Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Additional Scoping Sessions on Proposed Surrender, Decommissioning, and Non-Project Use of Project Lands

On July 25, 2025, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (applicant or PG&E) filed an application to surrender and decommission the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project No. 77. The project is located on the Eel River and East Branch of the Russian River in Lake and Mendocino counties, California. The project occupies federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

On May 22, 2026, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) initiated a scoping process as part of its review and held scoping meetings on June 23 and 24, 2026 in Ukiah, California. On July 24, 2026, Commission staff extended the comment period to September 18, 2026, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time, for the filing of scoping comments.

By this notice, Commission staff provides notice of two additional public scoping sessions to collect comments on the scope of the environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA document. All interested individuals, resource agencies, Native American Tribes, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are invited to attend one or both of the sessions.

These additional sessions will follow the format of the June 23 and 24, 2026 sessions. There will be no formal presentations at either session. Numbered tickets will be handed out on a first-come, first-serve basis; individuals will be called in order by ticket number to provide oral comments to be transcribed by a stenographer for the formal record. Time limits on oral comments may be enforced to ensure those wishing to comment have the opportunity to do so. The times and locations of the additional scoping sessions are as follows:

Evening Scoping Session

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

Time: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).

Place: Wharfinger Building.

Address: 1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA 95501.

Daytime Scoping Session

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026.

Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (PT).

Place: Wharfinger Building.

Address: 1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA 95501.

If you provided comments in our previous June 23-24 scoping sessions, you do not need to attend and/or resubmit your comments. For additional information on the proceeding, see our May 22, 2026 notice and Scoping Document 1. The comment period for filing all scoping comments closes on September 18, 2026, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time

For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.

If you have further questions, you may also contact Diana Shannon at diana.shannon@ferc.gov or 202-502-6136.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)