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labor practices or matters before the 

Federal Service Impasses Panel. 

6. To disclose information to another 

Federal agency, to a court, or a party in 

litigation before a court or in an 

administrative proceeding being 

conducted by a Federal agency, when 

the Government is a party to the judicial 

or administrative proceeding. In those 

cases where the Government is not a 

party to the proceeding, records may be 

disclosed if a subpoena has been signed 

by a judge. 

7. To the Department of Justice (DOJ) 

for its use in providing legal advice to 

FERC or in representing FERC in a 

proceeding before a court, adjudicative 

body, or other administrative body, 

where the use of such information by 

the DOJ is deemed by FERC to be 

relevant and necessary to the advice or 

proceeding, and such proceeding names 

as a party in interest: (a) FERC; (b) any 

employee of FERC in his or her official 

capacity; (c) any employee of FERC in 

his or her individual capacity where 

DOJ has agreed to represent the 

employee; or (d) the United States, 

where FERC determines that litigation is 

likely to affect FERC or any of its 

components. 

8. To non-Federal Personnel, such as 

contractors, agents, or other authorized 

individuals performing work on a 

contract, service, cooperative agreement, 

job, or other activity on behalf of FERC 

or Federal Government and who have a 

need to access the information in the 

performance of their duties or activities. 

9. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration in records 

management inspections and its role as 

Archivist. 

10. To the Merit Systems Protection 

Board or the Board’s Office of the 

Special Counsel, when relevant 

information is requested in connection 

with appeals, special studies of the civil 

service and other merit systems, review 

of OPM rules and regulations, and 

investigations of alleged or possible 

prohibited personnel practices. 

11. To appropriate Federal, State, or 

local agency responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing a statute, rule, regulation, 

or order, if the information may be 

relevant to a potential violation of civil 

or criminal law, rule, regulation, order. 

12. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and person(s) that are a party to a 

dispute, when FERC determines that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary for the recipient 

to assist with the resolution of the 

dispute; and the information may 

include the name, address, telephone 

number, email address, and affiliation of 

the agency, entity, and/or person(s) 

seeking and/or participating in dispute 

resolution services, where appropriate. 

13. To Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) or Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) during the 

course of on-site inspections or human 

resources audits. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records are maintained in electronic 

format and stored by individuals first 

and last names on an internal web-based 

application. In addition, all FERC 

employees and contractors with 

authorized access have undergone a 

thorough background security 

investigation. Data access is restricted to 

agency personnel or contractors whose 

responsibilities require access. Access to 

electronic records is controlled by the 

organization’s Single Sign-On and 

Multi-Factor Authentication Solution. 

Role based access is used to restrict 

electronic data access and the 

organization employs the principle of 

least privilege, allowing only authorized 

users with access (or processes acting on 

behalf of users) necessary to accomplish 

assigned tasks in accordance with 

organizational missions and business 

functions. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records may be retrieved by 

employee’s name or SmarTrip card 

number. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records are retained in accordance 

with the following applicable National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA) schedules: 

1. General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.4: Employee Compensation and 

Benefits Records, Item 130: Disposition 

Authority: DAA–GRS–2016–0015–0017. 

Temporary. Destroy when 3 years old, 

but longer retention is authorized if 

required for business use. 

2. General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.4: Employee Compensation and 

Benefits Records, Item 131: Disposition 

Authority: DAA–GRS–2016–0015–0018. 

Temporary. Destroy 2 years after 

employee participation concludes, but 

longer retention is authorized if 

required for business use. 

3. General Records Schedules (GRS) 

5.2: Transition and Intermediary 

Records. Item 020: Disposition 

Authority: DAA–GRS–2022–0009–0002. 

