[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65050-65051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23417]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


 Notice of Technical Meeting

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                                                            Project No.
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Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC; Eagle Creek Water                10482-122
 Resources, LLC; Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC;.......
Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC; Eagle Creek Water                10481-069
 Resources, LLC; Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC;.......

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Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC; Eagle Creek Water                 9690-115
 Resources, LLC; Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC;.......
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    a. Date and Time of Meeting: November 8, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time via Conference Call.
    b. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema at [email protected] or 
(312) 596-4447.
    c. Purpose of Meeting: On September 28, 2022, Commission staff 
issued the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Mongaup River Projects 
consisting of: (1) the Swinging Bridge Hydroelectric Project No. 10482; 
(2) the Mongaup Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 10481; and (3) the Rio 
Hydroelectric Project No. 9690. The Mongaup River Projects are owned 
and operated by the co-licensees Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC, Eagle 
Creek Water Resources, LLC, and Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC 
(collectively referred to as Eagle Creek). On October 18, 2022, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) requested a meeting via email to 
discuss its concerns regarding the EA's determination that the Mongaup 
River Projects are not likely to adversely affect the federally listed 
endangered dwarf wedgemussel. Commission staff is meeting with FWS, 
Eagle Creek, and other interested participants via conference call, to 
discuss the determination for dwarf wedgemussel.
    d. Proposed Agenda:
    (1) Introduction of participants;
    (2) Commission staff explains the purpose of the meeting;
    (3) Participants discuss the determination of not likely to 
adversely affect for dwarf wedgemussel including any new or relevant 
information related to this determination.
    (4) Participants discuss issue resolution and follow-up actions.
    e. A summary of the meeting will be prepared and filed in the 
Commission's public file for the project.
    f. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other 
interested parties are invited to participate by phone. If interested, 
please contact Nicholas Ettema at [email protected] or (312) 
596-4447, by November 7, 2022, to receive the conference call number 
and access code.

    Dated: October 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-23417 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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