[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35756-35757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12669]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14796-001]


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and 
Scoping, Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and 
Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests; 
GreenGenStorage, LLC

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
an Original License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 14796-001.
    c. Date Filed: April 8, 2022.
    d. Submitted By: GreenGenStorage, LLC (GreenGen).
    e. Name of Project: Mokelumne Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: Near the town of Jackson, in Amador and Calaveras 
Counties, California. The project would occupy 85.7 acres of federal 
land administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas Sher, GreenGenStorage, LLC, 4900 
Shattuck Avenue, P.O. Box 3833, Oakland, CA 94609; (209) 217-1425; 
email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Kipp, (202) 502-8846; 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and (c) the Nevada 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. GreenGen filed with the Commission a Pre-Application Document 
(PAD), including a proposed process plan and schedule, pursuant to 18 
CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents 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. At this time, the 
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the

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Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 
13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or 
call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to 
be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    n. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commissions staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study 
requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be 
sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on 
the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency 
status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to 
the merits of the potential application must be filed with the 
Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
documents 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. 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-14796-001.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' 
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency 
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any 
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, 
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by August 8, 2022.
    o. The Commission's scoping process will help determine the 
required level of analysis and satisfy the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the 
Commission prepares an environmental assessment or environmental impact 
statement.

Scoping Process

    Due to ongoing concerns with large gatherings related to COVID-19, 
we do not intend to hold in-person public scoping meetings or an in-
person environmental site review. Rather, Commission staff will hold 
two public scoping meetings using a telephone conference line. The 
daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, 
and non-governmental organization (NGO) concerns, while the evening 
scoping meeting will focus on receiving input from the public. We 
invite all interested agencies, Native American tribes, NGOs, and 
individuals to attend one of these meetings to assist us in identifying 
the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA 
document. The dates and times of the meetings are listed below.

Meeting for Resource Agencies, Tribes, and NGOs

Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PST
    Call in number: (800) 779-8625.
    Access code: 3472916.
    Following entry of the access code, please provide the required 
details when prompted.

Meeting for the General Public

Thursday June 30, 2022, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. PST
    Call in number: (800) 779-8625.
    Access code: 3472916.
    Following entry of the access code, please provide the required 
details when prompted.
    SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the 
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on 
the Commission's mailing list and GreenGen's distribution list. Copies 
of SD1 may be viewed on the web 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. Based on all 
oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. 
SD2 will include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list 
of issues, based on the scoping process.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will: (1) initiate 
scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions; (3) 
review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary 
information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan 
and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames 
provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the 
extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal 
permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the potential 
of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe to act as a cooperating 
agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting 
participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or 
concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in item n of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    Commission staff will be moderating the scoping meetings. The 
meetings will begin promptly at their respective start times listed 
above.
    At the start of the meeting, staff will provide further 
instructions regarding the meeting setup, agenda, and time period for 
comments and questions. We ask for your patience as staff present 
information and field participant comments in an orderly manner. To 
indicate you have a question or comment, press * and 3 to virtually 
``raise your hand''. Oral comments will be limited to 5 minutes in 
duration for each participant. The meetings will be recorded by a 
stenographer and will be filed to the public record of the project.
    Please note, that if no participants join the meetings within 15 
minutes after the start time, staff will end the meeting and conference 
call. The meetings will end after participants have presented their 
oral comments or at the specified end time, whichever occurs first.

    Dated: June 7, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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