41306 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 12, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2420–059] 

PacifiCorp; Notice of Application 

Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions 

To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 

Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting 

Comments, Preliminary Terms and 

Conditions, and Preliminary 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.: 2420–059. 

c. Date filed: March 28, 2022. 

d. Applicant: PacifiCorp (the 

licensee). 

e. Name of Project: Cutler 

Hydroelectric Project (Cutler Project). 

f. Location: The Cutler Project is 

located on the Bear River in Box Elder 

and Cache Counties, Utah. The project 

does not occupy any federal land or 

tribal land. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Eve Davies, 

Cutler Relicensing Project Manager, 

PacifiCorp, 1407 West North Temple, 

Suite 210, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; 

(801) 220–2245 Eve.Davies@

pacificorp.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick at 

(202) 502–8433 or email at 

khatoon.melick@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and 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, protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway prescriptions using the 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. 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 request. 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–2420– 

059. 

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. 

The Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on 

April 20, 2022, revising the regulations 

under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507, and 

1508 that federal agencies use to 

implement the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) (see National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453– 

70). The final rule became effective on 

May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends 

to conduct its NEPA review in 

accordance with CEQ’s new regulations. 

l. The Cutler Project consists of: (1) a 

126-foot-high, 545-foot-long concrete 

gravity arch dam with an approximately 

30-foot-long gated-overflow spillway 

with crest elevation at 4,394.5 feet above 

mean sea level (msl); (2) a 2,476-acre 

reservoir with a gross storage volume of 

8,563 acre-feet and a normal maximum 

operating elevation of 4,407.5 feet msl; 

(3) a 1,157-foot-long, 18-foot-diameter 

steel flowline; (4) an 81-foot-high, 45- 

foot-diameter Johnson Differential surge 

tank; (5) two 118-foot-long, 14-footdiameter steel penstocks that bifurcate 

from the surge tank into the 

powerhouse; (6) a 74-foot by 130-foot 

brick powerhouse; (7) two 15,000- 

kilowatt generators with a total installed 

capacity of 30 megawatts; (8) two 300- 

foot-long, 7.2- and 6.9-kilovolt 

transmission lines that extend from the 

powerhouse’s bus bar to step-up 

transformers located in the Cutler 

substation; and (9) appurtenant 

facilities. The estimated normal gross 

head of the project is 127.5 feet. The 

estimate average annual generation of 

the project from 1991 to 2020 is 75,052 

megawatt-hours. 

The Cutler Project is the furthest 

downstream of the five PacifiCorp 

hydroelectric developments on the Bear 

River system. The Bear River system is 

collectively operated by PacifiCorp and 

is a coordinated operation of storage 

reservoirs, diversion dams, canals, and 

hydroelectric plants located within a 

3,500-square-mile area of the lower Bear 

River Basin in Idaho and Utah. Water is 

diverted from the Bear River into Bear 

Lake, which is a natural lake via the 

Rainbow Canal. Outside of the irrigation 

season, Bear Lake flood control releases, 

along with winter and spring Bear River 

drainage natural water flows, create the 

base for generation at the Cutler Project. 

In southern Cache Valley, there are local 

drainage basins that also contribute 

significant inflows to the project. From 

mid-June to mid-October, nearly all the 

natural flow from the Bear River is 

diverted for irrigation. Supplemental 

flow comes from water stored in Bear 

Lake. Given that during the irrigation 

season most of the inflow into the 

project is sent to the irrigation canals 

and the reservoir must maintain certain 

elevations, generation at the 

powerhouse is virtually nonexistent 

from approximately mid-May to the end 

of September, unless water is available 

in higher flow years. 

PacifiCorp proposes to continue to 

operate the project in a run-of-river 

mode and maintain the current upper 

operating limit elevation on the 

reservoir, with a modest expansion to 

the tolerance. PacifiCorp also proposes 

to expand the range of the lower 

operating limit outside the irrigation 

season, both to increase operational 

flexibility. Increasing the operating 

range is to support variable (e.g., wind 

and solar) energy generation needs and 

would not increase the volume of water 

available for energy generation. 

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. For assistance, contact FERC 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

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 


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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,’’ 

‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY 

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. 

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, 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) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. Please note that the 

certification request must comply with 

40 CFR 121.5(b), including 

documentation that a pre-filing meeting 

request was submitted to the certifying 

authority at least 30 days prior to 

submitting the certification request. 

Please note that the certification request 

must be sent to the certifying authority 

and to the Commission concurrently. 

p. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Deadline for Filing Protest, 

Motion to Intervene, 

Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway Prescriptions.

September 

2022. 

Deadline for Filing Reply 

Comments.

October 2022. 

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: July 6, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14803 Filed 7–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP21–1042–004. 

Applicants: Rover Pipeline LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: RP21– 

1042 Settlement Compliance Filing to 

be effective 8/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 7/6/22. 

Accession Number: 20220706–5043. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/18/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–441–007. 

Applicants: Florida Gas Transmission 

Company, LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: RP21– 

441 Settlement Compliance Filing to be 

effective 8/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 7/6/22. 

Accession Number: 20220706–5039. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/18/22. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP22–1043–000. 

Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Remove Terminated Agreement—7/31/ 

2022 to be effective 8/5/2022. 

Filed Date: 7/5/22. 

Accession Number: 20220705–5045. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/18/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–1044–000. 

Applicants: Texas Eastern 

Transmission, LP. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates—UGI to DTE eff 7–2– 

22 to be effective 7/2/2022. 

Filed Date: 7/5/22. 

Accession Number: 20220705–5110. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/18/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–1045–000. 

Applicants: NEXUS Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates—Amended DTE 

860002 eff 07–01–22 to be effective 7/ 

1/2022. 

Filed Date: 7/6/22. 

Accession Number: 20220706–5000. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/18/22. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: July 6, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14787 Filed 7–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER18–1489–002; 

ER13–1101–027; ER13–1541–026; 

ER14–661–017; ER14–787–020; ER15– 

54–011; ER15–55–011; ER15–1475–012; 

ER15–2593–011; ER16–452–010; ER16– 

705–008; ER16–706–008; ER16–1154– 

009; ER16–1882–004; ER17–252–005; 

ER17–2508–003; ER21–1988–003; 

ER21–2867–001. 

Applicants: Tri-State Generation and 

Transmission Association, Inc., SP 


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