City of Augusta, Georgia; Notice of Meeting To Discuss Augusta Canal Biological Opinion, 61585 [2023-19291]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2023 / Notices proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding. How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number CP23–533–000 in your submission. (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by using the Commission’s eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select ‘‘General’’ and then select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 6 (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to the address below. Your submission must reference the Project docket number CP23–533– 000. To file via USPS: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. To file via any other method: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Juan Eligio, Jr., Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 9 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046, or phone (713) 479–3480, or by email juan.eligio@ bwpipelines.com. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService link on FERC Online. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Tracking the Proceeding Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project will be available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– 6 Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Sep 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. 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. For more information and to register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp. Dated: August 31, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–19292 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Project No. 11810–004] City of Augusta, Georgia; Notice of Meeting To Discuss Augusta Canal Biological Opinion On April 25, 2023, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) filed its draft Biological Opinion (BO) with the Commission on the licensing of the Augusta Canal Project No. 11810, which included NMFS’s reasonable and prudent measures for the protection of the endangered shortnose sturgeon and the South Atlantic Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic sturgeon. On June 16, 2023, the City of Augusta, Georgia filed comments on the draft BO. On September 29, 2023, Commission staff will hold a technical conference to discuss with NMFS the biological rationale for Reasonable and Prudent Measure No. 1, which would require flow into Augusta Canal be capped at 3,500 cubic feet per second. Staff also intends to discuss additional information needs with the City of Augusta for the proposed Augusta Canal Project No. 11810. The specific items to be discussed during the technical conference are included in Attachment A. The conference will be held via teleconference from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. All local, State, and Federal agencies, Native American Tribes, and other interested parties are invited to attend; however participation during the Fmt 4703 Dated: August 31, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Additional Information To Be Discussed During the Technical Conference Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Frm 00087 meeting will be limited to Commission staff, NMFS personnel, and the City of Augusta representatives. Discussion at the meeting will be limited to those items listed in Attachment A. There will be no transcript of the conference, but a summary of the meeting will be prepared for the project record. If you are interested in attending and/or participating in the conference, you must contact David Gandy at (202) 502– 8560, or david.gandy@ferc.gov by September 26, 2023 to receive specific instructions on how to attend. Questions concerning the meeting, the FERC process, or the consultation process should be directed to Allan Creamer at (202) 502–8365, or allan.creamer@ferc.gov. Attachment A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PO 00000 61585 Sfmt 9990 1. What is the design capacity of the Augusta Canal and its normal operating capacity? 2. Since issuance of the final environmental assessment on September 22, 2006, what, if any, work that has been undertaken to increase the capacity of the Augusta Canal? 3. What is the amount of water currently withdrawn from the Augusta Canal for hydroelectric generation, public water supply (consumptive use), recreation, and any other use, as well as the manner of each withdrawal? 4. How much of the water that is drawn into the Augusta Canal is returned to the Savannah River and Augusta Shoals, and what is the point of reentry (for each non-consumptive use)? 5. Please provide a specific, quantitative description of what effects implementing RPM (Reasonable and Prudent Measure) No. 1 and RPM No. 3 would have on the City of Augusta’s ability to provide the flows needed to meet the existing and projected water needs from the Augusta Canal. [FR Doc. 2023–19291 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 61585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19291]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11810-004]


City of Augusta, Georgia; Notice of Meeting To Discuss Augusta 
Canal Biological Opinion

    On April 25, 2023, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
filed its draft Biological Opinion (BO) with the Commission on the 
licensing of the Augusta Canal Project No. 11810, which included NMFS's 
reasonable and prudent measures for the protection of the endangered 
shortnose sturgeon and the South Atlantic Distinct Population Segment 
of Atlantic sturgeon. On June 16, 2023, the City of Augusta, Georgia 
filed comments on the draft BO.
    On September 29, 2023, Commission staff will hold a technical 
conference to discuss with NMFS the biological rationale for Reasonable 
and Prudent Measure No. 1, which would require flow into Augusta Canal 
be capped at 3,500 cubic feet per second. Staff also intends to discuss 
additional information needs with the City of Augusta for the proposed 
Augusta Canal Project No. 11810. The specific items to be discussed 
during the technical conference are included in Attachment A. The 
conference will be held via teleconference from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time.
    All local, State, and Federal agencies, Native American Tribes, and 
other interested parties are invited to attend; however participation 
during the meeting will be limited to Commission staff, NMFS personnel, 
and the City of Augusta representatives. Discussion at the meeting will 
be limited to those items listed in Attachment A. There will be no 
transcript of the conference, but a summary of the meeting will be 
prepared for the project record. If you are interested in attending 
and/or participating in the conference, you must contact David Gandy at 
(202) 502-8560, or [email protected] by September 26, 2023 to 
receive specific instructions on how to attend. Questions concerning 
the meeting, the FERC process, or the consultation process should be 
directed to Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or [email protected].

    Dated: August 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Attachment A

Additional Information To Be Discussed During the Technical Conference

    1. What is the design capacity of the Augusta Canal and its normal 
operating capacity?
    2. Since issuance of the final environmental assessment on 
September 22, 2006, what, if any, work that has been undertaken to 
increase the capacity of the Augusta Canal?
    3. What is the amount of water currently withdrawn from the Augusta 
Canal for hydroelectric generation, public water supply (consumptive 
use), recreation, and any other use, as well as the manner of each 
withdrawal?
    4. How much of the water that is drawn into the Augusta Canal is 
returned to the Savannah River and Augusta Shoals, and what is the 
point of reentry (for each non-consumptive use)?
    5. Please provide a specific, quantitative description of what 
effects implementing RPM (Reasonable and Prudent Measure) No. 1 and RPM 
No. 3 would have on the City of Augusta's ability to provide the flows 
needed to meet the existing and projected water needs from the Augusta 
Canal.

[FR Doc. 2023-19291 Filed 9-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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