Notice2021-27367
Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia, Allegheny Generating Company, and Bath County Energy, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping, Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
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December 17, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 240 (Friday, December 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71634-71635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27367]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2716-050]
Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy
Virginia, Allegheny Generating Company, and Bath County Energy, LLC;
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping,
Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and
Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Project No.: 2716-050.
c. Dated Filed: October 19, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion
Energy Virginia, Allegheny Generating Company, and Bath County Energy,
LLC (Dominion).
e. Name of Project: Bath County Pumped Storage Project (Bath County
Project).
f. Location: The project is located on Back Creek and Little Back
Creek in Bath, Highland, Augusta, and Rockbridge counties, Virginia.
The current project boundary encompasses 3,436 acres of land, including
712 acres of federal land in George Washington National Forest
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Corwin D. Chamberlain,
Relicensing Project Manager, Dominion Energy, 600 Canal Place,
Richmond, VA 23219-3852; (804) 273-2948;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1c2ced3d6c8cf8fc58fc2c9c0ccc3c4d3cdc0c8cfe1c5ceccc8cfc8cecfc4cfc4d3c6d88fc2cecc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90f3ffe2e7f9febef4bef3f8f1fdf2f5e2fcf1f9fed0f4fffdf9fef9fffef5fef5e2f7e9bef3fffd">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#71101f150314065f1314031f18121a31171403125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="44252a203621336a2621362a2d272f04222136276a232b32">[email protected]</span></a>. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local,
and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with
respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests described in item o below.
Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies
that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot
also intervene. See 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
j. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR, part 402, section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act and the implementing regulations at 50
CFR 600.920 and (b) the State Historic Preservation Office, as required
by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
k. With this notice, we are designating Dominion as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
l. Dominion filed with the Commission a Pre-Application Document
(PAD, including a proposed process plan and schedule), pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents via the internet through
the Commission's Home Page (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>) 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecaaa9beafa38280858289bf999c9c839e98ac8a899e8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88cecddacbc7e6e4e1e6eddbfdf8f8e7fafcc8eeedfaeba6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at http://
www.ferc.gov/
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docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system
at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40060512030f2e2c292e25133530302f323400262532236e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4f2f1e6f7fbdad8dddad1e7c1c4c4dbc6c0f4d2d1c6d79ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>. 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-2716-050.
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by February 16, 2022.
p. The Commission's scoping process will help determine the
required level of analysis and satisfy the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the
Commission prepares an environmental assessment or environmental impact
statement.
Scoping Meetings
Due to on-going concerns with large gatherings related to COVID-19,
we do not intend to hold in-person public scoping meetings or an in-
person environmental site review. Rather, Commission staff will hold
virtual public scoping meetings using a telephone conference line. The
daytime scoping meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes,
and non-governmental organization (NGO) concerns, while the evening
scoping meeting will focus on receiving input from the public. We
invite all interested agencies, Native American tribes, NGOs, and
individuals to attend one of these meetings to assist us in identifying
the scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA
document.
The dates and times of these meetings are as follows:
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Virtual Environmental Site Reviews for all stakeholders:
Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
10 a.m. EST and 6 p.m. EST.
WebEx meeting details provided by Kleinschmidt Associates on behalf of
Dominion
Meeting for resource agencies, Tribes, and NGOs:
Thursday, January 13, 2022.
10 a.m.-12 p.m. EST.
Call in number: 888-604-9359.
Participant passcode: 8998724.
Meeting for the general public:
Thursday, January 13, 2022.
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EST.
Call in number: 888-604-9359.
Participant passcode: 8998724.
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Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals
and entities on the Commission's mailing list and Dominion's
distribution list. Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for
accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues,
identified through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Reviews
Dominion and Commission staff will hold two virtual Environmental
Site Reviews of the Bath County Project on January 12, 2022, starting
at 10 a.m. eastern standard time (EST) and 6 p.m. EST, respectively.
Please contact Alison Jakupca of Kleinschmidt Associates at (803) 462-
5628 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7e6cbced4c8c989edc6ccd2d7c4c6e7eccbc2cec9d4c4cfcacec3d3c0d5c8d2d789c4c8ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f1e33362c303171153e342a2f3c3e1f14333a36312c3c3732363b2b382d302a2f713c3032">[email protected]</span></a>, by January 5, 2022, if
you plan to attend. WebEx meeting details will be provided by
Kleinschmidt Associates once attendance is confirmed.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to
discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a
copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The daytime and evening scoping meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will be placed in the public record of the project;
the virtual Environmental Site Reviews will not be recorded by a court
reporter and public comments will not be accepted during that time.
Please note, that if no participants join the meetings within 30
minutes after the start time, staff will end the meeting and conference
call. The meetings will end after participants have presented their
oral comments or at the specified end time, whichever occurs first.
Dated: December 13, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27367 Filed 12-16-21; 8:45 am]
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