Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 203 / Monday, October 21, 2024 / Notices 84129 

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– 

1728462572. 40 CFR 1501.5(c)(4) (2024). 

commercialization of HALEU fuel 

production and acquisition of up to 290 

MT of HALEU under the Proposed 

Action: (1) mining, extraction, and 

recovery of uranium ore producing 

triuranium octoxide (U3O8) (from in-situ 

recovery or conventional mining and 

milling sources); (2) uranium 

conversion from U3O8 to UF6 for input 

to enrichment facilities; (3) enrichment 

in up to three steps (a) from natural 

uranium to LEU of no more than 5 

weight percent U–235, (b) from LEU to 

HALEU greater than 5 and less than 10 

weight percent U–235, and (c) to 

HALEU from 10 to less than 20 weight 

percent U–235; (4) HALEU 

deconversion from UF6 to uranium 

oxide, metal, and other forms; (5) 

storage of HALEU; (6) transportation of 

uranium/HALEU between facilities; and 

(7) DOE acquisition of HALEU of at least 

19.75 weight percent and less than 20 

weight percent U–235. While not 

specifically a part of the Proposed 

Action, the following related actions 

could result from implementation of the 

Proposed Action: (1) fuel fabrication for 

a variety of fuel types; (2) HALEUfueled reactor (demonstration and test, 

power, isotope production) operations; 

and (3) spent fuel storage and 

disposition. Although these are 

reasonably foreseeable activities that 

could result from implementation of the 

Proposed Action, many of the specifics 

(e.g., locations, vendors, reactor designs, 

type of technology, fuel forms) are 

unknown or not developed. These 

activities are dependent upon decisions 

outside of the Proposed Action 

activities. Further, the extent to which 

these activities could happen and if so, 

where they would happen is unknown 

and highly speculative. Therefore, a 

detailed assessment of the impacts of 

these activities is not included in the 

EIS. DOE acknowledged and addressed 

the impacts from these reasonably 

foreseeable activities to the extent 

practicable in the Final HALEU EIS. 

While the Final HALEU EIS provides 

information that could be used to 

identify impacts from the construction 

and operation of HALEU fuel cycle 

facilities, the selection of specific 

locations and facilities will not be a part 

of the Record of Decision for this EIS. 

The No Action Alternative is the 

status quo, where DOE would not 

implement the Proposed Action and no 

sufficient domestic commercial supply 

of HALEU is available. Development of 

a domestic commercial supply of 

HALEU would be left to industry or 

industry would remain reliant on 

foreign supplies of HALEU. 

The Proposed Action—to acquire, 

through procurement from commercial 

sources, HALEU enriched to at least 

19.75 and less than 20 weight percent 

U–235 over a 10-year period of 

performance, and to facilitate the 

establishment of commercial HALEU 

fuel production—is DOE’s Preferred 

Alternative. 

Public Involvement 

The Final HALEU EIS follows the 

March 2024 release of the Draft HALEU 

EIS (DOE/EIS–0059). The U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

published its Notice of Availability on 

March 8, 89 FR 16765 (Mar. 8, 2024). 

DOE accepted comments through April 

22, 2024. During the review and 

comment period, DOE held three virtual 

hearings, two virtual Tribal Listening 

Sessions, and one in-person Tribal 

Listening Session. DOE received 

comments from Federal and state 

agencies, Tribes, industry, nonprofit 

organizations, and the public. In 

preparing the Final HALEU EIS, DOE 

considered and responded to the 

comments received on the Draft HALEU 

EIS. Responses to all comment are 

included in Volume 3 of the Final 

HALEU EIS. 

Signing Authority 

This document of DOE was signed on 

October 16, 2024, by Dr. Michael Goff, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear 

Energy, pursuant to delegated authority 

from the Secretary of Energy. That 

document with the original signature 

and date is maintained by DOE. For 

administrative purposes only, and in 

compliance with requirements of the 

Office of the Federal Register, the 

undersigned DOE Federal Register 

Liaison Officer has been authorized to 

sign and submit the document in 

electronic format for publication, as an 

official document of DOE. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 16, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24286 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 8402–004] 

American Climate Partners; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment 

On October 12, 2023, American 

Climate Partners filed an application for 

surrender of the exemption for the 

Rapidan Mill Hydroelectric Project No. 

