88756 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 217 / Friday, November 8, 2024 / Notices 

Dated: October 30, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26047 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 11322–008] 

Tuolumne Water District; Notice of 

Application for Surrender of License 

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: Surrender of 

License. 

b. Project No: 11322–008. 

c. Date Filed: September 30, 2024. 

d. Applicant: Tuolumne Water 

District (TUD). 

e. Name of Project: Columbia Water 

Supply Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Columbia Ditch in the City of 

Sonora in Tuolumne County, California. 

The project occupies Federal lands 

managed by the U.S. Bureau of 

Reclamation and the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Don Perkins, 

General Manager, Tuolumne Utilities 

District, 18885 Nugget Blvd., Sonora, 

CA 95370, (209) 532–5536, dperkins@

tudwater.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin, 

(202) 502–6012, rebecca.martin@

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: 

December 4, 2024. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests using 

the Commission’s eFiling system at 

http://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 http://

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, 

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, MD 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include the 

docket number P–11322. 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 

has never operated the project for power 

and does not intend to operate the 

project for power purposes in the future. 

There is no dam associated with this 

project. The licensee proposes to retain, 

own, operate and maintain all licensed 

water conduit structures to continue to 

pump water from New Melones 

Reservoir for distribution in TUD’s ditch 

system during dry years, as it has 

historically done as part of TUD’s New 

Melones Water Supply Project. No 

ground disturbing activities would 

occur. 

m. Locations of the Application: This 

filing may be viewed on the 

Commission’s website at 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. You may 

also register online at http://

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. 

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, .211, .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: November 4, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26005 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

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