Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 22, 2021 / Notices 52663 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are 

also initiating consultation with the 

Maine 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 

Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC as 

the Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and section 

305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act; and 

consultation pursuant to section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

m. Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC 

filed a Pre-Application 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 

and/or printed 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 licensee states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for a 

new license for Project No. 2302. 

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 August 31, 2024. 

p. Register online at http://

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. 

Dated: September 15, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20458 Filed 9–21–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2150–147] 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of 

Water Quality Protection Plan 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Protests 

Take notice that the following 

amendment application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Water Quality 

Protection Plan. 

b. Project No: P–2150–147. 

c. Date Filed: August 5, 2021. 

d. Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, 

Inc. (licensee). 

e. Name of Projects: Baker River 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Locations: The project is located on 

the Baker River in Skagit and Whatcom 

counties, Washington. The project 

occupies federal lands administered by 

the U.S. Forest Service within the Mt. 

Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jory 

Oppenheimer, Consulting Engineer, 

Puget Sound Energy, P.O. Box 97034, 

Bellevue, WA 98009–9734; telephone: 

(425) 462–3556 and email 

jory.oppenheimer@pse.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Marybeth Gay, (202) 

502–6125, Marybeth.Gay@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

October 18, 2021. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests using 

the Commission’s eFiling system at 

http://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 http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. 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: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–2150–147. Comments 

emailed to Commission staff are not 

considered part of the Commission 

record. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The 

Commission is requiring the licensee to 

grout one of the project’s dams, the 

Lower Baker Dam, due to increasing 

leakage along its abutments. Upon 

completion of the seepage reduction 

project, the licensee would also make 

improvements to the crest of the Lower 

Baker Dam. As required by Article 

401(a) of the project license, and 

condition 5.10 of the Washington 

Department of Ecology’s May 11, 2007 

Water Quality Certificate (WQC), 

attached to the license as Appendix C, 

the licensee developed the Water 

Quality Protection Plan (Plan) for the 

seepage reduction project and has filed 

the Plan for the Commission’s approval. 

The Plan addresses the requirements set 

forth in condition 5.10 of the WQC, and 

includes: (1) An In-Water Work 

Protection Plan that specifies the best 

management practices (BMPs) for 

activities that require work within 

surface waters; (2) a Construction 

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan 

that addresses land-disturbing activities 

along with BMPs and other control 

measures to prevent pollutants from 

entering the project’s surface water and 

groundwater; and (3) procedures for 

monitoring water quality, and actions to 

implement if a water quality violation 

were to occur. Construction of the 

seepage reduction project is currently 

scheduled to begin in early November 

2021. 

The licensee previously filed a draft 

Biological Assessment (BA) with the 

Commission on March 8, 2021 for the 

proposed seepage reduction and crest 

improvement project. On April 28, 

2021, Commission staff adopted the 

licensee’s draft BA without changes as 

the Commission’s final BA and 

requested formal consultation with the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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1Building for the Future Through Electric 

Regional Transmission Planning and Cost 

Allocation and Generator Interconnection, 176 

FERC ¶ 61,024 (2021). 

l. Locations of the Application: This 

filing may 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may 

obtain copies of the application directly 

from the applicant. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: 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, .214, 

respectively. 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. 

o. Filing and Service of Documents: 

Any filing must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (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 

commenting, protesting or intervening; 

and (4) otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

motions to intervene, or protests must 

set forth their evidentiary basis. Any 

filing made by an intervenor 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 

385.2010. 

Dated: September 16, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20483 Filed 9–21–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PL21–3–000] 

Technical Conference on Greenhouse 

Gas Mitigation: Natural Gas Act 

Sections 3 and 7 Authorizations; 

Notice of Technical Conference 

Take notice that the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

will convene a Commission staff-led 

technical conference to discuss methods 

natural gas companies may use to 

mitigate the effects of direct and indirect 

greenhouse gas emissions resulting from 

Natural Gas Act sections 3 and 7 

authorizations. The technical 

conference will be held on Friday, 

November 19, 2021, from approximately 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The 

conference will be held virtually. 

The conference will be open for the 

public to attend virtually, and there is 

no fee for attendance. Supplemental 

notices will be issued prior to the 

conference with further details 

regarding the agenda and how to 

participate as a panelist. Information on 

this technical conference will also be 

posted on the Calendar of Events on the 

Commission’s website, www.ferc.gov, 

prior to the event. Transcripts will be 

available for a fee from Ace Reporting, 

(202) 347–3700. 

Commission conferences are 

accessible under section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For 

accessibility accommodations, please 

send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov, 

call toll-free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or 

(202) 208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 

(202) 208–2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

For more information about this 

technical conference, please contact 

GHGTechConf@ferc.gov. For 

information related to logistics, please 

contact Sarah McKinley at 

sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502– 

8368. This notice is issued and 

published in accordance with 18 CFR 

2.1. 

Dated: September 16, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20485 Filed 9–21–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM21–17–000] 

Building for the Future Through 

Electric Regional Transmission 

Planning and Cost Allocation and 

Generator Interconnection; Notice of 

Technical Conference 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) will convene 

a staff-led technical conference 

regarding regional transmission 

planning in the above-referenced 

proceeding on Monday, November 15, 

2021, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The technical 

conference will seek to examine in 

detail issues and potential reforms 

related to regional transmission 

planning as described in the July 15, 

2021 Advanced Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking in this proceeding.1

Specifically, the technical conference 

will examine issues related to 

incorporating sufficiently long-term and 

comprehensive forecasts of future 

transmission needs during regional 

transmission planning processes, 

including considering the needs of 

anticipated future generation in 

identifying needed transmission 

facilities. This may include: approaches 

to planning regional transmission 

facilities that identify transmission 

needs for anticipated future generation, 

e.g., use in regional transmission 

planning of future scenarios or 

geographic zones where future 

generation is anticipated to locate; 

factors shaping future transmission 

needs that are appropriate to consider as 

inputs into transmission planning 

studies; and evaluation criteria used by 

the transmission planning regions to 

identify and select the more efficient or 

cost-effective regional transmission 

facilities. 

The conference will be held remotely. 

The Commission will issue a 

supplemental notice providing the 

agenda for the technical conference. 

Individuals interested in participating 

as panelists should submit a selfnomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on September 30, 2021, to 

Timothy.Bialecki@ferc.gov. Each 

nomination should state the proposed 

panelist’s name, contact information, 

organizational affiliation, and what 

topics the proposed panelist would 

speak on.