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comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the committee DFO or ADFO at least 

five (5) business days prior to the 

meeting so that they may be made 

available to the Board for its 

consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written comments or statements 

received after this date may not be 

provided to the Board until its next 

meeting. Please note that because the 

Board operates under the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, all written comments will be 

treated as public documents and will be 

made available for public inspection. 

Verbal Comments: Members of the 

public will be permitted to make verbal 

comments during the public meeting 

only at the time and in the manner 

allowed herein. If a member of the 

public is interested in making a verbal 

comment at the open meeting, that 

individual must submit a request, with 

a brief statement of the subject matter to 

be addressed by the comment, at least 

three business (3) days in advance to the 

committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic 

mail, the preferred mode of submission, 

at the addresses listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

The committee DFO and ADFO will log 

each request to make a comment, in the 

order received, and determine whether 

the subject matter of each comment is 

relevant to the Board’s mission and/or 

the topics to be addressed in this public 

meeting. A 30-minute period near the 

end of the meeting will be available for 

verbal public comments. Members of 

the public who have requested to make 

a verbal comment and whose comments 

have been deemed relevant under the 

process described above, will be allotted 

no more than three (3) minutes during 

this period, and will be invited to speak 

in the order in which their requests 

were received by the DFO and ADFO. 

Stephen L. Hill, 

Director, Operations and Regulatory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26772 Filed 11–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, 

and Sequestration Federal Lands 

Permitting Task Force; Carbon Dioxide 

Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration 

Non-Federal Lands Permitting Task 

Force 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

hereby publishes a notice of a joint open 

meeting of the Carbon Dioxide Capture, 

Utilization, and Sequestration Federal 

Lands Permitting Task Force and the 

Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, 

and Sequestration Non-Federal Lands 

Permitting Task Force (CCUS Permitting 

Task Forces). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, December 11, 2024; 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time. Start and 

end times may change slightly. Please 

visit https://www.energy.gov/fecm/useit-act-carbon-dioxide-captureutilization-and-sequestration-ccuspermitting-task-forces for the most up to 

date agenda. 

ADDRESSES: This joint meeting of the 

CCUS Permitting Task Forces will be 

held in person at the U.S. Geologic 

Survey National Center, 12201 Sunrise 

Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, 

with the option of virtual attendance. 

Members of the public are encouraged 

to participate virtually, as physical 

space to attend onsite is limited to 

members. The website for the CCUS 

Permitting Task Forces will be updated 

with announcements about the meeting, 

including instructions for registering to 

attend virtually: https://

www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbondioxide-capture-utilization-andsequestration-ccus-permitting-taskforces. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Waldron, Designated Federal 

Officer, Fossil Energy and Carbon 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Washington, DC 20585; 

Telephone: (771) 217–0877 or Email: 

doe.ccus.permitting.task.force@

hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April 

2024, Department of Energy (DOE) and 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) chartered and appointed 

members for two new CCUS Permitting 

Task Forces as required by the Utilizing 

Significant Emissions with Innovative 

Technologies (USE IT) Act and in 

accordance with FACA. The purpose of 

each Task Force is the same, but the 

scope differs by geographical area—one 

Task Force focuses on Federal lands and 

the Outer Continental Shelf, and the 

other focuses on non-Federal lands. 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

purpose of the Task Forces is to identify 

permitting and other challenges and 

successes that permitting authorities 

and project developers and operators 

face in permitting projects in an 

efficient, orderly, and responsible 

manner; and improve the performance 

of the permitting process and regional 

coordination for the purpose of 

promoting the efficient, orderly, and 

responsible development of carbon 

capture, utilization, and sequestration 

projects and carbon dioxide pipelines. 

To accomplish these objectives, the 

USE IT Act requires each Task Force to 

undertake the following activities with 

respect to its geographic scope: (1) 

inventory existing or potential Federal 

and State approaches to facilitate 

reviews associated with the deployment 

of carbon capture, utilization, and 

sequestration projects and carbon 

dioxide pipelines, including best 

practices that avoid duplicative reviews 

to the extent permitted by law, engage 

stakeholders early in the permitting 

process, and make the permitting 

process efficient, orderly, and 

responsible; (2) develop common 

models for State-level carbon dioxide 

pipeline regulation and oversight 

guidelines that can be shared with 

States in the geographical area covered 

by the Task Force; (3) provide technical 

assistance to States in the geographical 

area covered by the Task Force in 

implementing regulatory requirements 

and any models developed under (2) 

above; (4) inventory current or emerging 

activities that transform captured carbon 

dioxide into a product of commercial 

value, or as an input to products of 

commercial value; (5) identify any 

priority carbon dioxide pipelines 

needed to enable efficient, orderly, and 

responsible development of carbon 

capture, utilization, and sequestration 

projects at increased scale; (6) identify 

gaps in the current Federal and State 

regulatory framework and in existing 

data for the deployment of carbon 

capture, utilization, and sequestration 

projects and carbon dioxide pipelines; 

