Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 16 / Monday, January 27, 2025 / Notices 8201 

meeting of the Consumer Advisory 

Board (CAB or Board) of the Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). 

The notice also describes the functions 

of the Board. 

DATES: The meeting date is Tuesday, 

February 11, 2025, from approximately 

1 p.m. to 3 p.m., eastern time. This 

meeting will be held virtually and is 

open to the general public. Members of 

the public will receive the agenda and 

dial-in information when they RSVP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

George, Outreach and Engagement 

Associate, Advisory Board and 

Councils, External Affairs Division, at 

202–450–8617, or email: CFPB_

CABandCouncilsEvents@cfpb.gov. If 

you require this document in an 

alternative electronic format, please 

contact CFPB_Accessibility@cfpb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 3 of the Charter of the Board 

states that: The purpose of the CAB is 

outlined in section 1014(a) of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act, which states that the 

CAB shall ‘‘advise and consult with the 

Bureau in the exercise of its functions 

under the Federal consumer financial 

laws’’ and ‘‘provide information on 

emerging practices in the consumer 

financial products or services industry, 

including regional trends, concerns, and 

other relevant information.’’ 

To carry out the CAB’s purpose, the 

scope of its activities shall include 

providing information, analysis, and 

recommendations to the CFPB. The CAB 

will generally serve as a vehicle for 

trends and themes in the consumer 

finance marketplace for the CFPB. Its 

objectives will include identifying and 

assessing the impact on consumers and 

other market participants of new, 

emerging, and changing products, 

practices, or services. 

II. Agenda 

The CAB will discuss broad policy 

matters related to the Bureau’s Unified 

Regulatory Agenda and general scope of 

authority. 

If you require any additional 

reasonable accommodation(s) in order 

to attend this event, please contact the 

Reasonable Accommodations team at 

CFPB_ReasonableAccommodations@

cfpb.gov 48 hours prior to the start of 

this event. 

Written comments will be accepted 

from interested members of the public 

and should be sent to CFPB_

CABandCouncilsEvents@cfpb.gov, a 

minimum of seven (7) days in advance 

of the meeting. The comments will be 

provided to the CAB members for 

consideration. Individuals who wish to 

join this meeting must RSVP via this 

link https://surveys.consumerfinance.

gov/jfe/form/SV_afLvZivfwA0YlsW. 

III. Availability 

The Board’s agenda will be made 

available to the public on Monday, 

February 10, 2025, via 

consumerfinance.gov. 

A recording and summary of this 

meeting will be available after the 

meeting on the Bureau’s website 

consumerfinance.gov. 

Jocelyn Sutton, 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[CPSC Docket No. 25–C0002] 

Proposed Settlement Agreement, 

Stipulation, Order and Judgement, 

etc.; Fitbit, LLC 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission publishes in 

the Federal Register any settlement that 

it provisionally accepts under the 

Consumer Product Safety Act. 

Published below is a provisionally 

accepted Settlement Agreement with 

Fitbit, LLC, containing a civil penalty in 

the amount of $12,250,000 subject to the 

terms and conditions of the Settlement 

Agreement. The Commission voted 

unanimously (5–0) to provisionally 

accept the proposed Settlement 

Agreement and Order pertaining to 

Fitbit, LLC. 

DATES: Any interested person may ask 

the Commission not to accept this 

agreement or otherwise comment on its 

contents by filing a written request with 

the Office of the Secretary by February 

11, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to 

comment on this Settlement Agreement 

should send written comments to 

Comment 25–C0002, Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (240) 

863–8938 (mobile), (301) 504–7479 

(office); email: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Raffman, Senior Trial Attorney, 

Division of Enforcement and Litigation, 

Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814; mraffman@

cpsc.gov; 301–504–5906 (office). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of 

the Settlement Agreement and Order 

appear below. 

Dated: January 22, 2025. 

Brianna Bell, 

Paralegal Specialist. 

United States of America 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

In the Matter of: Fitbit LLC, CPSC 

Docket No.: 25–0002 

Settlement Agreement 

1. In accordance with the Consumer 

Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2051– 

2089 (‘‘CPSA’’), and 16 CFR 1118.20, 

Fitbit LLC (‘‘Fitbit’’ or ‘‘the Firm’’), and 

the United States Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or 

‘‘CPSC’’), through its staff, hereby enter 

into this Settlement Agreement 

(‘‘Agreement’’). The Agreement and the 

incorporated attached Order resolve 

staff’s charges set forth below. 

