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clear bar-space; (7) a 36-inch-diameter 

bypass pipe; (8) a 22.5-foot-high, 49.5- 

foot-long, 48.75-foot-wide powerhouse 

containing two Francis-type generating 

units with a total capacity of 0.64 

megawatts; (9) a concrete lined tailrace 

discharging flows back into the South 

Fork Catawba River; (10) a substation 

containing a 2.3/44-kilovolt (kV) 

transformer and interconnection to 

Duke Energy’s 44 kV transmission line; 

and (11) appurtenant facilities. 

The project operates in a run-of-river 

mode with a minimum bypass flow of 

76 cubic feet per second. Spencer 

Mountain Hydropower, LLC proposes 

no changes to the project facilities or 

operations. The project has an average 

annual generation of 4,064 megawatthours. 

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 of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (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. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnllineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

You may also 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 a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

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 protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (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. 

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. 

o. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Issue Scoping Document 1 

for comments.

September 

2023. 

Scoping Document 1 comments due.October 2023. 

Request Additional Information (if necessary).November 

2023. 

Issue Scoping Document 2 (if 

necessary).

November 

2023. 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis.January 2024. 

Dated: August 24, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18744 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–523–000] 

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of 

Scoping Period Requesting Comments 

on Environmental Issues for the 

Proposed Oak Grove Enhancement 

Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental document, that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Oak Grove Enhancement Project 

involving construction and operation of 

facilities by ANR Pipeline Company 

(ANR) in Richland and West Carroll 

Parishes, Louisiana. The Commission 

will use this environmental document 

in its decision-making process to 

determine whether the project is in the 

public convenience and necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies regarding the 

project. As part of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review process, the Commission takes 

into account concerns the public may 

have about proposals and the 

environmental impacts that could result 

from its action whenever it considers 

the issuance of a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity. This 

gathering of public input is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the 

scoping process is to focus the analysis 

in the environmental document on the 

important environmental issues. 

Additional information about the 

Commission’s NEPA process is 

described below in the NEPA Process 

and Environmental Document section of 

this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission 

requests public comments on the scope 

of issues to address in the 

environmental document. To ensure 

that your comments are timely and 

properly recorded, please submit your 

comments so that the Commission 

receives them in Washington, DC, on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

September 25, 2023. Comments may be 

submitted in written form. Further 

details on how to submit comments are 

provided in the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the environmental 

document. Commission staff will 

consider all written comments during 

the preparation of the environmental 

document. 

If you submitted comments on this 

project to the Commission before the 

opening of this docket on August 1, 

2023, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. CP23–523–000 

to ensure they are considered as part of 

this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project. State and 

local government representatives should 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, a pipeline company 

representative may contact you about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

easement agreement. You are not 

required to enter into an agreement. 

However, if the Commission approves 

the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys 

the right of eminent domain to the 

company. Therefore, if you and the 

company do not reach an easement 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

court. In such instances, compensation 

would be determined by a judge in 

accordance with State law. The 


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1The appendices referenced in this notice will 

not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov 

using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’. For instructions on 

connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this 

notice. At this time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 

For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 

208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

Commission does not subsequently 

grant, exercise, or oversee the exercise 

of that eminent domain authority. The 

courts have exclusive authority to 

handle eminent domain cases; the 

Commission has no jurisdiction over 

these matters. 

ANR provided landowners with a fact 

sheet prepared by the FERC entitled 

‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On 

My Land? What Do I Need To Know? ’’ 

which addresses typically asked 

questions, including the use of eminent 

domain and how to participate in the 

Commission’s proceedings. This fact 

sheet along with other landowner topics 

of interest are available for viewing on 

the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) under 

the Natural Gas, Landowner Topics link. 

Public Participation 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. Please carefully follow 

these instructions so that your 

comments are properly recorded. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. Using 

eComment is an easy method for 

submitting brief, text-only comments on 

a project; 

(2) You can file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. With 

eFiling, you can provide comments in a 

variety of formats by attaching them as 

a file with your submission. 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; a comment on a 

particular project is considered a 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

Commission. Be sure to reference the 

project docket number (CP23–523–000) 

on your letter. 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. 

Additionally, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

makes it easy to stay informed of all 

issuances and submittals regarding the 

dockets/projects to which you 

subscribe. These instant email 

notifications are the fastest way to 

receive notification and provide a link 

to the document files which can reduce 

the amount of time you spend 

researching proceedings. Go to https://

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 

register for eSubscription. 

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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

ANR proposes to construct and 

operate 34.1 miles of new 30-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline to replace 

33.6 miles of existing 30-inch-diameter 

natural gas pipeline that ANR would 

abandon. The Oak Grove Enhancement 

Project would continue to provide about 

1,233 million square cubic feet per day 

of natural gas to its existing end user. 

No increase in natural gas capacity is 

anticipated. According to ANR, its 

project would improve the integrity and 

reliability of ANR’s system by replacing 

vintage pipeline facilities installed in 

the 1950’s with new pipeline facilities. 

The Oak Grove Enhancement Project 

would consist of the following facilities: 

• Installation of 34.1 miles of new 30- 

inch-diameter segment of natural gas 

pipeline, which will begin at ANR’s 

existing Delhi Compressor Station (CS) 

in Richland Parish and primarily 

parallel the existing Line 0–501, 1–501, 

and 2–501 pipelines before the new 

segment ties into the existing route just 

south of State Route 586 in West Carroll 

Parish at the terminus of the existing 

Line 0–501 segment to be abandoned. 

