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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: Spencer Mountain Hydroelectric 

Project (P–2607–016). 

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 

and is now ready for environmental 

analysis. 

l. The Spencer Mountain Project 

consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) a 12-foot-high, 636-footlong masonry and rubble dam with a 

crest elevation of 634.7 feet mean sea 

level (msl); (2) a 68-acre reservoir with 

a storage capacity of 166 acre-feet; (3) a 

58.9-foot-long canal headwork, 

consisting of four 6-foot-wide gates; (4) 

a 53.8-foot-long canal spillway 

connected to the downstream side of the 

canal headwork; (5) a 30-foot-wide, 10- 

foot-deep, 3,644-foot-long open earthen 

canal; (6) a 32-foot-wide trash rack with 

2.5-inch clear bar spacing at the 

powerhouse forebay; (7) a 36-inchdiameter bypass pipe; (8) a 22.5-foothigh, 49.5-foot-long, 48.75-foot-wide 

powerhouse containing two Francistype generating units with a total 

capacity of 0.64 megawatts; (9) a 

concrete lined tailrace discharging flows 

back into the South Fork Catawba River; 

(10) a substation containing a 2.3/44- 

kilovolt (kV) transformer and 

interconnection to a Duke Energy 44 kV 

transmission line; and (11) appurtenant 

facilities. 

The project operates in a run-of-river 

mode with a minimum bypass flow of 

76 cubic feet per second. Spencer 

Mountain Hydropower, LLC proposes 

no changes to the project facilities or 

operations. The project has an average 

annual generation of 4,064 megawatthours. 

m. A copy of the application can be 

viewed on the Commission’s website 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 (i.e., P–2607). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

All filings must: (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY 

COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘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 submitting the 

filing; 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. 

Each filing must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed on 

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 at 

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. 

n. The 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) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

o. 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, agency terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions.

March 7, 2025. 

Deadline for the licensee to 

file reply comments.

April 21, 2025. 

p. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00518 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15359–000] 

Stone Ridge Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Intent To File License Application, 

Filing of Pre-Application Document, 

and Approving the Use of the 

Traditional Licensing Process 

a. Type of Application: Notice of 

Intent to File License Application. 

b. Project No.: 15359–000. 

c. Date filed: June 3, 2024. 

d. Submitted by: Stone Ridge Hydro, 

LLC (Stone Ridge). 

e. Name of Project: Herkimer 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On West Canada Creek, 

near the village of Herkimer, in 

Herkimer County, New York. The 

project does not occupy any Federal 

land. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Peter 

Blanchfield, Chief Executive Officer, 16 

Harrogate Road, New Hartford, NY 

13413. Phone: (650) 644–6003. Email: 

peter_blanchfield@gmail.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan, 

Phone: (202) 502–8278, Email: 

jody.callihan@ferc.gov. 

j. Stone Ridge filed its request to use 

the Traditional Licensing Process on 

October 31, 2024, and provided public 

notice of its request on the same date. 

In a letter dated January 7, 2025, the 

Director of the Division of Hydropower 

Licensing approved Stone Ridge’s 

request to use the Traditional Licensing 

Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 


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Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR 

part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under 

section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act and implementing regulations at 50 

CFR 600.920. We are also initiating 

consultation with the New York State 

Historic Preservation Officer, as 

required by section 106, National 

Historic Preservation Act, and the 

implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Stone Ridge as the Commission’s nonFederal representative for carrying out 

informal consultation pursuant to 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

and consultation pursuant to section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

m. Stone Ridge filed a PreApplication Document (PAD), including 

a proposed process plan and schedule, 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 

on the Commission’s website (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, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). 

o. The applicant states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for a 

new license for Project No. 15359. 

Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 

each application for a new license and 

any competing license applications 

must be filed with the Commission at 

least 24 months prior to the expiration 

of the existing license. All applications 

for license for this project must be filed 

by March 31, 2025. 

p. Register online at https://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.

asp to be notified via email of new filing 

and issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

q. 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: January 7, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00576 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0629; FRL–12544–01– 

OCSPP] 

Clothianidin; Receipt of Application for 

Emergency Exemption; Solicitation of 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services (FDACS) to use the 

pesticide clothianidin (CAS No. 210– 

880–92–5) to treat up to 75,000 acres of 

immature (3–5 years old) citrus trees to 

control the transmission of 

Huanglongbing (HLB) disease vectored 

by the Asian Citrus Psyllid. The 

applicant proposes a use that has been 

requested in 5 or more previous years 

and for which a complete application 

for registration or tolerance petition has 

not been submitted to the Agency. 

Therefore, EPA is soliciting public 

comment before making the decision 

whether or not to grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 29, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0629, 

online at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

and visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

available at https://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Director, Registration 

Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (202) 566–1030; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI 

to EPA through email or https://

www.regulations.gov. If you wish to 

include CBI in your comment, please 

follow the applicable instructions at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets#rules and 

clearly mark the information that you 

claim to be CBI. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low-income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 


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