The Parties 

2. The Commission is an independent 

federal regulatory agency, established 

pursuant to, and responsible for, the 

enforcement of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2051–2089. By executing the 

Agreement, staff is acting on behalf of 

the Commission, pursuant to 16 CFR 

1118.20(b). The Commission issues the 

Order under the provisions of the CPSA. 

3. Fitbit is a corporation, organized 

and existing under the laws of the state 

of Delaware, with its principal place of 

business in San Francisco, California. 

Staff Charges 

4. Between 2017 and 2021, Fitbit 

imported and distributed in the United 

States approximately 1.02 million Fitbit 

Ionic smartwatches (collectively, the 

‘‘Subject Products’’). 

5. The Subject Products are 

‘‘consumer products’’ that were 

‘‘manufactured’’ and ‘‘import[ed]’’ and 

‘‘distribut[ed] in commerce,’’ as those 

terms are defined or used in sections 

3(a)(5), (8), and (9) of the CPSA, 15 

U.S.C. 2052(a)(5), (8), and (9). Fitbit is 

a ‘‘manufacturer’’ and ‘‘distributor’’ of 

the Subject Products, as such terms are 

defined in sections 3(a)(8) and (11) of 

the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(8) and (11). 

Violation of CPSA Section 19(a)(4) 

6. The Subject Products contain a 

defect which could create a substantial 

product hazard or create an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury 

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Products can overheat, posing a serious 

burn hazard to consumers. 

7. During 2018 and 2019 and 

continuing into 2020, Fitbit received 

numerous reports of the Subject 

Products overheating while being worn 

by consumers, causing some consumers 

to sustain burns including seconddegree and third-degree burns on their 

arms or wrists. 

8. In early 2020, Fitbit initiated a 

firmware update to mitigate the 

potential for battery overheating; 

however, Fitbit continued to receive 

reports of consumers suffering burns 

due to the product overheating. 

9. Despite possessing information that 

reasonably supported the conclusion 

that the Subject Products contained a 

defect that could create a substantial 

product hazard or created an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury, 

Fitbit did not immediately report to the 

Commission. 

10. The Commission and Fitbit jointly 

announced a recall of the Subject 

Products on March 2, 2022. The press 

release announcing the recall stated that 

the Firm had received at least 115 

reports in the United States of the 

battery in the smartwatch overheating, 

with 78 reports of burn injuries in the 

United States including two reports of 

third-degree burns and four reports of 

second-degree burns. 

Failure To Timely Report 

11. Despite having information 

reasonably supporting the conclusion 

that the Subject Products contained a 

defect which could create a substantial 

product hazard or created an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury or 

death, Fitbit did not notify the 

Commission immediately of such defect 

or risk, as required by sections 15(b)(3) 

and (4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2064(b)(3), (4), in violation of section 

19(a)(4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2068(a)(4). 

12. Because the information in Fitbit’s 

possession about the Subject Products 

constituted actual and presumed 

knowledge, Fitbit knowingly violated 

section 19(a)(4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2068(a)(4), as the term ‘‘knowingly’’ is 

defined in section 20(d) of the CPSA, 15 

U.S.C. 2069(d). 

13. Pursuant to section 20 of the 

CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2069, Fitbit is subject 

to civil penalties for its knowing 

violation of section 19(a)(4) of the 

CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(4). 

Response of Fitbit 

14. This Agreement does not 

constitute an admission by Fitbit to the 

staff’s charges as set forth in paragraphs 

4 through 13 above, including without 

limitation that the Subject Products 

contained a defect that could create a 

substantial product hazard or created an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury or 

death; that Fitbit failed to notify the 

Commission in a timely matter in 

accordance with section 15(b) of the 

CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2064(b); and that Fitbit 

knowingly violated section 19(a)(4) of 

the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(4), as the 

term ‘‘knowingly’’ is defined in section 

20(d) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2069(d). 

