[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45877-45878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11504]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 298-081]


Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare 
an Environmental Assessment

    On December 23, 2019, Southern California Edison Company filed a 
relicense application for the 8.85-megawatt Kaweah Hydroelectric 
Project No. 298 (project). The project is located on the Kaweah River 
and East Fork Kaweah River in Tulare County, California.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on April 15, 2020, 
Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for 
environmental analysis (REA Notice). Based on the information in the 
record, including comments filed on the REA Notice, staff does not 
anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. 
Therefore, staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 
the application to relicense the project.
    The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested 
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and 
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
    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].

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    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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    \1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations 
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) (2023) require that EAs be completed 
within 1 year of the federal action agency's decision to prepare an 
EA. See National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 
as amended by section 107(g)(1)(B)(iii) of the Fiscal Responsibility 
Act of 2023, Public Law 118-5, 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA...................  June 2024.\1\
Comments on EA.........................  August 2024.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Rebecca Kipp 
at (202) 502-8846 or [email protected].

    Dated: May 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11504 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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