[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12445-12446]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04537]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14803-001 and P-2082-063]

Klamath River Renewal Corporation and PacifiCorp; Notice of
Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the
Surrender, Decommissioning, and Removal of the Lower Klamath
Hydroelectric Project

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of
Energy Projects has reviewed the application for surrender of license
and removal of project works for the Lower Klamath Hydroelectric
Project No. 14803 and has prepared a draft environmental impact
statement (EIS).\1\ The project is located on the Klamath River in
Klamath County, Oregon, and in Siskiyou County, California. The project
occupies approximately 400 acres of federal lands. These federal lands
are administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM).
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    \1\ On July 16, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
issued a final rule, Update to the Regulations Implementing the
Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
(Final Rule, 85 FR 43,304), which was effective as of September 14,
2020. Accordingly, this EIS was prepared pursuant to the Final Rule.
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    The draft EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicant's
proposal and the alternatives for surrender of the Lower Klamath
Project. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies,
non-governmental organizations, affected Indian Tribes, the public, the
applicants, and Commission staff.
    In this notice, we acknowledge the number of pages in this draft
EIS exceeds the final EIS page limits set forth in CEQ's Final Rule for
proposals of unusual scope or complexity. Noting the scope and
complexity of this proposal, the Director, Office of Energy Projects,
as our senior agency official, has authorized this page limit
exceedance for both the draft and final EIS.
    The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the draft EIS via the internet through the
Commission's Home Page (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. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), in a Presidential
proclamation issued on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at [email protected], or toll-free at (866)
208-3676, or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    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.
    All comments must be filed by April 18, 2022.
    Due to concerns with large gatherings related to COVID-19, we do
not intend to conduct public meetings for the purpose of receiving
comments on the draft EIS. Instead, we are soliciting only written
comments.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You must
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. 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.
The first page of any filing should include the docket numbers P-14803-
001 and P-2082-063.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified
above.\2\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments
considered.
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    \2\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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    For further information, please contact Diana Shannon at (202) 502-
6136 or at [email protected].

    Dated: February 25, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-04537 Filed 3-3-22; 8:45 am]
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