15. Fitbit notified the Commission 

under Section 15(b) of the CPSA and 

conducted a voluntary Fast Track recall 

of the Subject Products, which was 

announced on March 2, 2022. 

16. Fitbit enters into this Agreement 

to settle this matter and to avoid the 

cost, distraction, delay, uncertainty, and 

inconvenience of protracted litigation or 

other proceedings. Fitbit does not admit 

that it violated the CPSA or any other 

law, and Fitbit’s willingness to enter 

into this Agreement and Order does not 

constitute, nor is it evidence of, an 

admission by Fitbit of liability, or 

violation of any law. 

Agreement of the Parties 

17. Under the CPSA, the Commission 

has jurisdiction over the matter 

involving the Subject Products and over 

Fitbit. 

18. The parties enter into the 

Agreement for settlement purposes only. 

The Agreement does not constitute an 

admission by Fitbit or a determination 

by the Commission that Fitbit violated 

the CPSA. 

19. In settlement of staff’s charges, 

Fitbit shall pay a civil penalty in the 

amount of twelve million, two-hundredfifty thousand dollars ($12,250,000). 

The $12,250,000 Payment shall be paid 

within thirty (30) calendar days after 

receiving service of the Commission’s 

final Order accepting the Agreement. 

All payments to be made under the 

Agreement shall constitute debts owing 

to the United States and shall be made 

by electronic wire transfer to the United 

States via http://www.pay.gov, for 

allocation to, and credit against, the 

payment obligations of Fitbit under this 

Agreement. Failure to make such 

payment by the date specified in the 

Commission’s final Order shall 

constitute Default. 

20. The Commission or the United 

States may seek enforcement for any 

breach of, or any failure to comply with, 

any provision of this Agreement and 

Order in United States District Court, to 

seek relief including, but not limited to, 

collecting amounts due. 

21. All unpaid amounts, if any, due 

and owing under the Agreement, shall 

constitute a debt due and immediately 

owing by Fitbit to the United States, and 

interest shall accrue and be paid by 

Fitbit at the federal legal rate of interest 

set forth at 28 U.S.C. 1961(a) and (b) 

from the date of Default, until all 

amounts due have been paid in full 

(hereinafter ‘‘Default Payment Amount’’ 

and ‘‘Default Interest Balance’’). Fitbit 

shall consent to a Consent Judgment in 

the amount of the Default Payment 

Amount and Default Interest Balance, 

and the United States, at its sole option, 

may collect the entire Default Payment 

Amount and Default Interest Balance, or 

exercise any other rights granted by law 

or in equity, including, but not limited 

to, referring such matters for private 

collection, and Fitbit agrees not to 

contest, and hereby waives and 

discharges any defenses to, any 

collection action undertaken by the 

United States, or its agents or 

contractors, pursuant to this paragraph. 

Fitbit shall pay the United States all 

reasonable costs of collection and 

enforcement under this paragraph, 

respectively, including reasonable 

attorney’s fees and expenses. 

22. After staff receives this Agreement 

executed on behalf of Fitbit, staff shall 

promptly submit the Agreement to the 

Commission for provisional acceptance. 

Promptly following provisional 

acceptance of the Agreement by the 

Commission, the Agreement shall be 

placed on the public record and 

published in the Federal Register, in 

accordance with the procedures set 

forth in 16 CFR 1118.20(e). If the 

Commission does not receive any 

written request not to accept the 

Agreement within fifteen (15) calendar 

days, the Agreement shall be deemed 

finally accepted on the 16th calendar 

day after the date the Agreement is 

published in the Federal Register, in 

accordance with 16 CFR 1118.20(f). 

23. This Agreement is conditioned 

upon, and subject to, the Commission’s 

final acceptance, as set forth above, and 

it is subject to the provisions of 16 CFR 

1118.20(h). Upon the later of: (i) the 

Commission’s final acceptance of this 

Agreement and service of the accepted 

Agreement upon Fitbit, and (ii) the date 

of issuance of the final Order, this 

Agreement shall be in full force and 

effect, and shall be binding upon the 

parties. 

