[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 7696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02193]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1744-054]


PacifiCorp; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment

    On April 18, 2023, as supplemented on June 23, 2023, PacifiCorp 
filed an application for a non-capacity amendment for the Weber 
Hydroelectric Project No. 1744. The project is located on the Weber 
River in Davis, Morgan and Weber Counties, Utah. The project occupies 
Federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, administered by the 
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
    The licensee proposes to amend its license to modernize intake 
components at the Weber Dam. Additionally, the licensee proposes the 
construction of three new auxiliary spillways sections to accommodate 
recently recalculated 100-year flood flows. The new intake and spillway 
equipment would require the destruction and replacement of the current 
gatehouse and the original, non-functional, fish ladder to accommodate 
new screens/trashracks. All components would be installed on previously 
disturbed ground, within the project boundary. Staging for the proposed 
actions would be partially located on lands administered by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. The proposed action would 
require temporary closure of some recreational facilities, closest to 
the work area, during the construction. A Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and 
Protest was issued on July 20, 2023. No comments were received.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed action. The planned 
schedule for the completion of the EA is October 2024.\1\ Revisions to 
the schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued and made 
available for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on 
the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in the Commission's 
final decision on the proceeding.
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    \1\ 42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)(1)(B) requires lead Federal agencies to 
complete EAs within 1 year of the agency's decision to prepare an 
EA.
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    With this notice, the Commission is inviting Federal, State, local, 
and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with 
respect to environmental issues affected by the proposal to cooperate 
in the preparation of the EA planned to be issued October 2024. 
Agencies wishing to cooperate, or further discuss the benefits, 
responsibilities, and obligations of the cooperating agency role, 
should contact staff listed at the bottom of this notice by February 
20, 2024. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that 
agencies that cooperate in the preparation of any environmental 
document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
    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 to 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].
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeffrey V. 
Ojala at 202-502-8206 or [email protected].

    Dated: January 30, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02193 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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