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Stops & Country Stores, Inc. (collectively Surface 

Transportation Fuel Shippers); and Tallgrass 

Energy, LP (Tallgrass). In addition, the City of 

Phoenix Aviation Department, a member of Airlines 

through its trade association, filed separate 

comments. 

12Airlines Initial Comments at 10–11; Airlines 

Reply Comments at 16–17. 

13Airlines Initial Comments at 19–24; Airlines 

Reply Comments at 26–27. 

14Airlines Initial Comments at 9–10; see also 

Airlines Reply Comments at 17–19. 

15E.g., Airlines Initial Comments at 8, 11–12; 

Airlines Reply Comments at 3–4. 

16Airlines Initial Comments at 13–14, 29; 

Airlines Reply Comments at 6–9. Airlines state that 

for purposes of future anomalous conditions, the 

Commission could direct pipelines to freeze 

shipper histories when it is recognized that 

anomalous conditions are occurring. Airlines Initial 

Comments at 13. 

17Airlines Initial Comments at 15–19. 

18 Id. at 31–32 (citing SFPP, L.P., 169 FERC 

¶ 61,001, at PP 44–46, 51 (2019); SFPP, L.P., 168 

FERC ¶ 61,058, at P 15 (2019); CHS Inc. v. Enter. 

TE Prods. Pipeline Co., 155 FERC ¶ 61,178, at P 15 

(2016)); Airlines Reply Comments at 9–10. Airlines 

request that the Commission require pipelines to 

provide additional information on Form No. 6 to 

aid in identifying where declining to expand 

capacity may reflect an abuse of market power. 

Airlines Initial Comments at 33–34. 

19E.g., LEPA Reply Comments at 2, 5; CHV 

Shippers Initial Comments at 3; Colonial Initial 

Comments at 1, 3; Enterprise Initial Comments at 

7; SFPP Reply Comments at 1, 8; SIGMA/NATSO 

Initial Comments at 1, 4; Surface Transportation 

Fuel Shippers Initial Comments at 1, 17, 20, 22. 

20E.g., AOPL Initial Comments at 6–7; Enterprise 

Initial Comments at 2–5, 7; Explorer Comments at 

4; SIGMA/NATSO Initial Comments at 3; Surface 

Transportation Fuel Shippers Initial Comments at 1, 

14; Tallgrass Initial Comments at 3–4. 

21E.g., AFPM Initial Comments at 3; AOPL Initial 

Comments at 3–4; Colonial Initial Comments at 2, 

15, 18, 20; Magellan Initial Comments at 5; CHV 

Shippers Initial Comments at 4–5 (citing Suncor, 

132 FERC ¶ 61,242 at P 24); Liquids Shippers Group 

Initial Comments at 3–4 (same); Surface 

Transportation Fuel Shippers Initial Comments at 

1–2, 7, 21 (same). 

22See Airlines Initial Comments, Ex. A and Ex. 

C; Airlines Reply Comments at Ex. A. 

23The most recent actual data in the record is 

from April 2022. 

In general, Airlines contend that 

existing policies are not suited to 

addressing the conditions created by the 

COVID–19 pandemic and claim that 

further action is necessary to prevent jet 

fuel supply constraints; Airlines state, 

however, that industry-wide action is 

not necessary at this time. Airlines state 

that because the pandemic disrupted jet 

fuel shipping patterns on a sustained yet 

temporary basis, shipper histories 

adjusted to reflect shippers’ temporarily 

reduced demand. Because history-based 

prorationing policies are designed to 

preserve shippers’ relative capacity 

allocations, Airlines argue that jet fuel 

shippers will be unable to rebuild their 

shipper histories to pre-pandemic levels 

absent Commission action.12 Moreover, 

Airlines contend that shippers cannot 

rely upon secondary market transactions 

to restore lost shipper histories 13 and 

that Airlines have limited ability to ship 

on behalf of others to maintain history 

during periods of reduced demand.14

Airlines request that the Commission 

remain receptive to case-specific 

proposals to resolve capacity 

constraints.15

In addition, Airlines argue that the 

Commission should consider taking 

three generic actions to address the 

effects of the COVID–19 pandemic upon 

jet fuel capacity allocations. First, 

Airlines request that the Commission 

confirm that it could exercise authority 

to direct pipelines to reset shipper 

histories to 2019 levels.16 Second, 

Airlines request that the Commission 

require pipelines to provide data from 

2019 to the present regarding volumes 

of products nominated and shipped, 

available pipeline capacity, and months 

when the pipeline was in 

prorationing.17 Third, Airlines request 

that the Commission take action to 

encourage expansions by emphasizing 

that pipelines can conduct expansions 

for one product and by increasing the 

annual reporting requirements on Form 

No. 6.18

By contrast, pipelines and non-jet fuel 

shippers urge the Commission to take 

no action.19 They argue that existing 

history-based prorationing policies 

sufficiently address the allocation of 

capacity during anomalous conditions. 

