[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 20504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07201]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2741-037]


Kings River Conservation District; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 380, Commission 
staff reviewed Kings River Conservation District's application for an 
amendment to the license of the Pine Flat Hydroelectric Project No. 
2741 and have prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). The licensee 
proposes to add a fourth generating unit (Unit 4) to the project that 
will utilize flows from the bypass system. The new Unit 4 would utilize 
flows up to 375 cfs but would not increase the existing 8,000 cfs 
maximum hydraulic capacity and would increase the generating capacity 
of the project by 3.8%. Unit 4 would be constructed in a previously 
disturbed area at the toe of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Pine 
Flat Dam. The project is located on the Kings River in Fresno County, 
California. The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
Pine Flat Dam.
    The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed amendment to the licensee, and 
concludes that the proposed amendment, with appropriate environmental 
protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that 
would significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the EA may be viewed on the Commission's website at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number (P-7590) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3372, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    For further information, contact Jeffrey V. Ojala at 202-502-8206 
or [email protected].

    Dated: March 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-07201 Filed 4-5-23; 8:45 am]
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