[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44669-44670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11149]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9647-003]


Vecino Vineyards, Inc.; Notice of Proposed Termination of 
Exemption by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been 
initiated by the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Proceeding: Proposed Termination of Exemption by Implied 
Surrender.
    b. Project No: 9647-003.
    c. Date Initiated: April 23, 2024.
    d. Applicant: Vecino Vineyards, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Hammeken's Power House Canal.
    f. Location: The project is located on the East Fork Russian River, 
Mendocino County, California. The project does not include Federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.106.
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael Miller, 14100 Powerhouse Road, Potter 
Valley, CA, 95469, (707) 743-1830.
    i. FERC Contact: David Rudisail, (202) 502-6376, 
[email protected].
    j. Resource Agency Comments: Federal, State, local and Tribal 
agencies are invited to file comments on the described proceeding. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments.
    k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: July 1, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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. 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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first 
page of any filing should include the docket number P-9647-003. 
Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the 
Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or 
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that 
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    l. Description of Project Facilities: The run-of-river project 
utilized the flows released into the East Fork Russian River by Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company's Potter Valley Project No. 77. The project 
works include: a concrete anti-vortex shield; two 4-foot-diameter 12-
foot-long steel penstocks; a powerhouse containing two turbine-
generator units with a combined capacity of 300 kW operating under a 
head of 15.5 feet; and a 12.4 kV transmission line interconnecting the 
project with an existing PG&E substation. The project has been not 
operated since 2013.
    m. Description of Proceeding: The exemptee is in violation of 
Standard Article 1 of its exemption, which was granted on August 26, 
1986 (36 FERC 62,223). The Commission's regulation 18 CFR 4.106 
provides, among other things, that the Commission reserves the right to 
revoke an exemption if any term or condition of the exemption is 
violated. The project has not operated since 2013.
    In July 2022, and April, August, and September of 2023, the 
Commission sent the exemptee letters providing details for filing a 
surrender application and requiring the exemptee to file information 
regarding their intentions to surrender the exemption or restore 
operation of the project. The exemptee has not responded to any of the 
Commission's correspondence, nor have they filed a surrender 
application.
    n. Location of the Order Issuing Exemption may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number (P-9647) excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    o. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    p. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    q. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be

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accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 385.2010.
    r. 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: May 15, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11149 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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