Allete, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, 66295-66297 [2022-23944]
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Allete proposes to continue operating
the project as a run-of-river facility and
does not propose any new construction
to the project.
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.
At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission’s
Public Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnllineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
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,’’
‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY 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
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 in 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 license 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 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 schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Deadline for Filing Protest, Motion to Intervene, 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.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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[Project No. 2361–056]
Allete, Inc.; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
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with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
License.
b. Project No.: 2361–056.
c. Date filed: December 20, 2021.
d. Applicant: Allete, Inc. (Allete).
e. Name of Project: Prairie River
Hydroelectric Project (Prairie River
Project).
f. Location: On the Prairie River, near
the Township of Arbo in Itasca County,
Minnesota. The project does not include
any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David R.
Moeller, Senior Attorney & Director of
Regulatory Compliance, ALLETE, Inc.,
d.b.a. Minnesota Power, 30 West
Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802,
218–723–3963, dmoeller@allete.com.
i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington
(202) 502–6072, Laura.Washington@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
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and conditions, and preliminary
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, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. 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 request.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal
Service must be addressed to: Kimberly
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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–2361–056.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
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. The Prairie River Project consists of
the following existing facilities: (1) a
1,305-acre reservoir with a storage
capacity of 15,800 acre-feet at water
surface at elevation 1,289.4 ± 0.1 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum
(NGVD); (2) a 985-foot-long dam
consisting of: (a) overflow sections, (b)
729-foot-long left embankment with a
top elevation of 1.293.6 feet NGVD, (c)
a 186-foot-long right embankment with
a top elevation of 1,293.6 feet, (d) 260foot-long concrete emergency spillway
with a crest elevation of 1,289.9 feet
NGVD, (e) a gated spillway containing
two 16-foot-long, 10-foot-high steel
Tainter gates with an elevation of
1,280.05 feet NGVD, (f) one 6-foot-long,
6-foot-high steel Tainter gate with an
elevation of 1,284.0 feet NGVD, (g) and
two 7-foot-long, 6-foot-high timber slide
gate bays with an elevation of 1,284.0
feet NGVD; (3) a forebay consisting of:
(a) an inlet channel from the main
reservoir, (b) an earthen dam, (c) a
concrete retaining dam; (4) a 23.5-footwide concrete intake structure with a
20-foot-long, 13-foot-high steel Tainter
gate, (5) a 20-foot-long, 3-inch deep
trashrack with 1.5 inch bar spacing; (6)
a 450-foot-long penstock; (7) a 76-footlong, 28-foot-wide, 43.5-foot-high
reinforced concrete powerhouse
containing: (a) a steel-lined, reinforced
concrete surge tank with a top elevation
of 1,301.5 feet NGVD, and (b) two
vertical shaft Francis turbines with a
total installed capacity of 1.1 megawatts;
(8) a 480-foot-long tailrace; and (5) a 2.3/
23 kilovolt transmission bank.
The Prairie River Project is currently
operated in a run-of-river mode and
generates an annual average of
approximately 3,087 megawatt-hours.
Allete proposes to continue operating
the project as a run-of-river facility and
does not propose any new construction
to the project.
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.
At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission’s
Public Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnllineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
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,’’
‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY 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
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 in 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 license 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 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 schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Deadline for Filing Protest, Motion to Intervene, Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments .............................................................................................................................................
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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: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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Advisory Council; Notification of
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[Docket No. AD22–10–000]
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ACTION: Notification for a public
meeting.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
As announced in the Notices of
Technical Conference issued in this
proceeding on August 23, 2022 and
October 4, 2022, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
will convene its annual Commissionerled Reliability Technical Conference in
the above-referenced proceeding on
Thursday, November 10, 2022, from
approximately 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time. The conference will be
held in-person at the Commission’s
headquarters at 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426 in the
Commission Meeting Room.
The purpose of this conference is to
discuss policy issues related to the
reliability and security of the BulkPower System.
The conference will be open for the
public to attend, and there is no fee for
attendance. Information about this
technical conference can be found on
the Events Calendar on the
Commission’s website, www.ferc.gov.
The conference will also be transcribed.
Transcripts will be available for a fee
from Ace Reporting, (202) 347–3700.
Commission conferences are
accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov,
call toll-free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or
(202) 208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to
(202) 208–2106 with the required
accommodations.