24. Effective upon the later of: (1) the 

Commission’s final acceptance of the 

Agreement and service of the accepted 

Agreement upon Fitbit and (2) and the 

date of issuance of the final Order, for 

good and valuable consideration, Fitbit 

hereby expressly and irrevocably waives 

and agrees not to assert any past, 

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in connection with the matter described 

in this Agreement: 

(i) an administrative or judicial 

hearing; 

(ii) judicial review or other challenge 

or contest of the Commission’s actions; 

(iii) a determination by the 

Commission of whether Fitbit failed to 

comply with the CPSA and the 

underlying regulations; 

(iv) a statement of findings of fact and 

conclusions of law; and 

(v) any claims under the Equal Access 

to Justice Act. 

25. Fitbit shall maintain a compliance 

program (‘‘Compliance Program’’) 

designed to ensure compliance with the 

CPSA with respect to any consumer 

product imported, manufactured, 

distributed or sold by Fitbit in the 

United States, which shall contain the 

following elements: 

(i) written standards, policies, and 

procedures, including those designed to 

ensure that information that may relate 

to or impact CPSA compliance is 

conveyed effectively to personnel 

responsible for CPSA compliance, 

whether or not an injury has been 

reported; 

(ii) procedures and systems for 

tracking and reviewing claims, 

including warranty claims, and reports 

for safety concerns and for 

implementing corrective and preventive 

actions when compliance deficiencies 

or violations are identified; 

(iii) procedures requiring that 

information required to be disclosed by 

Fitbit to the Commission is recorded, 

processed, and reported in accordance 

with applicable law; 

(iv) procedures requiring that all 

reporting made to the Commission is 

timely, truthful, complete, accurate, and 

in accordance with applicable law; 

(v) procedures requiring that prompt 

disclosure is made to Fitbit management 

of any significant deficiencies or 

material weaknesses in the design or 

operation of such internal controls that 

are reasonably likely to affect adversely, 

in any material respect, Fitbit’s ability to 

record, process and report to the 

Commission in accordance with 

applicable law; 

(vi) mechanisms to effectively 

communicate to all applicable Fitbit 

employees, through training programs 

or other means, compliance-related 

company policies and procedures to 

prevent violations of the CPSA; 

(vii) a mechanism for confidential 

employee reporting of compliancerelated questions or concerns to either a 

compliance officer or to another senior 

manager with authority to act as 

necessary; 

(viii) Fitbit’s senior management 

responsibility for, and general board 

oversight of, CPSA compliance, 

including the implementation of steps 

to ensure that incident and injury data 

is reviewed and analyzed for purposes 

of CPSA Section 15(b) reporting; 

(ix) for one (1) year, an internal audit 

of the Compliance Program that 

evaluates opportunities for 

improvement, deficiencies or 

weaknesses, and the Firm’s overall 

culture of compliance; and 

(x) retention of all CPSA compliancerelated records for at least five (5) years, 

and availability of such records to CPSC 

staff upon request. 

26. Fitbit shall submit a report under 

CPSA Section 16(b), sworn to under 

penalty of perjury: 

(i) describing in detail its compliance 

program and internal controls and the 

actions Fitbit has taken to comply with 

each subparagraph of paragraph 25; 

(ii) affirming that during the reporting 

period, Fitbit has reviewed its 

compliance program and internal 

controls, including the actions 

referenced in subparagraph (i) of this 

paragraph, for effectiveness, and that it 

complies with each subparagraph of 

paragraph 25, or describing in detail any 

non-compliance with any such 

subparagraph; and 

(iii) identifying the results of the 

internal audit referenced in paragraph 

25(ix) and any changes or modifications 

made during the reporting period to 

Fitbit’s compliance program or internal 

controls to ensure compliance with the 

terms of the CPSA and, in particular, the 

requirements of CPSA Section 15 

related to timely reporting. 

Such report shall be submitted to the 

Director, Office of Compliance, Division 

of Enforcement and Litigation, 30 days 

after the close of the 12-month reporting 

period, which begins on the date of the 

Commission’s Final Order of 

Acceptance of the Agreement. Without 

limitation, Fitbit acknowledges and 

agrees that failure to make such timely 

and accurate reports, as required by this 

Agreement and Order, may constitute a 

violation of Section 19(a)(3) of the 

CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(3), and may 

subject Fitbit to enforcement under 

Section 22 of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2071. 