Commenters argue that pipeline 

capacity is finite and that any action to 

increase the capacity allocated to jet fuel 

shippers will reduce the capacity 

allocated to other products, which could 

produce fuel shortages, market 

disruptions, and increased costs for 

consumers.20 Commenters contend that 

this result would confer an undue 

preference upon jet fuel shippers, 

violate pipelines’ obligation to provide 

service upon reasonable request, and 

conflict with Commission precedent.21

Airlines provided data from 2019 

through April 2022 related to jet fuel 

pipeline deliveries and jet fuel use at 

certain airports in order to allow the 

Commission to compare jet fuel 

deliveries from before the COVID–19 

pandemic to 2021 and the first half of 

2022.22

III. Discussion 

At this time and based upon this 

record, we are not persuaded to take 

further action in this proceeding related 

to oil pipeline capacity allocation issues 

arising from the COVID–19 pandemic 

and other anomalous conditions. The 

record provides an insufficient basis for 

initiating industry-wide policy changes. 

In particular, the record may no longer 

reflect market conditions.23

Accordingly, we exercise our discretion 

to terminate the proceeding in Docket 

No. AD22–7–000. 

Although we are not taking further 

action in this proceeding, we are 

committed to working with pipeline and 

shipper groups to address problems 

related to oil pipeline capacity 

constraints and allocation issues as they 

may arise. We continue to monitor and 

evaluate the Commission’s policies 

governing the allocation of oil pipeline 

capacity. Interested entities are 

encouraged to contact the Commission 

with any concerns regarding the effects 

of anomalous conditions on oil pipeline 

capacity allocation that may arise in the 

future. 

By the Commission. 

Issued: December 4, 2024. 

Carlos D. Clay, 

Acting Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28960 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2446–052] 

STS Hydropower, LLC; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions 

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.: 2446–052. 

c. Date filed: August 30, 2022. 

d. Applicant: STS Hydropower, LLC 

(STS Hydropower). 

e. Name of Project: Dixon 

Hydroelectric Project (Dixon Project). 

f. Location: On the Rock River near 

the City of Dixon in Lee and Ogle 

Counties, Illinois. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David Fox, 

Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, 

Eagle Creek RE Management, LLC, 7315 

Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814, (240) 724– 

8765, david.fox@eaglecreekre.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington 

(202) 502–6072, Laura.Washington@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 


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recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and fishway prescriptions: 

60 days from the issuance date of this 

notice; reply comments are due 105 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and fishway prescriptions 

using the Commission’s eFiling system 

at https://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 https://

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, Maryland 20852. All 

filings must clearly identify the project 

name and docket number on the first 

page: Dixon Hydroelectric Project (P– 

2446–052). 

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 has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. The Dixon Hydroelectric Project 

consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) a 305.9-acre reservoir with 

a gross storage capacity of 1,530 acrefeet at a maximum reservoir surface 

elevation of 647.08 feet National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 

29); (2) a 130-foot-wide by 18-foot-deep 

forebay located immediately upstream 

of the powerhouse; (3) a succession of 

dam structures including, from left to 

right looking downstream: (i) a 250-footlong powerhouse integral with the dam 

equipped with 200-foot-wide by 15-foothigh trash racks with 5-inch clear 

spacing, (ii) a 114-foot-long by 24-foothigh forebay wall set perpendicular to 

the dam that ties the powerhouse and 

fender wall to the dam, (iii) a 286-footlong fender wall located upstream of the 

project forebay extending from the 

upstream end of the fender wall to the 

south riverbank, and (iv) a 610-foot-long 

north overflow dam extending from the 

forebay wall to the north riverbank, 

topped with 16-inch flashboards; (4) 

five vertical-shaft turbine-generating 

units, each with a maximum hydraulic 

capacity of 1,100 cubic feet per second, 

for a total installed capacity of 3,200 

kilowatts; (5) a 30-foot-long, 34.5- 

kilovolt (kV) transmission line 

conveying project power to the point of 

interconnection via two 2.3-kV 

transformers; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. 

The Dixon Project includes one 

project recreation facility, the Dixon 

canoe portage. 

The Dixon Project is currently 

operated in a run-of-river mode and 

generates an annual average of 

approximately 14,995 megawatt-hours. 

STS Hydropower proposes to continue 

operating the project as a run-of-river 

facility and does not propose any new 

construction. 

STS Hydropower proposes 

modifications to the current project 

boundary. The proposed project 

boundary would include STS 

Hydropower-owned lands that include 

project facilities. The proposed project 

boundary has been modified to: (1) 

extend 400 feet downstream to include 

all STS Hydropower-owned lands that 

include the tailrace fishing area; (2) 

remove lands that are over elevation 

647.04 feet NGVD 29 that are not 

necessary for project operation; and (3) 

remove several archeological sites that 

are not impounded by the project dam. 

The current project boundary 

encompasses 2583.17 acres, which 

includes 806.67 acres of project lands 

and 1,776.5 acres of submerged land. 

The proposed project boundary would 

include approximately 399.14 acres, 

84.84 acres of which is land and 314.3 

acres of which is inundated. 

