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and low reservoir inflows, the applicant
requests to reduce the seasonal
minimum allowable reservoir elevation
from 868 feet to 865 feet to increase
spillway discharge in order to mitigate
low tailrace dissolved oxygen levels
(DO). When inflow to the reservoir is
not equal to the discharge needed to
maintain DO concentration in the
project tailwater at the minimum
standard (5.0 milligrams per liter), the
applicant would increase project
discharge in 25 cubic feet per second
increments and subsequently lower the
reservoir elevation below 868 feet but
no less than 865 feet. The applicant
requests the temporary variance to
remain into effect until November 1,
2022.
l. Locations of the Application: This
filing may be viewed on the
Commission’s website at https://
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. You may
also register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or
Protests: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214,
respectively. In determining the
appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission’s
Rules may become a party to the
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person commenting,
protesting or intervening; and (4)
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otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments, motions to intervene, or
protests must set forth their evidentiary
basis. Any filing made by an intervenor
must be accompanied by proof of
service on all persons listed in the
service list prepared by the Commission
in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 385.2010.
Dated: August 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–18565 Filed 8–26–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP22–21–000; Docket No.
CP22–22–000]
Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC, Venture
Global CP Express, LLC; Notice of
Revised Schedule for Environmental
Review of the CP2 Lng and CP Express
Projects
This notice provides the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission staff’s
revised schedule for the completion of
the environmental impact statement
(EIS) for Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC’s
(CP2 LNG) and Venture Global CP
Express, LLC’s (CP Express) CP2 LNG
and CP Express Projects. The first notice
of schedule, issued on February 9, 2022,
identified February 10, 2023 as the final
EIS issuance date. However, a number
of responses to environmental and
engineering data requests continue to
remain outstanding and/or are
deficient.1 These outstanding responses
are necessary for staff to prepare a draft
EIS for the projects. Based upon CP2
LNG’s and CP Express’ commitment to
provide complete responses to the
outstanding data requests by August 30,
2022, staff has revised the schedule for
issuance of the final EIS and anticipates
issuing a draft EIS in January 2023.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of the Notice of Availability of
the final EIS—July 28, 2023
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline 2—October 26, 2023
1 On
July 6, 2022 the Commission issued a notice
suspending the environmental review schedule for
these projects based upon CP2 LNG’s and CP
Express’ failure to file complete and timely
information necessary for staff to prepare a draft
EIS.
2 The Commission’s deadline applies to the
decisions of other federal agencies, and state
agencies acting under federally delegated authority,
that are responsible for federal authorizations,
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If a schedule change becomes
necessary, an additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the project’s
progress.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EIS and to keep track of
all formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. This
can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/
ferc-online/overview to register for
eSubscription.
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov). Using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’
from the eLibrary menu, enter the
selected date range and ‘‘Docket
Number’’ excluding the last three digits
(i.e., CP22–21 and CP22–22), and follow
the instructions. For assistance with
access to eLibrary, the helpline can be
reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202)
502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC
website also provides access to the texts
of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rule makings.
Dated: August 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–18560 Filed 8–26–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 6240–064]
Watson Associates; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
permits, and other approvals necessary for
proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per
18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for
other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule
is otherwise established by federal law.
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a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 6240–064.
c. Date Filed: August 27, 2021.
d. Applicant: Watson Associates.
e. Name of Project: Watson Dam
Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Cocheco River in
Strafford County, New Hampshire. The
project does not occupy any federal
land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John
Webster, Watson Associates, P.O. Box
178, South Berwick, ME 03908; Phone
at (207) 384–5334, or email at
Hydromagnt@gwi.net.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts at
(202) 502–6123, or michael.watt@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions 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. You must include
your name and contact information at
the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
electronic filing, you may submit a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the
U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any
other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. The first page of any filing
should include docket number P–6240–
064.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person on the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervenor
files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
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of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations
under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507, and
1508 that federal agencies use to
implement the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) (see National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453–
70). The final rule became effective on
May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends
to conduct its NEPA review in
accordance with CEQ’s new regulations.
l. Project Description: The existing
Watson Dam Project consists of: (1) a
285.25-foot-long, 12-foot-high concrete
gravity dam that includes the following
sections: (a) a 43-foot-long west
abutment; (b) a 122-foot-long west
spillway section with 24-inch-high
flashboards, a crest elevation of 110.1
North American Vertical Datum of 1988
(NAVD 88) at the top of the flashboards,
and a 3-foot-wide notch at an elevation
of 109.6 NAVD 88; (c) an 11.25-footlong, 11.5-foot-wide concrete spillway
center pier; (d) an 80-foot-long east
spillway section with 24-inch-high
flashboards and a crest elevation of
110.2 feet NAVD 88 at the top of the
flashboards; and (e) a 29-foot-long east
abutment; (2) an impoundment with a
surface area of 54 acres and a storage
capacity of 300 acre-feet at an elevation
of 110.1 feet NAVD 88; (3) a 23.5-footlong intake structure in the east
abutment that is equipped with an 8.5foot-diameter headgate and trashrack
with 2-inch clear bar spacing and a 1inch mesh overlay; (4) a 26.5-foot-long,
34-foot-wide wood and steel
powerhouse containing one 265kilowatt vertical Flygt submersible
turbine-generator unit; (5) a 250-footlong, 20-foot-wide tailrace that
discharges into the Cocheco River; (6) a
0.48/12.47-kilovolt (kV) step-up
transformer and an 80-foot-long, 12.47
kV transmission line that connect the
project to the local utility distribution
system; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
The project creates an approximately
400-foot-long bypassed reach of the
Cocheco River.