For more information about this
technical conference, please contact
Lodie White at Lodie.White@ferc.gov or
(202) 502–8453. For information related
to logistics, please contact Sarah
McKinley at Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov or
(202) 502–8368.
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Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) hereby provides notice that the
National Environmental Justice
Advisory Council (NEJAC) will meet on
the dates and times described below.
The meeting is open to the public. For
additional information about registering
to attend the meeting or to provide
public comment, please see
‘‘REGISTRATION’’ under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. PreRegistration is required.
DATES: The NEJAC will convene a
hybrid in-person public meeting with a
virtual option. The public meeting will
start on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at
approximately 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time. The NEJAC meeting
continues Wednesday, November 30,
2022, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., through Thursday, December
1, 2022, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting
discussions will focus on several topics
including, but not limited to, workgroup
activity, final recommendations for
council consideration, and charges
created through collaborations with
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public comment period relevant to the
way in which environmental justice (EJ)
and equity are incorporated into finance
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ADDRESSES: The NEJAC meeting will be
held at The Westin Alexandria Old
Town, 400 Courthouse Square,
Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 22314–5700.
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Paula Flores-Gregg, NEJAC Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: nejac@
epa.gov; telephone number: (214) 665–
8123. Additional information about the
NEJAC is available at https://
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/
national-environmental-justiceadvisory-council.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Charter of the NEJAC states that the
advisory committee ‘‘will provide
independent advice and
recommendations to the Administrator
about broad, cross-cutting issues related
to environmental justice. The NEJAC’s
efforts will include evaluation of a
broad range of strategic, scientific,
technological, regulatory, community
engagement and economic issues related
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meeting is available through the
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which environmental justice (EJ) and
equity are incorporated into finance and
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2361-056]
Allete, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
b. Project No.: 2361-056.
c. Date filed: December 20, 2021.
d. Applicant: Allete, Inc. (Allete).
e. Name of Project: Prairie River Hydroelectric Project (Prairie
River Project).
f. Location: On the Prairie River, near the Township of Arbo in
Itasca County, Minnesota. The project does not include any federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David R. Moeller, Senior Attorney &
Director of Regulatory Compliance, ALLETE, Inc., d.b.a. Minnesota
Power, 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802, 218-723-3963,
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington (202) 502-6072,
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
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, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the
Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. 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
request. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Kimberly
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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-2361-056.
The Commission's Rules of Practice 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. The Prairie River Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 1,305-acre reservoir with a storage capacity of
15,800 acre-feet at water surface at elevation 1,289.4 0.1
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a 985-foot-long dam
consisting of: (a) overflow sections, (b) 729-foot-long left embankment
with a top elevation of 1.293.6 feet NGVD, (c) a 186-foot-long right
embankment with a top elevation of 1,293.6 feet, (d) 260-foot-long
concrete emergency spillway with a crest elevation of 1,289.9 feet
NGVD, (e) a gated spillway containing two 16-foot-long, 10-foot-high
steel Tainter gates with an elevation of 1,280.05 feet NGVD, (f) one 6-
foot-long, 6-foot-high steel Tainter gate with an elevation of 1,284.0
feet NGVD, (g) and two 7-foot-long, 6-foot-high timber slide gate bays
with an elevation of 1,284.0 feet NGVD; (3) a forebay consisting of:
(a) an inlet channel from the main reservoir, (b) an earthen dam, (c) a
concrete retaining dam; (4) a 23.5-foot-wide concrete intake structure
with a 20-foot-long, 13-foot-high steel Tainter gate, (5) a 20-foot-
long, 3-inch deep trashrack with 1.5 inch bar spacing; (6) a 450-foot-
long penstock; (7) a 76-foot-long, 28-foot-wide, 43.5-foot-high
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing: (a) a steel-lined,
reinforced concrete surge tank with a top elevation of 1,301.5 feet
NGVD, and (b) two vertical shaft Francis turbines with a total
installed capacity of 1.1 megawatts; (8) a 480-foot-long tailrace; and
(5) a 2.3/23 kilovolt transmission bank.
The Prairie River Project is currently operated in a run-of-river
mode and generates an annual average of approximately 3,087 megawatt-
hours. Allete proposes to continue operating the project as a run-of-
river facility and does not propose any new construction to the
project.
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.
At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19),
issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC
at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
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,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY 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 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 in 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
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Support.
o. The license 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 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 schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for Filing Protest, Motion to December 2022.
Intervene, Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments.......... February 2023.
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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: October 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-23944 Filed 11-2-22; 8:45 am]
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