[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83931-83932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26461]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1403-068]


Yuba County Water Agency; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    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.: 1403-068.
    c. Date Filed: November 14, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Yuba County Water Agency.
    e. Name of Project: Narrows Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Yuba River in 
Nevada County, California, approximately 23 miles northeast of the City 
of Marysville. The project affects 0.55 acres of Federal land managed 
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Willie Whittlesey, General Manager, Yuba 
County Water Agency, 1220 F Street, Marysville, CA 95901; Telephone 
(530) 741-5000 or email [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Kipp, (202) 502-8846 or 
[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 item1 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: January 13, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected], (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. All filings must clearly identify the 
project name and docket number on the first page: Narrows Hydroelectric 
Project (P-1403-068).
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing Narrows Hydroelectric Project consists of the 
following facilities: (1) a 1,077-foot-long gunite-lined tunnel that 
connects a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tunnel to the project penstock; 
(2) a 266-foot-long steel penstock with a diameter varying between 7.6 
and 8 feet that connects the project tunnel to the project's powerhouse 
and includes a 277-foot-long surge structure; (3) an 82.5-foot by 43.6-
foot by 92-foot concrete powerhouse containing a 48-inch-diameter 
bypass pipe and a single Francis turbine with a generating capacity of 
12 megawatts; and (4) a powerhouse access tram. Yuba County Water 
Agency is not proposing any changes to project facilities or operation.
    o. Copies of the application 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 (P-1403). For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    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.
    p. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful 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].
    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: the application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary).  January 2024.
Request Additional Information (if       January 2024.
 necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments..  March 2024.
Issue Acceptance Letter................  April 2024.
Request Additional Information (if       May 2024.
 necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)  June 2024.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental  June 2024.
 Analysis.
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    r. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: November 27, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-26461 Filed 11-30-23; 8:45 am]
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