27. Notwithstanding and in addition 

to the above, during the one-year 

reporting period, Fitbit shall promptly 

provide written documentation of any 

changes or modifications to its 

compliance program or internal controls 

and procedures, including the effective 

dates of the changes or modifications 

thereto. Fitbit shall cooperate fully and 

truthfully with staff and shall make 

available all non-privileged information 

and materials and personnel deemed 

necessary by staff to evaluate Fitbit’s 

compliance with the terms of the 

Agreement. 

28. The parties acknowledge and 

agree that the Commission may 

publicize the terms of the Agreement 

and the Order. 

29. Fitbit represents that the 

Agreement: 

(i) is entered into freely and 

voluntarily, without any degree of 

duress or compulsion whatsoever; 

(ii) has been duly authorized; and 

(iii) constitutes the valid and binding 

obligation of Fitbit, enforceable against 

Fitbit in accordance with its terms. The 

individuals signing the Agreement on 

behalf of Fitbit represent and warrant 

that they are duly authorized by Fitbit 

to execute the Agreement. 

30. The signatories represent that they 

are authorized to execute this 

Agreement. 

31. The Agreement is governed by the 

laws of the United States. 

32. The Agreement and the Order 

shall apply to, and be binding upon, 

Fitbit and each of its parents, 

successors, transferees, and assigns; and 

a violation of the Agreement or Order 

may subject Fitbit, and each of its 

parents, successors, transferees, and 

assigns, to appropriate legal action. 

33. The Agreement, any attachments, 

and the Order constitute the complete 

agreement between the parties on the 

subject matter contained therein. 

34. The Agreement may be used in 

interpreting the Order. Understandings, 

agreements, representations, or 

interpretations apart from those 

contained in the Agreement and the 

Order may not be used to vary or 

contradict their terms. For purposes of 

construction, the Agreement shall be 

deemed to have been drafted by both of 

the parties and shall not, therefore, be 

construed against any party, for that 

reason, in any subsequent dispute. 

35. The Agreement may not be 

waived, amended, modified, or 

otherwise altered, except as in 

accordance with the provisions of 16 

CFR 1118.20(h). The Agreement may be 

executed in counterparts. 

36. If any provision of the Agreement 

or the Order is held to be illegal, 

invalid, or unenforceable under present 

or future laws effective during the terms 

of the Agreement and the Order, such 

provision shall be fully severable. The 

balance of the Agreement and the Order 

shall remain in full force and effect, 

unless the Commission and Fitbit agree 

in writing that severing the provision 

materially affects the purpose of the 

Agreement and the Order. 

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FITBIT LLC 

Dated: 1/6/2025. 

By: lllllllllllllllllllll /s/ 

Kenneth H. Yi, 

Fitbit LLC Authorized Signatory. 

Dated: 1/6/2025. 

By: lllllllllllllllllllll /s/ 

Matthew Howsare, 

Cooley LLP Counsel to Fitbit LLC. 

U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Leah W. Ippolito, 

Supervisory Attorney. 

Dated: 1/6/2025. 

By: lllllllllllllllllllll /s/ 

Mark S. Raffman, 

Senior Trial Attorney, Division of 

Enforcement and Litigation, Office of 

Compliance and Field Operations. 

United States of America 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

In the Matter of: Fitbit LLC, CPSC 

Docket No.: 25–0002 

Order 

Upon consideration of the Settlement 

Agreement entered into between Fitbit 

LLC (‘‘Fitbit’’) and the U.S. Consumer 

Product Safety Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CPSC’’), and the 

Commission having jurisdiction over 

the subject matter and over Fitbit, and 

it appearing that the Settlement 

Agreement is in the public interest, the 

Settlement Agreement is incorporated 

by reference and it is: 

Provisionally accepted and this Order 

issued on the 22nd day of January, 2025. 

By Order of the Commission: 

/s/ 

lllllllllllllllllllll

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01753 Filed 1–24–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Supplemental Final Environmental 

Impact Statement Addressing Heat and 

Electrical Upgrades at Fort Wainwright, 

Alaska 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Public notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

(Army) is supplementing the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (Final 

EIS) addressing heat and electrical 

upgrades at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. 

