[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02714]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2299-082 and Project No. 14581-002]


Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District; 
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Don Pedro and La Grange Projects

    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 applications for new license for the Don Pedro Project 
(FERC No. 2299) and for an original license for the La Grange Project 
(FERC No. 14581) and has prepared a draft environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for the projects. The Don Pedro Project is located on 
the Tuolumne River in Tuolumne County, California. It occupies 4,802 
acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Department of Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management. The La Grange Project is located on the 
Tuolumne River immediately downstream of the Don Pedro Project in 
Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties, California. It occupies 14 acres of 
federal land administered by BLM.
    The draft EIS contains staff's evaluations of the applicant's 
proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Don Pedro Project 
and licensing the La Grange Project. The draft EIS documents the views 
of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected 
Indian tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov under 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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.
    All comments must be filed by April 12, 2019.
    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, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The 
first page of any filing should include docket number P-2299-082 or P-
14581-002.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (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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    Commission staff will hold two public meetings for the purpose of 
receiving comments on the draft EIS. The daytime meeting will focus on 
resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization 
comments, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input 
from the public. All interested individuals and entities will be 
invited to attend one or both of the public meetings. A notice 
detailing the exact date, time, and location of the public meetings 
will be forthcoming.
    For further information, please contact Jim Hastreiter at (503) 
552-2760 or at [email protected].

    Dated: February 11, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-02714 Filed 2-19-19; 8:45 am]
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