• Abandonment in place and by 

removal of 33.6 miles of existing 30- 

inch-diameter natural gas pipeline, 

which begins at ANR’s existing Delhi CS 

in Richland Parish and terminates just 

south of State Route 586 in West Carroll 

Parish. Approximately 1 percent (0.25 

mile) of the existing Line 0–501 segment 

would be abandoned by removal, while 

the remaining existing pipeline 

segments (totaling 33.35 miles) would 

be abandoned in place. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction and abandonment of the 

proposed facilities would disturb about 

702.4 acres of land for the replacement 

pipeline. Following construction, ANR 

would maintain about 170.3 acres for 

permanent operation of the project’s 

facilities; the remaining acreage would 

be restored. Approximately 91 percent 

(31.1 miles) of the new pipeline would 

be co-located with existing rights-of-way 

or paralleling existing utility corridors. 

Areas where ANR was unable to colocate the pipeline with existing rightsof-way or parallel existing corridors was 

primarily due to reroutes around 

Wetland Reserve Program easements, 

sensitive environmental areas, and 

constructability issues (e.g., crossings of 

waterbodies). 

NEPA Process and the Environmental 

Document 

Any environmental document issued 

by the Commission will discuss impacts 

that could occur as a result of the 

abandonment, construction, and 

operation of the proposed project under 

the relevant general resource areas: 

• geology and soils; 

• water resources and wetlands; 

• vegetation and wildlife; 

• threatened and endangered species; 

• cultural resources; 

• land use; 

• environmental justice; 

• air quality and noise; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Commission staff will also evaluate 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

project or portions of the project and 

make recommendations on how to 

lessen or avoid impacts on the various 

resource areas. Your comments will 

help Commission staff identify and 

focus on the issues that might have an 

effect on the human environment and 

potentially eliminate others from further 

study and discussion in the 

environmental document. 

Following this scoping period, 

Commission staff will determine 

whether to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) or an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the 

EIS will present Commission staff’s 


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2For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

3The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at title 40, Code of Federal 

Regulations, section 1501.8. 

4The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 

regulations are at title 36, Code of Federal 

Regulations, part 800. Those regulations define 

historic properties as any prehistoric or historic 

district, site, building, structure, or object included 

in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

independent analysis of the issues. If 

Commission staff prepares an EA, a 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment will be 

issued. The EA may be issued for an 

allotted public comment period. The 

Commission would consider timely 

comments on the EA before making its 

decision regarding the proposed project. 

If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/ 

Notice of Schedule will be issued, 

which will open up an additional 

comment period. Staff will then prepare 

a draft EIS which will be issued for 

public comment. Commission staff will 

consider all timely comments received 

during the comment period on the draft 

EIS and revise the document, as 

necessary, before issuing a final EIS. 

Any EA or draft and final EIS will be 

available in electronic format in the 

public record through eLibrary 2 and the 

Commission’s natural gas 

environmental documents web page 

(https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/ 

natural-gas/environment/ 

environmental-documents). If 

eSubscribed, you will receive instant 

email notification when the 

environmental document is issued. 

With this notice, the Commission is 

asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 

and/or special expertise with respect to 

the environmental issues of this project 

to formally cooperate in the preparation 

of the environmental document.3

Agencies that would like to request 

cooperating agency status should follow 

the instructions for filing comments 

provided under the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Consultation Under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

In accordance with the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation’s 

implementing regulations for section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, the Commission is 

using this notice to initiate consultation 

with the applicable State Historic 

Preservation Office(s), and to solicit 

their views and those of other 

government agencies, interested Indian 

tribes, and the public on the project’s 

potential effects on historic properties.4

The environmental document for this 

project will document findings on the 

impacts on historic properties and 

summarize the status of consultations 

under section 106. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

includes Federal, State, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American Tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. This list also includes 

all affected landowners (as defined in 

the Commission’s regulations) who are 

potential right-of-way grantors, whose 

property may be used temporarily for 

project purposes, or who own homes 

within certain distances of aboveground 

facilities, and anyone who submits 

comments on the project and includes a 

mailing address with their comments. 

Commission staff will update the 

environmental mailing list as the 

analysis proceeds to ensure that 

Commission notices related to this 

environmental review are sent to all 

individuals, organizations, and 

government entities interested in and/or 

potentially affected by the proposed 

project. 

If you need to make changes to your 

name/address, or if you would like to 

remove your name from the mailing list, 

please complete one of the following 

steps: 

(1) Send an email to 

GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov 

stating your request. You must include 

the docket number CP23–523–000 in 

your request. If you are requesting a 

change to your address, please be sure 

to include your name and the correct 

address. If you are requesting to delete 

your address from the mailing list, 

please include your name and address 

as it appeared on this notice. This email 

address is unable to accept comments. 

OR 

(2) Return the attached ‘‘Mailing List 

Update Form’’ (appendix 2). 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC 

website at www.ferc.gov using the 

eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, 

click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the 

docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ 

field. Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 

208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 

502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of all formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

Public sessions or site visits will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar 

located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related 

information. 

Dated: August 23, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18638 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2146–275] 

Alabama Power Company; 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: Non-Capacity 

Amendment of License. 

b. Project No: P–2146–275. 

c. Date Filed: August 8, 2023. 

d. Applicant: Alabama Power 

Company (Alabama Power). 

e. Name of Project: Coosa River 

Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Coosa River, in Coosa, Chilton, 

Talladega and Shelby counties, 

Alabama. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Alan L. Peeples, 

Alabama Power Company, 600 North 

18th Street, P.O. Box 2641, Birmingham, 

AL 35291–8180, (205) 257–1401. 

i. FERC Contact: Zeena Aljibury, (202) 

502–6065, zeena.aljibury@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests is 30 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice by the Commission. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene, protests, comments, or 

recommendations 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, 


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