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1 If the due date falls on a weekend or holiday, 

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8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the 

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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: November 21, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27974 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2735–104] 

Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments: 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–2735–104. 

c. Date filed: April 18, 2024. 

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company (PG&E). 

e. Name of Project: Helms Pumped 

Storage Project (Helms Project or 

project). 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located approximately 50 miles 

northeast of the city of Fresno, on the 

North Fork Kings River and Helms 

Creek, in Fresno and Madera Counties, 

California. The project currently 

occupies 3,346.6 acres of federal land 

administered by the U.S. Forest Service, 

28.36 acres of federal land managed by 

the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 

0.07 acre of land managed by the Bureau 

of Land Management. The project, if 

relicensed with the proposed project 

boundary modifications, would occupy 

a total of 2,887.7 acres of federal land 

administered by the U.S. Forest Service, 

28.5 acres of federal land managed by 

the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 

2.22 acres of land managed by the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dave 

Gabbard, Vice President Power 

Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, 

CA 94612; telephone at (650) 207–9705; 

email at David.gabbard@pge.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams, (202) 

502–8462, or email at evan.williams@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: December 21, 2024.1

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file scoping 

comments 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, 

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. All 

filings must clearly identify the project 

name and docket number on the first 

page: Helms Pumped Storage Project (P– 

2735–104). 

k. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. Project Description: The existing 

Helms Project (project) includes: (1) a 

132-foot-long, 89-foot-wide, 58.5-foothigh concrete intake-discharge structure 

(Courtright Intake-Discharge Structure), 

with metal trash racks, in Courtright 

Lake; (2) one 4,243-foot-long tunnel 

(Tunnel 1) composed of two sections: (a) 

a 3,312-foot-long, 27-foot-diameter 

concrete-lined section; and (b) a 931- 

foot-long, 22-foot-diameter steel-lined 

section; (3) a 32.5-foot-long, 38-footwide, 45-foot-high gatehouse; (4) a 206- 

foot-long, 22-foot-diameter, aboveground steel pipe that connects Tunnel 

1 and Tunnel 2; (5) one 9,016-foot-long 

tunnel (Tunnel 2) composed of two 

sections: (a) a 764-foot-long, 22-footdiameter steel-lined section; and (b) a 

8,252-foot-long, 27-foot-diameter 

concrete-lined section; (6) a 600-footlong adit of an unknown diameter, with 

an adit plug with frame and gate; (7) a 

535-foot-high, vertical shaft surge 

chamber for Tunnel 2 with a 47-footdiameter lower section and 60-footdiameter upper section, with 12 feet of 

the chamber exposed above grade; (8) a 

2,205-foot-long penstock composed of 

three sections: (a) a 1,070-foot-long, 27- 

foot-diameter concrete-lined section; (b) 

a 300-foot-long, 27-foot-diameter 

concrete-lined section; and (c) a 330- 

foot-long, 27-foot-diameter concretelined manifold section, that branches 

into three, 505-foot-long steel-lined 

penstocks, that reduce in diameter from 

15.5 feet, to 11.5 feet, to 10.5 feet until 

connecting to the turbine-generator; (9) 

a 336-foot-long, 83-foot-wide, 125-foothigh excavated rock chamber 

underground powerhouse that includes 

three, 360-megawatt (MW) vertical 

Francis-type pump-turbine units, for a 

total installed capacity of 1,080 MW, 

and three, vertical indoor generators 

with an approximate total nameplate 

capacity of 1,212 MW; (10) a 3,727-footlong, 27-foot-diameter concrete-lined 

tunnel (Tunnel 3); (11) a 984-foot-tall, 

vertical shaft surge chamber for Tunnel 

3 with a 27-foot-diameter lower section 

and a 44-foot-diameter upper section 

that transitions into a 10-foot-diameter 

air shaft topped by a 10-foot-tall, 14- 

foot-diameter protective device above 

grade; (12) an 88-foot-long, 78-footwide, 51-foot-high concrete intakedischarge structure (Wishon IntakeDischarge Structure), with metal trash 

racks, in Lake Wishon; (13) a 220-foot 

by- 265-foot above ground, fenced 

switchyard; (14) an underground 

transformer bank of 10 transformers 

with a capacity of 150,000 kilo-voltamperes each; (15) a 3,723-foot-long, 30- 

foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse 

access tunnel; and (16) appurtenant 

facilities. 

Although the project facilities do not 

include any dam or reservoir, PG&E 

operates the project for power 

generation using Courtright Lake (upper 


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reservoir) and Lake Wishon (lower 

reservoir), impounded by Courtright 

Dam and Wishon Dam, respectively, 

which are licensed project facilities of 

the Hass-Kings River Hydroelectric 

Project (Project No. P–1988). Courtright 

Lake has a usable storage area of 

approximately 123,184 acre-feet and 

normal maximum and minimum water 

surface elevations of 8,184 feet and 

8,050 feet, respectively. Lake Wishon 

has a usable storage area of 

approximately 128,606 acre-feet and 

normal maximum and minimum water 

surface elevations of 6,550 feet and 

6,428.9 feet, respectively. To generate 

power, water is released from Courtright 

Lake through the Courtright IntakeDischarge Structure, Tunnel 1, Tunnel 

2, and the penstock, into the 

powerhouse and is discharged through 

Tunnel 3 and the Wishon IntakeDischarge Structure into Lake Wishon. 