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 (i.e., P–2446). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

n. 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, and .214. 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. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘FISHWAY 

PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (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 protesting or 

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, recommendations, terms and 

conditions or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 

copies of the application directly from 

the applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. A copy of all other filings 

in reference to this application 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 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

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. 

You may also register online 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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

o. The license applicant must file no 

later than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 


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evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

p. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms 

and conditions, and prescriptions.

February 

2025. 

Deadline for filing reply comments.March 2025. 

q. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

Dated: December 4, 2024. 

Carlos D. Clay, 

Acting Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28958 Filed 12–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12464–01–OEJECR; EPA–HQ– 

OEJECR–2024–0147] 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notification of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification for a public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) hereby provides notice that the 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will meet 

on the dates and times described below. 

Due to unforeseen administrative 

circumstances, EPA is announcing this 

meeting with less than 15 calendar days 

public notice. This meeting is open to 

the public. For additional information 

about registering to attend the meeting 

or provide public comment, please see 

‘‘REGISTRATION’’ under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Preregistration is required. 

DATES: The WHEJAC will convene an 

in-person public meeting with a virtual 

option on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 

from approximately 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

eastern time. Meeting discussions will 

focus on several topics including, but 

not limited to, workgroup activities, 

panel discussions, updates from the 

White House Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) and other Federal 

agencies, and new formal charges for the 

WHEJAC. The WHEJAC invites public 

comments at the meeting on the subjects 

listed below (see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). Members of the public 

who wish to participate in the public 

comment period must register by 11:59 

p.m. eastern time, Friday, December 13, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrie Washington, WHEJAC 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; 

email: whejac@epa.gov; telephone: (202) 

441–7295. For additional information 

about the WHEJAC, visit https://

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ 

white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council#meetings. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Charter of the WHEJAC (available at 

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/ 

documents/2024-05/whejac-amendedcharter-jan-5-2024.pdf) states that the 

advisory committee ‘‘will provide 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the Chair of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) and to the White House 

Environmental Justice Interagency 

Council (IAC) on how to increase the 

Federal Government’s efforts to address 

current and historic environmental 

injustice. The WHEJAC will provide 

advice and recommendations about 

broad cross-cutting issues related, but 

not limited, to issues of environmental 

justice and pollution reduction, energy, 

climate change mitigation and 

resiliency, environmental health, and 

racial inequity. The WHEJAC’s efforts 

will include a broad range of strategic, 

scientific, technological, regulatory, 

community engagement, and economic 

issues related to environmental justice.’’ 

Registration: Individual registration is 

required for the public meeting. 

Information on how to register is located 

at https://www.epa.gov/ 

environmentaljustice/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-council. 

Registration for the meeting is available 

until the scheduled end time of the 

meeting. Registration to speak during 

the public comment period will close at 

11:59 p.m., eastern time, Tuesday, 

December 13, 2024. When registering, 

please provide your name, organization, 

city and state, and email address for 

follow up. Please also indicate whether 

you would like to provide public 

comment during the meeting, or if you 

are submitting written comments. 

A. Public Comment: The WHEJAC is 

interested in receiving public comments 

relevant to the following charges and 

topics: 

(1) National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC) Environmental Justice 

Science, Data, and Research Plan: What 

metrics or indicators would prove most 

useful in evaluating whether the 

recommendations in the current 

Research Plan have been meaningfully 

integrated and used to support the 

advancement of environmental justice; 

what types of feedback mechanisms 

could be implemented to meaningfully 

capture community responses and 

integrate them into the planning of the 

NSTC Environmental Justice 

Subcommittee; what key areas should 

receive increased or decreased attention 

in the next iteration of the plan; and 

what innovative approaches or emerging 

technologies, should the Subcommittee 

consider in future Research Plans? 

(2) Place-Based and CommunityFocused Initiatives: What models of 

community-focused, multiagency 

collaboration have worked effectively; 

what methods, processes, principles, or 

other components have made these 

models effective in strengthening health 

or environmental protection or reducing 

environmental injustice affecting a 

specific local community or region; and 

in what ways could multiagency efforts 

at the Federal level incorporate effective 

partnership or input from State, 

territorial, and local governments, 

consultation with Tribal governments, 

and engagement with communities with 

environmental justice concerns, 

community organizations, businesses, 

and members of the public? 

(3) Environmental Justice Issues 

Affecting Indigenous Peoples and Tribal 

Nations. 

More information on WHEJAC 

Workgroup charges is located online at: 

https://www.epa.gov/ 

environmentaljustice/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-council, 

under WHEJAC Membership, 

Workgroups, and Charges. 

Individuals or groups making remarks 

during the oral public comment period 

will be limited to three (3) minutes. EPA 

will give priority to speak during the 

meeting to public commenters with 

comments relevant to the topics and 

questions listed above. The WHEJAC 

will make every effort to hear from each 

public commenter who has registered to 

provide oral comments during the time 

specified on the agenda but, in the 

interest of time, commenters are 

strongly encouraged to consider 

submitting written comments for the 

record. You can submit your written 

comments by visiting http://

www.regulations.gov and opening 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEJECR–2024– 

0147, by using the webform at https:// 

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