Watson Associates operates the
project in a run-of-river mode using an
automatic pond level control system to
regulate turbine operation, such that
outflow from the project approximates
inflow. Downstream fish passage is
provided by a bypass facility located
next to the project’s intake on the east
side of the dam that includes an
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approximately 30-foot-long, 24-inchdiameter pipe that discharges to a
plunge pool downstream of the dam.
Article 26 of the current license
requires a minimum flow of 83 cubic
feet per second or inflow to the
impoundment, whichever is less, from
the project, to protect and enhance
aquatic resources in the Cocheco River.
Watson Associates is required to operate
the downstream fish passage facility
from October 1 through November 15 of
each year. The average annual energy
production of the project is
approximately 1,100 megawatt hours.
Watson Associates proposes to: (1)
continue to operate the project in a runof-river mode; (2) continue to provide
downstream fish passage through the
bypass facility; and (3) consult with the
New Hampshire State Historic
Preservation Officer before beginning
any land-disturbing activities or
alterations to known historic structures
within the project boundary.
m. A copy of the application can be
viewed on the Commission’s website at
https://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
Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a
protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission’s
Rules may become a party to the
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
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the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/
overview to be notified via email of new
filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
o. The applicant must file no later
than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification. Please note that the
certification request must comply with
40 CFR 121.5(b), including
documentation that a pre-filing meeting
request was submitted to the certifying
authority at least 30 days prior to
submitting the certification request.
Please also note that the certification
request must be sent to the certifying
authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Deadline for filing interventions, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments ...............................................................................................................................................
q. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1140–000.
Applicants: Iroquois Gas
Transmission System, L.P.
Description:§ 4(d) Rate Filing: 8.23.22
Negotiated Rates—Macquarie Energy
LLC R–4090–28 to be effective 9/1/2022.
Filed Date: 8/23/22.
Accession Number: 20220823–5016.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/6/22.
Dated: August 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
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Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP22–1137–000.
Applicants: Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rates—Cleanup Filing eff 9/
22/22 to be effective 9/22/2022.
Filed Date: 8/22/22.
Accession Number: 20220822–5102.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/6/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1138–000.
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America LLC.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreement FilingSpotlight Energy to be effective 9/1/
2022.
Filed Date: 8/22/22.
Accession Number: 20220822–5120.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/6/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1139–000.
Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: PAL
NRA Hartree Partners, LP SP378771 to
be effective 10/1/2022.
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Filed Date: 8/22/22.
Accession Number: 20220822–5142.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/6/22.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6240-064]
Watson Associates; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
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a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 6240-064.
c. Date Filed: August 27, 2021.
d. Applicant: Watson Associates.
e. Name of Project: Watson Dam Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Cocheco River in Strafford County, New
Hampshire. The project does not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Webster, Watson Associates, P.O. Box
178, South Berwick, ME 03908; Phone at (207) 384-5334, or email at
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts at (202) 502-6123, or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from
the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions 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. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-6240-064.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507,
and 1508 that federal agencies use to implement the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (see National Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453-70). The final rule
became effective on May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends to conduct
its NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
l. Project Description: The existing Watson Dam Project consists
of: (1) a 285.25-foot-long, 12-foot-high concrete gravity dam that
includes the following sections: (a) a 43-foot-long west abutment; (b)
a 122-foot-long west spillway section with 24-inch-high flashboards, a
crest elevation of 110.1 North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD
88) at the top of the flashboards, and a 3-foot-wide notch at an
elevation of 109.6 NAVD 88; (c) an 11.25-foot-long, 11.5-foot-wide
concrete spillway center pier; (d) an 80-foot-long east spillway
section with 24-inch-high flashboards and a crest elevation of 110.2
feet NAVD 88 at the top of the flashboards; and (e) a 29-foot-long east
abutment; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of 54 acres and a
storage capacity of 300 acre-feet at an elevation of 110.1 feet NAVD
88; (3) a 23.5-foot-long intake structure in the east abutment that is
equipped with an 8.5-foot-diameter headgate and trashrack with 2-inch
clear bar spacing and a 1-inch mesh overlay; (4) a 26.5-foot-long, 34-
foot-wide wood and steel powerhouse containing one 265-kilowatt
vertical Flygt submersible turbine-generator unit; (5) a 250-foot-long,
20-foot-wide tailrace that discharges into the Cocheco River; (6) a
0.48/12.47-kilovolt (kV) step-up transformer and an 80-foot-long, 12.47
kV transmission line that connect the project to the local utility
distribution system; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project
creates an approximately 400-foot-long bypassed reach of the Cocheco
River.
Watson Associates operates the project in a run-of-river mode using
an automatic pond level control system to regulate turbine operation,
such that outflow from the project approximates inflow. Downstream fish
passage is provided by a bypass facility located next to the project's
intake on the east side of the dam that includes an approximately 30-
foot-long, 24-inch-diameter pipe that discharges to a plunge pool
downstream of the dam.
Article 26 of the current license requires a minimum flow of 83
cubic feet per second or inflow to the impoundment, whichever is less,
from the project, to protect and enhance aquatic resources in the
Cocheco River. Watson Associates is required to operate the downstream
fish passage facility from October 1 through November 15 of each year.
The average annual energy production of the project is approximately
1,100 megawatt hours.
Watson Associates proposes to: (1) continue to operate the project
in a run-of-river mode; (2) continue to provide downstream fish passage
through the bypass facility; and (3) consult with the New Hampshire
State Historic Preservation Officer before beginning any land-
disturbing activities or alterations to known historic structures
within the project boundary.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at https://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 Online
Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;''
(2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project
number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the
name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from
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the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be
served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please also note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for filing interventions, October 2022.
protests, comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments..... December 2022.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: August 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18564 Filed 8-26-22; 8:45 am]
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