[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 13324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03611]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2088-068]


South Feather Water and Power Agency; Notice of Technical 
Conference and Environmental Site Review

    Commission staff will hold an environmental site review (site 
review) on March 21, 2024, and a technical conference on March 22, 
2024, on South Feather Water and Power Agency's (licensee, SFWPA) 
proposed relicensing of the South Feather Power Project No. 2088 
(project). The project is located on the South Fork Feather River, Lost 
Creek, and Slate Creek, in Butte, Yuba, and Plumas Counties, 
California.
    All local, State, and Federal agencies, Tribes, non-governmental 
organizations, and other interested parties and individuals are invited 
to participate in the site review and/or technical conference.

Environmental Site Review

    On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Commission staff and SFWPA will 
conduct an environmental site review (i.e., tour) of the project 
starting at 9 a.m. (Pacific standard time, PST) and ending by 4:30 p.m. 
(PST).
    The site review will primarily focus on project diversions and 
other facilities relevant to the technical conference (see below). All 
participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from 
the project and during the site review. Four-wheel drive or all-wheel 
drive vehicles with adequate ground clearance are necessary to traverse 
project roads.
    Interested participants must meet at SFWPA's Power Division 
Headquarters located at: 5494 Forbestown Road, Forbestown, California 
95941, where the site review will begin. Participants should arrive 
sufficiently early for coordination purposes, so that the site review 
may begin on time. Additionally, participants should wear sturdy, 
closed-toe shoes or boots, and dress seasonally appropriate for any 
potential weather. Please note that the project is located in a remote 
area with limited amenities or public restrooms; therefore, 
participants should prepare accordingly and bring water, snacks, etc.

Technical Conference

    On Friday, March 22, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (PST), Commission 
staff will hold a technical conference. The technical conference will 
be located at SFWPA's Water Division Headquarters located at: 2310 Oro-
Quincy Hwy, Oroville, California 95966.
    The purpose of the technical conference is to discuss potential 
project effects on federally listed species including the threatened 
North Feather distinct population of the foothill yellow-legged frog 
(FYLF). Discussions to inform staff's environmental analysis will 
include the following items: (1) results of FYLF surveys in project-
affected reaches; (2) the timing and magnitude of flow fluctuations 
resulting from current project operations; (3) potential measures to 
minimize effects of flow fluctuations during the FYLF reproductive 
season; (4) the feasibility of implementing potential interim ramping 
rates with existing infrastructure; and (5) the limitations of any 
potential ramping rates to protect FYLF populations.
    The technical conference will be recorded by an independent 
stenographer. Transcripts of the technical conference will be placed on 
the public record for the project and will be available to view on the 
Commission's website (http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' 
link.
    If you are interested in attending or have questions regarding the 
environmental site review or technical conference, please RSVP Kristen 
McKillop with SFWPA at [email protected] or (530) 532-1348 on 
or before March 14, 2024.
    For questions on procedural matters related to relicensing the 
South Feather Power Project, you may contact Quinn Emmering, the 
Commission's relicensing coordinator for the project, at (202) 502-6382 
or [email protected].
    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].

    Dated: February 15, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-03611 Filed 2-21-24; 8:45 am]
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