8402. The project is located in Rapidan, 

on Rapidan River in Orange and 

Culpeper counties, Virginia. The project 

does not occupy federal lands. 

The exemptee proposes to surrender 

its exemption. To decommission the 

project, the exemptee proposes to 

remove the equipment used to operate 

the turbine preventing future 

generation. No physical changes to any 

project features are planned and no 

ground disturbance would occur under 

this proposal. The dam would remain in 

place. After Commission jurisdiction 

ends, however, the exemptee indicates 

that the dam may be removed in 

collaboration with several other federal 

and state resource agencies. The 

Commission issued public notice of the 

proposed surrender on February 23, 

2024. 

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 April 1, 2025. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. The EA will be issued 

and made available for review by all 

interested parties and a 30-day 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@

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84130 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 203 / Monday, October 21, 2024 / Notices 

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Diana Shannon at 

202–502–6136 or diana.shannon@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: October 15, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24377 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL24–146–000] 

LS Power Grid California, LLC; Notice 

of Institution of Section 206 

Proceeding and Refund Effective Date 

On October 15, 2024, the Commission 

issued an order in Docket No. EL24– 

146–000, pursuant to section 206 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 

824e, instituting an investigation to 

determine whether LS Power Grid 

California, LLC’s Formula Rate 

Template and Protocols are unjust, 

unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or 

preferential, or otherwise unlawful. LS 

Power Grid California, LLC, 189 FERC 

¶ 61,027 (2024). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL24–146–000 established pursuant 

to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Any interested person desiring to be 

heard in Docket No. EL24–146–000 

must file a notice of intervention or 

motion to intervene, as appropriate, 

with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, in accordance with Rule 

214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR. 385.214 

(2024), within 21 days of the date of 

issuance of the order. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

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. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. From 

FERC’s Home Page on the internet, this 

information is available on eLibrary. 

The full text of this document is 

available on eLibrary in PDF and 

Microsoft Word format for viewing, 

printing, and/or downloading. 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 FERC’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 ‘‘eFile’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

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, 

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, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 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. 

Dated: October 15, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24372 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12325–01–OMS] 

Good Neighbor Environmental Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of 

a public meeting of the Good Neighbor 

Environmental Board (GNEB). The 

purpose of this meeting is for the Board 

to approve its first comment letter and 

discuss the second comment letter that 

will comprise the GNEB 21st report. 

DATES: November 13, 2024, from 11 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) headquarters located at 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eugene Green at (202) 564–2432 or via 

email at green.eugene@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

is an independent Federal advisory 

committee chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 10. 

Its mission is to advise the President 

and Congress of the United States on 

good neighbor practices along the U.S. 

border with Mexico. Its 

recommendations are focused on 

environmental infrastructure needs 

within the U.S. states contiguous to 

Mexico. A copy of the agenda will be 

posted at www.epa.gov/faca/gneb. The 

meeting will be held virtually and inperson in Washington, DC at 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460. The meeting is open to the 

public with limited seating available for 

in-person attendance and on a first 

come, first served basis. Members of the 

public wishing to participate or attend 

in-person must contact Eugene Green at 

green.eugene@epa.gov or 202–564–2432 

by November 6, 2024, to register. 

Members of the public wishing to attend 

or participate virtually must contact 

Eugene Green using the information 

above by November 6, 2024, to receive 

a link to the meeting. The Federal 

Protective Service requires 48-hour 

notification for guests entering Federal 

Government spaces, therefore, it is 

imperative that the timeframe noted is 

met prior to the meeting. 

Requests to make oral comments or 

submit written public comments to the 

board, also should be directed to Eugene 

Green at least five business days prior 

to the meeting (November 6, 2024). 

Requests for accessibility and/or 

accommodations for individuals with 

disabilities should be directed to Eugene 

Green at the phone number or email 

address listed above. To ensure 

adequate time for processing, please 

make requests for accommodations at 

least 10 business days (October 30, 

2024) prior to the meeting. 

Oscar Carrillo, 

Program Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24315 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] 

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