BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14890-005]
Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation; Notice of Intent to File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of ILP
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping
Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for an Original
License and Commencing Pre-filing Process
b. Project No.: 14890-005
c. Dated Filed: May 7, 2024
d. Submitted By: Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation (SEOPC)
e. Name of Project: Pushmataha County Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project
(Pushmataha Project)
f. Location: The proposed project would be located along the Kiamichi River in
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, approximately 5 miles south of Talihina,
Oklahoma, and would include a transmission line extending through Pushmataha
and McCurtain Counties, Oklahoma, and Red River and Lamar Counties, Texas, to
its proposed point of interconnection in Paris, Texas. The project would entail the
construction of a new 886-foot-long upper dam, with a 599.55-acre upper reservoir;
a 13,615-foot-long lower dam, with an 887.37-acre lower reservoir; a 40-acre reregulating reservoir; a concrete pump station/powerhouse, with a total installed
capacity of 1,200 MW; and a 99.96-mile-long, 345 kV transmission line. Initial fill

water and make-up water would be provided via a concrete intake channel on the
Kiamichi River.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations
h. Applicant Contact: Johann Tse, Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation,
6208 Sandpebble Court Dallas, Texas 75254; (469) 951-3088;
johann.tse@aquariancapital.com
i. FERC Contact: Kristine Sillett at (202) 502-6575, or e-mail at
kristine.sillett@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies with jurisdiction
and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to
cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests described in item o below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See
94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations, thereunder, at 50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation
Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation as
the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal

consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation filed with the Commission a PreApplication Document (PAD, including a proposed process plan and schedule),
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed on the Commission’s website
(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.
For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call toll-free,
(866) 208-3676, or for TYY, (202) 502-8659. The PAD may also be viewed at
www.greenvaultenergy.net, and copies are available for review at the Antlers and
Idabel public libraries in Oklahoma, and the Red River County and Paris public
libraries in Texas.
You may register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
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 OPP@ferc.gov.

o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and Commission staff’s
Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD
and SD1, as well as study requests should be sent to the address above in
paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests,
requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from
Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application must be filed
with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file all
documents using the Commission’s eFiling system at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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. 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: DebbieAnne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any
other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket
number on the first page: Pushmataha Project (P-14890-005).
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
“Comments on Pre-Application Document,” “Study Requests,” “Comments on
Scoping Document 1,” “Request for Cooperating Agency Status,” or
“Communications to and from Commission Staff.” Any individual or entity

interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any
agency requesting cooperating status must do so by September 6, 2024.
p. Scoping Process
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
Commission staff will prepare either an environmental assessment (EA) or an
environmental impact statement (EIS) (collectively referred to as the “NEPA
document”). The NEPA document will consider both site-specific and cumulative
environmental effects, and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The
Commission’s scoping process will help determine the required level of analysis
and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the
Commission prepares an EA or EIS.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold five public scoping meetings to receive input on
the scope of the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA
document (a daytime and evening meeting in Paris, Texas, a daytime and evening
meeting in Talihina, Oklahoma, and one virtual meeting). Daytime scoping
meetings will focus on resource agency, Native American Tribes, and nongovernmental organization (NGO) concerns, while the evening scoping meetings
will focus on receiving input from the public. We invite all interested agencies,
Native American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals to attend one of these meetings to
assist us in identifying the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed
in the NEPA document. Additionally, each meeting will include a virtual review
of the proposed project site. The dates, times, and locations of these meetings are
as follows:

Paris, Texas
Daytime Scoping Meeting*
DATE: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CDT
PLACE: Love Civic Center (North Hall)
ADDRESS: 2025 S Collegiate Dr, Paris, Texas 75460
Paris, Texas
Evening Scoping Meeting*
DATE: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
TIME: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. CDT
PLACE: Love Civic Center (North Hall)
ADDRESS: 2025 S Collegiate Dr, Paris, Texas 75460
Talihina, Oklahoma
Evening Scoping Meeting*
DATE: Thursday, August 8, 2024
TIME: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. CDT
PLACE: Talihina Junior High Auditorium
ADDRESS: 600 1st St, Talihina, Oklahoma 74571
Talihina, Oklahoma
Daytime Scoping Meeting*
DATE: Friday, August 9, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CDT
PLACE: Talihina Junior High Auditorium
ADDRESS: 600 1st St, Talihina, Oklahoma 74571
Virtual Scoping Meeting
DATE: Thursday, August 15, 2024
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CDT (10:00 a.m. -1:00p.m. EDT)
INFORMATION: A scoping meeting will be held virtually. (You will be able to
connect to the meeting using a computer or a telephone.) If you plan to attend the
virtual meeting, please RSVP via email to PushmatahaMeetingRSVP@ferc.gov on or
before August 11, 2024 and, in the days before the meeting, you will receive specific
instructions on how to attend. In your email, please indicate if you would like to
speak. Please do not send comments to this email address.
* For the in-person meetings there is no need to RSVP. People will be
admitted until the capacity of the meeting space is reached.

Copies of SD1, outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the NEPA
document, were distributed to the individuals and entities on the Commission’s
mailing list, as well as Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation’s distribution list
and those who have included their address in comments filed on the proposed
project through July 1, 2024. Copies of SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
“eLibrary” link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n.
Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be
issued. SD2 may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of
issues, based on the scoping process.

Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will: (1) initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions; (3) review and discuss existing
information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the
time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and
certification processes; and (5) discuss the potential of any federal or state agency
or Native American Tribe to act as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss
their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in
item n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and become part of the
Commission’s formal record on the project.
Agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOS, and individuals are encouraged
to attend the meetings and to assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to
be addressed in the NEPA document.
Dated: July 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2024-15365 Filed: 7/11/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/12/2024]