Temporary. Destroy upon creation or 

update of the final record, or when no 

longer needed for business use, 

whichever is later. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

See Policies and Practices for Storage 

of Records. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals requesting access to the 

contents of records must submit a 

request through the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) office. The 

FOIA website is located at: https://

www.ferc.gov/foia. Requests may be 

submitted through the following portal: 

https://www.ferc.gov/enforcement-legal/ 

foia/electronic-foia-privacy-act-requestform. Written requests for access to 

records should be directed to: Director, 

Office of External Affair, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Records Access procedures. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Generalized notice is provided by the 

publication of this notice. For specific 

notice, see Records Access Procedure, 

above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

65 FR 21755 (April 24, 2000) 

86 FR 71477 (December 16, 202.1) 

Dated: January 16, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01582 Filed 1–22–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2736–046] 

Idaho Power Company; Notice of 

Availability of Environmental 

Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office 

of Energy Projects has reviewed the 

application for a new major license to 

continue to operate and maintain the 

American Falls Hydroelectric Project 

No. 2736. The project is located at the 

American Falls Dam, owned and 

operated by the United States Bureau of 

Reclamation. The project occupies 7.37 

acres of United States land administered 

by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 

Power County, Idaho. Commission staff 


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1 In accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations, the unique 

identification number for documents relating to this 

environmental review is EAXX–019–20–000– 

1736843968. 40 CFR 1501.5(c)(4) (2024). 

2The Commission’s deadline applies to the 

decisions of other Federal agencies, and State 

agencies acting under federally delegated authority, 

that are responsible for Federal authorizations, 

permits, and other approvals necessary for 

proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 

18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for 

other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule 

is otherwise established by Federal law. 

has prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for the project. 

The EA contains the staff’s analysis of 

the potential environmental impacts of 

the project and concludes that licensing 

the project, with appropriate 

environmental protective measures, 

would not constitute a major federal 

action that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment. 

The Commission provides all 

interested persons with an opportunity 

to view and/or print the EA via the 

internet through the Commission’s 

Home Page (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, or at 

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

8659 (TTY). 

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. 

Any comments should be filed within 

30 days from the date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file 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. 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 first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–4639–033. 

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. 

For further information, contact 

Golbahar Mirhosseini at 

golbahar.mirhosseini@ferc.gov. 

Dated: January 16, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01581 Filed 1–22–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP25–19–000] 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, 

Inc.; Notice of Schedule for the 

Preparation of an Environmental 

Assessment for the Cedar Vale 

Compressor Station Project 

On November 18, 2024, Southern Star 

Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern 

Star) filed an application in Docket No. 

CP25–19–000 requesting a (Certificate of 

Public Convenience and Necessity 

pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural 

Gas Act to construct and operate certain 

natural gas pipeline facilities in Osage 

County, Oklahoma. The proposed 

project is known as the Cedar Vale 

Compressor Station Project (Project) and 

would facilitate the delivery of 

approximately 98,000 dekatherms per 

day of natural gas to customers in 

Kansas and Missouri and would allow 

Southern Star to increase the capacity of 

its existing natural gas transmission 

system. 

On December 3, 2024, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice 

of Application for the Project. Among 

other things, that notice alerted agencies 

issuing Federal authorizations of the 

requirement to complete all necessary 

reviews and to reach a final decision on 

a request for a Federal authorization 

within 90 days of the date of issuance 

of the Commission staff’s environmental 

document for the Project. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Project and the planned schedule for the 

completion of the environmental 

review.1 The EA will be issued for a 30- 

day comment period. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—July 31, 2025 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—October 29, 2025 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

The Cedar Vale Project would consist 

of the following facilities: 

• a new 6,091-horsepower Solar 

Centaur 50 turbine compressor unit; 

• approximately 1,028 feet of 

associated piping; and 

• other appurtenant facilities 

including vales, tanks, control systems, 

fencing, and security equipment. 

Background 

On January 7, 2025, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Cedar Vale Compressor Station Project 

(Notice of Scoping). The Notice of 

Scoping was sent to affected 

landowners; Federal, State, and local 

government agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American Tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. 

In response to the Notice of 

Application, the Commission received 

environmental comments from the Paul 

Wayne Kelly Revocable Trust (affected 

landowner) regarding erosion, special 

status species, land use/value, air 

quality/noise, tribal mineral rights, and 

impacts on vegetation and wildlife/ 

livestock. All substantive comments 

will be addressed in the EA. No 

comments have been received in 

response to the Notice of Scoping. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EA and to keep track of 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. This 

service provides automatic notification 

of filings made to subscribed dockets, 

document summaries, and direct links 

to the documents. Go to https://

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 

register for eSubscription. 


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