During periods of low energy demand, 

water is pumped through these project 

facilities in reverse (i.e., from Lake 

Wishon to Courtright Lake). 

The project generators are connected 

to the regional electric grid by: (1) an 

underground transformer bank of 10 

transformers with a capacity of 150,000 

kilo-volt-amperes each; (2) a 220-foot 

by- 265-foot above ground, fenced 

switchyard; and (3) a 60.7-mile-long, 

double-circuit 230-kilovolt (kV) 

transmission line that connects the 

Helms switchyard to PG&E’s 

interconnection point with the grid at 

the non-project Gregg Substation. The 

project also includes an approximately 

1.8-mile-long, 21-kV distribution line 

from the non-project Woodchuck 

Substation to the Helms Headquarters 

and Helms Powerhouse and an 

approximately 2-mile-long, 21-kV 

distribution line from the non-project 

Woodchuck Substation to the Helms 

Support Facility and non-project 

Wishon Village Recreational Vehicle 

Park. 

The project also includes: (1) the 

Helms Headquarters facility with 

ancillary facilities; (2) the Helms 

Support Facility with ancillary 

facilities; (3) project recreation facilities 

including the: (a) Courtright Boat 

Launch; (b) Trapper Springs 

Campground; (c) Marmot Rock 

Campground; (d) Wee-Mee-Kute Fishing 

Access; (e) Wishon Boat Launch; (f) Lily 

Pad Campground; (g) Upper Kings River 

Group Campground; (h) Wishon Dam 

Fishing Access; (i) Short Hair Creek 

Fishing Access; (j) Coolidge Meadow 

Fishing Access; (k) Helms Picnic Area; 

(l) Upper Kings River Fishing Access, 

and their ancillary facilities and 

amenities; (4) an approximately 80-acre 

Wildlife Habitat Management Area; (5) 

three, approximately 87-foot-diameter 

asphalt-surfaced helicopter landing 

pads; (6) 36.45 miles of non-recreation, 

vehicular project roads and trails; and 

(7) 1.08 miles of non-recreation, 

pedestrian project trails. 

Although water is typically released 

from Courtright Lake into Lake Wishon 

for approximately 6 hours daily to 

generate electricity the timeframe can 

range from 4- to- 12 hours. The 

estimated annual generation from 2015 

through 2022 was approximately 745 

gigawatt-hours per year. 

m. A copy of the application can 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 (P–2735). For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support 

(see item j above). 

You may also register at https://

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to 

be notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support (see item 

j above). 

n. 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. 

o. Scoping Process 

Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

Commission staff intends to prepare 

either an environmental assessment 

(EA) or an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) (collectively referred to 

as the ‘‘NEPA document’’) that describes 

and evaluates the probable effects, 

including an assessment of the sitespecific and cumulative effects, if any, 

of the proposed action and alternatives. 

The Commission’s scoping process will 

help determine the required level of 

analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping 

requirements, irrespective of whether 

the Commission issues an EA or an EIS. 

At this time, we do not anticipate 

holding an on-site scoping meeting. 

Instead, we are soliciting written 

comments and suggestions on the 

preliminary list of issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the 

NEPA document, as described in 

scoping document 1 (SD1), issued 

November 21, 2024. 

Copies of SD1, which outlines the 

subject areas to be addressed in the 

NEPA document, were distributed to the 

parties on the Commission’s mailing list 

and the applicant’s distribution list. 

Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the 

web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions 

for accessing information in paragraph 

m. 

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27968 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–516–001] 

Amendment To Request Under Blanket 

Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline: 

Florida Gas Transmission Company, 

LLC 

Take notice that on November 7, 

2024, Florida Gas Transmission 

Company, LLC (FGT), 1300 Main Street, 

Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the 

above referenced docket, an amendment 

to its prior notice request filed in Docket 

No. CP24–516–000, pursuant to sections 

157.205, 157.208, 157.210, and 157.211 

of the Commission’s regulations under 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and FGT’s 

blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 

82–553–000 for the Palatka Project 

(Project) in Putnam County, Florida. 

FGT proposes to relocate the start of the 

proposed 12-inch-diameter Georgia 

Pacific Loop Lateral, the related aboveground pig launcher, and related 

appurtenances approximately 0.14 of a 

mile south of the originally proposed 

location from milepost (MP) 1.04 on the 

north side of SR 20 to approximate MP 

0.90 on the south side of SR 20. The 

proposed amendment will allow FGT to 

address several landowner concerns 

related to the Project, all as more fully 

set forth in the amendment and prior 

notice request which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 

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). From the Commission’s 


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