(7) identify Federal and State financing 

mechanisms available to project 

developers; and (8) develop 

recommendations for relevant Federal 

agencies on how to develop and 

research technologies that can capture 

carbon dioxide and would be able to be 

deployed within the region covered by 

the Task Force, including any projects 

that have received technical or financial 

assistance for research under paragraph 

(6) of section 103(g) of the Clean Air Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7403(g)). 

In carrying out these activities to 

support the efficient, effective, and 

responsible permitting of CCUS 

projects, the Task Forces shall also 

consider and develop recommendations 

to address community concerns 

regarding the climate benefits and 

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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– 

1726749058. 40 CFR 1501.5(c)(4) (2024). 

including public health and safety, of 

CCUS. In the development of these 

recommendations, the Task Forces shall 

consider and identify recommended 

mechanisms to ensure just treatment 

and meaningful involvement of 

impacted communities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Opening remarks 

• Presentations on Task Forces’ 

progress on USE IT Act duties 

• Public comment period 

• Closing remarks 

To view the final agenda when 

available, or for additional information 

about the Task Forces, the meeting, and 

the prior meeting of the Task Forces, see 

the CCUS Permitting Task Forces 

website at: https://www.energy.gov/ 

fecm/use-it-act-carbon-dioxide-captureutilization-and-sequestration-ccuspermitting-task-forces. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public via webcast. The 

website will be updated with 

instructions and links to register for the 

meeting. All attendees are required to 

register in advance. If you would like to 

file a written statement with either Task 

Force, you may do so either before or 

after the meeting. If you would like to 

make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, please send an 

email request to Christina Waldron at 

doe.ccus.permitting.task.force@

hq.doe.gov. You must make your request 

for an oral statement by Wednesday, 

December 4, 2024, at 11:59 a.m. ET. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. Time allotted per speaker 

will depend on the number who wish to 

speak but is not expected to exceed 

three minutes. The Chairpersons of the 

Task Forces will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review 

within 45 days at the website of the 

CCUS Permitting Task Forces at: https:// 

www.energy.gov/fecm/use-it-act-carbondioxide-capture-utilization-andsequestration-ccus-permitting-taskforces. They can also be obtained by 

contacting Ms. Christina Waldron using 

the contact information above. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

November 12, 2024, by David Borak, 

Committee Management Officer, 

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 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC on November 

13, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26775 Filed 11–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2601–077] 

Northbrook Carolina II, LLC; Notice of 

Availability of Final Environmental 

Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission or FERC) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380, 

Commission staff reviewed Northbrook 

Carolina II, LLC (licensee) application 

for surrender of the license for the 

Bryson Hydroelectric Project No. 2601 

and have prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for the proposed 

surrender.1 The licensee proposes to 

surrender the license via severing its 

interconnection with the grid and 

leaving the dam in place and 

operational under the regulation of the 

North Carolina Division of 

Environmental Quality State Dam Safety 

Engineer with the reservoir elevation 

and discharge remaining the same as 

previous operations. The Bryson Project 

consists of a multiple arch dam with 

multiple spillway and overflow 

sections, a 38-acre reservoir, and two 

vertical Francis-type generating units 

located on the Oconaluftee River in 

Swain County, North Carolina. The 

project does not occupy any Federal 

lands. 

The final EA contains Commission 

staff’s analysis of the potential 

environmental effects of the proposed 

surrender, alternatives to the proposed 

action, and concludes that the proposed 

surrender, with appropriate 

environmental protective measures, 

would not constitute a major Federal 

action that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment. 

The final EA may be viewed on the 

Commission’s website at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘elibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number (P–2601) in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

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. 

For further information, contact 

Michael Calloway at 202–502–8041 or 

Michael.calloway@ferc.gov. 

Dated: November 12, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26823 Filed 11–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG25–31–000. 

Applicants: Nimbus Wind Farm, LLC. 

Description: Nimbus Wind Farm, LLC 

submits Notice of Self-Certification of 

Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. 

Filed Date: 11/12/24. 

Accession Number: 20241112–5218. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/3/24. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER11–2383–026. 

Applicants: Safe Harbor Water Power 

Corporation. 


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