[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 220 (Friday, November 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 72646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25113]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2299-082; 14581-002]
Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order; Turlock Irrigation
District, Modesto Irrigation District
Take notice that on October 2, 2020, pursuant to Rule 207 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.207 (2020), Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto
Irrigation District (collectively, Districts or Petitioners) filed a
petition for declaratory order (Petition) requesting that the
Commission issue a declaratory order finding that the California State
Water Resources Control Board has waived its authority to issue
certifications for the Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project and the La
Grange Hydroelectric Project under section 401 of the Clean Water Act,
33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1), as more fully explained in the Petition.
Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Petitioners.
Any person wishing to comment on the Districts' petition may do
so.\1\ The deadline for filing comments is 30 days from the issuance of
this notice. The Commission encourages electronic submission of
comments in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should send
comments to the following address: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered
submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Be
sure to reference the project docket numbers (P-2299-082 and P-14581-
002) with your submission.
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\1\ The Districts' request is part of the licensing proceedings
in Project Nos. 2299-082 and 14581-002. Thus, any person that
intervened in either licensing proceeding is already a party.
Generally, the filing of a petition for a declaratory order
involving an issue arising from the licensing proceeding does not
trigger a new opportunity to intervene. Accordingly, at this point
in this proceeding, any person seeking to become a party to the
proceeding must file a motion to intervene out-of-time pursuant to
Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure that provides justification by reference to the factors
set forth in Rule 214(d). The Commission may limit a late
intervenor's participation to the issues raised in the petition for
declaratory order. 18 CFR 385.214(d)(3)(i).
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In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document 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 Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 7, 2020.
Dated: November 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-25113 Filed 11-12-20; 8:45 am]
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