[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60672-60673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19063]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1894-229]


Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Temporary variance of seasonal turbine venting 
period.
    b. Project No.: 1894-229.
    c. Date Filed: August 2, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Parr Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Broad River in Newberry 
and Fairfield counties, South Carolina, and occupies Federal lands 
within the Sumter National Forest, administered by the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Amy Bresnahan, Dominion Energy South 
Carolina, Inc., 220 Operation Way, Mail Code B223, Cayce, South 
Carolina 29033; (803) 217-9965; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Joy Kurtz, (202) 502-6760, [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is September 28, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's 
eFiling system at http://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 http://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, 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, MD 20852. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number P-1894-229. Comments emailed to Commission staff 
are not considered part of the Commission record.
    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 whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The licensee requests Commission 
approval to extend the seasonal turbine venting window requirements 
specified in the project's Turbine Venting Plan (Plan) through October 
31, 2023. The Plan requires the licensee to provide turbine venting 
annually between June 15 and August 31 in order to increase dissolved 
oxygen levels downstream of Parr Shoals Dam. Article 401(b) of the 
project license requires the licensee to obtain Commission approval for 
extensions exceeding 30 days. The licensee is seeking Commission 
approval to extend the seasonal turbine venting window through October 
31, 2023, in light of requests from the South Carolina Department of 
Natural Resources and South Carolina Department of Health and 
Environmental Control, who are concerned that low dissolved oxygen 
levels may persist at the project through fall of 2023.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at http://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 http://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 
[email protected], 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, Protests, or Motions To Intervene: 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. 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: All filings must (1) 
bear in

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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 protesting or intervening; and (4) 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. 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 
385.2010.

     Dated: August 29, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-19063 Filed 9-1-23; 8:45 am]
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