Town of Bedford, Virginia; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions, 37058-37060 [2023-12077]
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Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding,
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Dated: May 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PL03–3–012]
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Argus Media Inc.; Notice of Filing
Take notice that on May 30, 2023,
Argus Media Inc. filed a formal
application to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
for re-approval as a price index
developer fully or substantially in
compliance with the Commission’s
April 2022 Actions Regarding the
Commission’s Policy on Price Index
Formation and Transparency, and
Indices Referenced in Natural Gas and
Electric Tariffs (Revised Policy
Statement).1
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
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comment date. On or before the
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8004.
Dated: May 30, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Dated: May 30, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD23–2–000]
[Project No. 5596–020]
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation; Notice of Joint Technical
Conference
Town of Bedford, Virginia; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission and North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) staff will convene a
technical conference in the abovereferenced proceeding on August 10,
2023. The conference will be held inperson at NERC’s headquarters at 3353
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a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 5596–020.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Town of Bedford,
Virginia (Town of Bedford).
e. Name of Project: Bedford
Hydroelectric Project (Bedford Project or
project).
f. Location: On the James River, near
the Town of Bedford, in Bedford and
Amherst counties, Virginia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: James Rowlett,
Electric Systems Engineer, Town of
Bedford Electric Department, 877
Monroe Street, Bedford, Virginia 24523;
(540) 587–6079 or jrowlett@
bedfordva.gov; and Joe Peterson, Hydro
Plant Engineer, Town of Bedford
Electric Department, 877 Monroe Street,
Bedford, Virginia 24523; (540) 587–6071
or JPeterson@bedfordva.gov.
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at
(202) 502–8660, or andrew.bernick@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments, and
final 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, protests, comments, and final
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and 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 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,
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. All filings
must clearly identify the project name
and docket number on the first page:
Bedford Hydroelectric Project (P–5596–
020).
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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 current Bedford Project license
authorizes: (1) a 9- to 17-foot-high
concrete gravity dam with a 1,680-footlong concrete spillway; (2) a 57-acre
impoundment with a storage capacity of
350 acre-feet at the normal maximum
pool elevation of 627.7 feet North
American Vertical Datum of 1988
(NAVD 88); (3) a 1,200-foot-long, 180foot-wide, 16-foot-deep power canal; (4)
a power canal headgate composed of
three 21.6-foot-wide, 15.9-foot-high steel
gates; (5) a 49.1-foot-wide, 29.47-foothigh steel trashrack with a clear bar
spacing of 3.5 inches; (6) a 55-foot-long,
80-foot-wide powerhouse containing
two 2.5-megawatt (MW) turbinegenerator units with a total capacity of
5.0 MW; (7) a 1,640-foot-long service
road; (8) a 65-foot-long, 120-foot-wide
tailrace; (9) a 120-foot-long, 4-kilovolt
(kV) underground transmission line
connecting the generating units to one
4.16/23-kV, 5-megavolt-ampere step-up
transformer; (10) a 2,800-foot-long, 23kV transmission line; and (11)
appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated in a run-ofriver mode, whereby outflow from the
project approximates inflow. The
powerhouse is operated in an automatic
control mode using water level
transducers to maintain the normal
impoundment elevation at 627.7 feet
NAVD 88. The minimum and maximum
hydraulic capacities of the project are
600 cubic feet per second (cfs) and 3,630
cfs, respectively. A continuous
minimum flow of 150 cfs or inflow,
whichever is less, is passed into the
bypassed reach through four notches
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along the project’s spillway. Flow in
excess of the 150-cfs minimum flow
requirement is provided to the project’s
power canal for power generation.
Project operation ceases when inflow
falls below the project’s minimum
hydraulic capacity and all flow is
passed over the project’s dam into the
bypassed reach. The average annual
generation is estimated to be 13,377
megawatt-hours.
The Town of Bedford proposes to
continue operating the project in a runof-river mode, with no changes to the
existing operation. The Town of Bedford
also proposes to: (1) construct a new 45foot by 55-foot maintenance shed within
a previously disturbed area north of the
powerhouse; and (2) modify the project
boundary to remove 54.7 acres
(including a 2,800-foot-long
transmission line authorized in the
current license that the Town of Bedford
contends is no longer part of the
primary transmission system) and add
43.6 acres (to maintain the visual
character of aesthetic resources within
the current project boundary, including
a Virginia scenic byway and an historic
trail), for a total decrease of 11.1 acres.
m. A copy of the application 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. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room. For assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnllineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
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, 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,’’
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‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘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.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
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Filing of Comments,
Recommendations,
Terms and Conditions, and Fishway
Prescriptions.
Filing of Reply Comments.
Target date
July 2023.
September 2023.
p. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
q. 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.
r. The Commission’s Office of Public
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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.
Dated: May 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15282–000]
White Rapids, LLC; Notice of
Effectiveness of Withdrawal of
Preliminary Permit Application
On July 6, 2022, White Rapids LLC
(White Rapids) filed a preliminary
permit application pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing
to study the feasibility of the Slater
Hydroelectric Project No. 15282 (Slater
Project). On May 16, 2023, White Rapids
filed a notice of withdrawal of its
application.
