Document ID: FERC-2023-1395-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: South Feather Water and Power Agency; South Feather Power Project
Posted Date: 2023-10-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73332-73333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23586]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2088-068]

South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Availability of 
the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the South 
Feather Power Project

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the application for a new license for the existing South 
Feather Power Project (FERC No. 2088) and has prepared a draft 
supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the project. The 
project is located on the South Fork Feather River, Lost Creek, and 
Slate Creek in Butte, Yuba, and Plumas Counties, California and 
occupies 1,977.12 acres of federal land administered by Plumas National 
Forest and 10.57 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau 
of Land Management. The project is a water supply and power generating 
project consisting of four hydroelectric developments: Sly Creek, 
Woodleaf, Forbestown, and Kelly Ridge, which combined provide 117.3-
megawatts of power generating capacity and an average of 498,972 
megawatt-hours of electricity annually.
    On June 4, 2009, Commission staff issued a final environmental 
impact statement (EIS) on the proposed relicensing of the South Feather 
Power Project. On October 23, 2012, South Feather Water and Power 
Agency entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Department of Water 
Resources of the State of California and the State Water Contractors, 
Incorporated. On November 30, 2018, the California State Water 
Resources Control Board issued a water quality certificate for the 
project. Additionally, on October 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service filed revised final 4(e) conditions. The 
draft SEIS describes staff's analysis of the applicant's proposal and 
the alternatives for relicensing the project, including our analyses of 
the terms and conditions included in the filings made subsequent to the 
issuance of the final EIS as well as the potential effects on species 
newly listed or updated under the Endangered Species Act. The draft 
SEIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-governmental 
organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license 
applicant, and Commission staff.
    The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity 
to view and/or print the draft SEIS 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 [email protected], or toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    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 must be filed within 60 days from the date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments 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. 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-2088-068.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful

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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 [email protected].
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft SEIS 
(18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    For further information, please contact Quinn Emmering, the 
Commission's relicensing coordinator for the project, at (202) 502-6382 
or [email protected].

    Dated: October 19, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-23586 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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