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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 

25, 2024. 

Jennifer Hartzell, 

Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28041 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 8315–017] 

Request for Soliciting Scoping 

Comments; Eagle Creek Sartell Hydro, 

LLC 

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.: P–8315–017. 

c. Date Filed: February 28, 2023. 

d. Applicant: Eagle Creek Sartell 

Hydro, LLC (Eagle Creek). 

e. Name of Project: Sartell 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on the Mississippi River in 

Stearns and Benton Counties, 

Minnesota. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: David H. Fox, 

Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, 

Eagle Creek Sartell Hydro, LLC, 7315 

Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814; phone: (201) 

306–5616; David.Fox@eaglecreekre.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Michael Davis at 

(202) 502–8339; or michael.davis@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: December 23, 2024. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and protests and requests for 

cooperating status using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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: Sartell Hydroelectric Project (P– 

8315–017). 

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 is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. The Sartell Hydroelectric Project 

consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) a 46-foot-high dam with 

four sections; (2) a powerhouse 

containing 11 generating units; (3) a 

radial Tainter-type gate section and 

bascule gate section; (4) a concrete nonoverflow dam section; (5) an overflow 

spillway; (6) an earthen embankment; 

(7) a step-up transformer; and (8) a 715- 

foot-long transmission line. The 

reservoir encompasses approximately 

2,350.5 acres with a gross storage 

capacity of 15,278.3 acre-feet at the 

reservoir surface elevation of 1,015 feet 

National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929. 

The project has a combined total rated 

capacity of 8.95 megawatts. 

m. The application can be viewed on 

the Commission’s website at https://

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

Enter the project’s docket number, 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document (P–8315). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll-free) or (202) 502 

8659 (TTY). 

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. 

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 site-specific 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 the SD1 outlining 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. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call 1–866– 

208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27966 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1889–085, Project No. 2485– 

071] 

Revised Procedural Schedule for 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Project Relicenses: 

FirstLight MA Hydro LLC, Northfield 

Mountain LLC 

On April 29, 2016, and materially 

amended on December 4, 2020, 


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