No motion in opposition to the notice
of withdrawal has been filed, and the
Commission has taken no action to
disallow the withdrawal. Pursuant to
Rule 216(b) of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure,1 the
withdrawal of the application became
effective on May 31, 2023, and this
proceeding is hereby terminated.2
Dated: May 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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1 18
CFR 385.216(b) (2022).
January 17, 2023, New England Hydropower
Company, LLC filed a notice of intent and preapplication document for the Ashton Dam Project
No. 14634 as a competing application to the Slater
Project application. Now that the Slater Project
application is effectively withdrawn and the
proceeding is terminated, the two applications are
no longer in competition and any Commission
regulations regarding competitive applications are
no longer applicable.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC23–92–000.
Applicants: Midway-Sunset
Cogeneration Company.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Midway-Sunset
Cogeneration Company.
Filed Date: 5/30/23.
Accession Number: 20230530–5315.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/23.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER23–974–001.
Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
2023–05–30 Deficiency Letter Response
in Docket No. ER93–974 to be effective
4/1/2023.
Filed Date: 5/30/23.
Accession Number: 20230530–5279.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/20/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1214–001.
Applicants: Stones DR, LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Response to Request for Additional
Information to be effective 3/3/2023.
Filed Date: 5/31/23.
Accession Number: 20230531–5207.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/21/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1703–001.
Applicants: Stanton Battery Energy
Storage, LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Amendment to MBR Application for
Market Based Rate Authority to be
effective 6/5/2023.
Filed Date: 5/31/23.
Accession Number: 20230531–5055.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/21/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1998–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Notice of Cancellation of ISA, SA No.
6016, Queue No. B02 to be effective 5/
31/2023.
Filed Date: 5/30/23.
Accession Number: 20230530–5217.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/20/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1999–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Notice of Cancellation of ISA, SA No.
4124 to be effective 5/31/2023.
Filed Date: 5/30/23.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5596-020]
Town of Bedford, Virginia; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Fishway 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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 5596-020.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Town of Bedford, Virginia (Town of Bedford).
e. Name of Project: Bedford Hydroelectric Project (Bedford Project
or project).
f. Location: On the James River, near the Town of Bedford, in
Bedford and Amherst counties, Virginia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: James Rowlett, Electric Systems Engineer,
Town of Bedford Electric Department, 877 Monroe Street, Bedford,
Virginia 24523; (540) 587-6079 or [email protected]; and Joe
Peterson, Hydro Plant Engineer, Town of Bedford Electric Department,
877 Monroe Street, Bedford, Virginia 24523; (540) 587-6071 or
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660, or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
and final 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, protests, comments, and final recommendations,
terms and conditions, and 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 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, 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. All filings must clearly identify the
project name and docket number on the first page: Bedford Hydroelectric
Project (P-5596-020).
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 current Bedford Project license authorizes: (1) a 9- to 17-
foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 1,680-foot-long concrete
spillway; (2) a 57-acre impoundment with a storage capacity of 350
acre-feet at the normal maximum pool elevation of 627.7 feet North
American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); (3) a 1,200-foot-long, 180-
foot-wide, 16-foot-deep power canal; (4) a power canal headgate
composed of three 21.6-foot-wide, 15.9-foot-high steel gates; (5) a
49.1-foot-wide, 29.47-foot-high steel trashrack with a clear bar
spacing of 3.5 inches; (6) a 55-foot-long, 80-foot-wide powerhouse
containing two 2.5-megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units with a total
capacity of 5.0 MW; (7) a 1,640-foot-long service road; (8) a 65-foot-
long, 120-foot-wide tailrace; (9) a 120-foot-long, 4-kilovolt (kV)
underground transmission line connecting the generating units to one
4.16/23-kV, 5-megavolt-ampere step-up transformer; (10) a 2,800-foot-
long, 23-kV transmission line; and (11) appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated in a run-of-river mode, whereby outflow
from the project approximates inflow. The powerhouse is operated in an
automatic control mode using water level transducers to maintain the
normal impoundment elevation at 627.7 feet NAVD 88. The minimum and
maximum hydraulic capacities of the project are 600 cubic feet per
second (cfs) and 3,630 cfs, respectively. A continuous minimum flow of
150 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, is passed into the bypassed reach
through four notches along the project's spillway. Flow in excess of
the 150-cfs minimum flow requirement is provided to the project's power
canal for power generation. Project operation ceases when inflow falls
below the project's minimum hydraulic capacity and all flow is passed
over the project's dam into the bypassed reach. The average annual
generation is estimated to be 13,377 megawatt-hours.
The Town of Bedford proposes to continue operating the project in a
run-of-river mode, with no changes to the existing operation. The Town
of Bedford also proposes to: (1) construct a new 45-foot by 55-foot
maintenance shed within a previously disturbed area north of the
powerhouse; and (2) modify the project boundary to remove 54.7 acres
(including a 2,800-foot-long transmission line authorized in the
current license that the Town of Bedford contends is no longer part of
the primary transmission system) and add 43.6 acres (to maintain the
visual character of aesthetic resources within the current project
boundary, including a Virginia scenic byway and an historic trail), for
a total decrease of 11.1 acres.
m. A copy of the application 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
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, 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,''
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``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``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.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Terms July 2023.
and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions.
Filing of Reply Comments.................. September 2023.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
q. 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.
r. 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 [email protected].
Dated: May 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12077 Filed 6-5-23; 8:45 am]
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