The current coal-fired central heat and 

power plant (CHPP) and its aging heat 

distribution system require an upgrade 

that resolves safety, resiliency, fiscal, 

and regulatory concerns. After 

publication of the Final EIS Notice of 

Availability (NOA) in the Federal 

Register on February 10, 2023, the Army 

determined that additional analysis is 

required prior to the Army executing a 

Record of Decision. 

DATES: The Army anticipates publishing 

a NOA in 2025 for the Supplemental 

Final EIS. The public will be invited to 

comment on the Supplemental Final 

EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Digital copies of the EIS 

documents are available online at: 

https://home.army.mil/wainwright/ 

about/garrison/public-works/ 

environmental/national-environmentalpolicy-act-nepa/environmental-impactstatements/Heat-and-ElectricalUpgrades-Environmental-ImpactStatement. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Grant Sattler by: regular mail at Public 

Affairs Office, AMIM–AKG–PA (Sattler), 

1060 Gaffney Road #5900, Fort 

Wainwright, AK 99703–5900; telephone 

at (907) 353–6701; or email at 

alan.g.sattler.civ@army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort 

Wainwright is in the interior of Alaska 

in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. 

Fort Wainwright is home to U.S. Army 

Garrison—Alaska (USAG-Alaska) and 

units of the 11th Airborne Division. The 

soldiers, families, and civilian 

employees who make up the Fort 

Wainwright population rely on a 68- 

year-old coal-fired CHPP and an aged 

heat distribution system to heat and 

power more than 400 facilities. The 

CHPP is one of the oldest working coalfired power plants in the United States 

and is operating beyond its design life. 

Within the last decade, the installation 

has experienced critical, nearcatastrophic failures of the CHPP and 

unexpected, installation-wide outages 

due to maintenance, repair, and 

operational issues. 

Unexpected outages present 

substantial risk to safety and to mission 

readiness. Constructing upgraded heat 

and electrical infrastructure would 

reduce utility costs, minimize the risk of 

a catastrophic failure, help safeguard 

mission readiness, meet energy 

efficiency standards, comply with 

emissions standards, and conform to 

Army-directed energy security criteria. 

USAG-Alaska is proposing to upgrade 

its coal-fired CHPP at Fort Wainwright 

to a more reliable and sustainable 

heating and electrical system that would 

comply with Army installation energy 

security requirements and with 

applicable air quality standards. The 

purpose of the proposed action is to 

provide reliable heat and electrical 

infrastructure for the installation in 

order to resolve safety, resiliency, fiscal, 

and regulatory concerns. The Army 

needs to prevent the potential failure of 

heat and power generation and 

distribution. Such a failure could 

require evacuation of the installation 

and severely affect mission readiness. 

The alternatives the Army is 

considering are: (1) construction of a 

new coal-fired CHPP; (2) construction of 

a new, dual-fuel, combustion turbine 

generator CHPP that would be primarily 

fueled by natural gas; (3) 

decentralization of heat and power, 

whereby heat would be provided by 

distributed natural gas boilers at 

facilities across the installation and 

electricity would be purchased from a 

local utility provider; and (4) continued 

operation of the current plant with 

periodic upgrades (i.e., the No-Action 

Alternative). 

The Supplemental Final EIS will 

update: information regarding fuel 

source availability, transportation, and 

infrastructure requirements; information 

on alternative technologies; comparative 

greenhouse gas emissions; and socioeconomic impacts. Updates regarding 

greenhouse gas emissions will reflect 

the Council on Environmental Quality’s 

guidance on considering greenhouse 

gases. 

The Army anticipates publishing a 

NOA in the Federal Register in 2025 to 

invite the public to comment on the 

Supplemental Final EIS. This process is 

consistent with 40 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 1502.9(d) and 

1503.1(b), and with 32 CFR 651.5(g)(1), 

651.24, and 651.45(l). 

No earlier than 30 days after 

publication of the Supplemental Final 

EIS, the Army will sign a Record of 

Decision. 

James W. Satterwhite Jr., 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01757 Filed 1–24–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3711–CC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the commission 

received the following accounting 

Request filings: 

Docket Numbers: AC25–49–000. 

Applicants: Entergy Services, LLC, 

Entergy New Orleans, LLC. 

Description: Entergy Services LLC, et 

al. submits request for a limited waiver 


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