 10–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

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, 

wwhittlesey@yubawater.org. 

i. FERC Contact: Katherine Schmidt, 

(415) 369–3348, katherine.schmidt@

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: 

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 

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–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 acrefeet. 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: October 10, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23942 Filed 10–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2587–066] 

Northern States Power Company; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene 

and Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2587–066. 

c. Date Filed: December 30, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Northern States Power 

Company (Northern States). 

e. Name of Project: Superior Falls 

Hydroelectric Project (project). 

f. Location: On the Montreal River in 

Gogebic County, Michigan and Iron 

County, Wisconsin. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Donald R. 

Hartinger, Director—Renewable 

Operation, 414 Nicollet Mall FL 2, 

Minneapolis, MN 55401; telephone at 

(651) 261–7668; email at 

donald.r.hartinger@xcelenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema, 

Project Coordinator, Great Lakes Branch, 

Division of Hydropower Licensing; 

telephone at (312) 596–4447; email at 

nicholas.ettema@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days 

from the issuance date of this notice; 

reply comments are due 105 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions 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. 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. All 

filings must clearly identify the project 

name and docket number on the first 

page: Superior Falls Hydroelectric 

Project (P–2587–066). 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person 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. 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. Project Description: The project 

includes a dam that consists of: (1) a 42- 

foot-long spillway; (2) a 22-foot-long 

section with an 18-foot-long Tainter 

gate; (3) an 18.6-foot-long section with 

an 11.5-foot-long ogee spillway with a 

crest elevation of 740.2 feet National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 

29), a 5-foot-long sluice gate, and a 4- 

foot-long sluice gate; (4) a 40.5-foot-long 

section with two 16-foot-long Tainter 

gates; and (5) a 70-foot-long nonoverflow section with a 23-foot-long 

intake structure with a 15-foot-long gate 

and a trashrack with 1-inch clear bar 

spacing. The dam creates an 

impoundment with a surface area of 

16.3 acres at an elevation of 740.2 feet 

NGVD 29. 

From the impoundment, water flows 

through the intake structure to a 1,697- 

foot-long conduit with a surge tank, and 

then to two 207-foot-long penstocks. 

From the penstocks, water is conveyed 

to a 32-foot-long, 62-foot-wide 

powerhouse that contains two 825- 

kilowatt (kW) horizontal Francis 

turbine-generator units, for a total 

installed capacity of 1,650 kW. Water is 

discharged from the powerhouse to an 

approximately 80-foot-long tailrace. The 

project creates an approximately 1,900- 

foot-long bypassed reach of the 

Montreal River. 

Project recreation facilities include: 

(1) a hand-carry boat take-out site and 

an associated 5-vehicle parking area on 

the western shoreline of the 

impoundment, approximately 1,050 feet 

upstream of the dam; (2) a scenic 

overlook site on the eastern shoreline of 

the bypassed reach, approximately 

1,400 feet downstream of the dam; (3) a 


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