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1 18 CFR 157.205. 

2Persons include individuals, organizations, 

businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18 

CFR 385.102(d). 

3 18 CFR 157.205(e). 

4 18 CFR 385.214. 

5 18 CFR 157.10. 

121.8, we are providing notice that 

Michigan EGLE’s denial satisfies the 

requirements of 40 CFR 121.7(e). 

Dated: August 30, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19220 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–533–000] 

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice 

of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline 

Take notice that on August 23, 2023, 

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas 

Gas), 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, 

Houston, Texas 77046, filed in the 

above referenced docket, a prior notice 

request pursuant to sections 157.205(b), 

157,208(c) and 157.213 of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Texas Gas’ 

blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 

CP82–407–000. Texas Gas seeks 

authorization to construct, own, operate, 

and maintain two new injection/ 

withdrawal wells including the 

installation of an 8-inch-diameter 

pipeline and a meter and regulator 

station for each well, and auxiliary 

facilities at its Midland Storage Field. 

The Midland Storage Field is located 

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Texas 

Gas states the project will increase the 

storage withdrawal capability by 50 

million cubic feet per day at Midland 

Storage Field to provide better 

deliverability at low inventory levels. 

Texas Gas states the improved 

withdrawal capability will make better 

use of currently unsubscribed seasonal 

cavern capacity. The estimated cost for 

the project is $15,200,000, all as more 

fully set forth in the request which is on 

file with the Commission and open to 

public inspection. 

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 

(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 the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission at FercOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 

or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this request 

should be directed to 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. 

Public Participation 

There are three ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project: you can file a protest to the 

project, you can file a motion to 

intervene in the proceeding, and you 

can file comments on the project. There 

is no fee or cost for filing protests, 

motions to intervene, or comments. The 

deadline for filing protests, motions to 

intervene, and comments is 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on October 30, 2023. How 

to file protests, motions to intervene, 

and comments is explained below. 

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. 

Protests 

Pursuant to section 157.205 of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 

NGA,1 any person 2 or the Commission’s 

staff may file a protest to the request. If 

no protest is filed within the time 

allowed or if a protest is filed and then 

withdrawn within 30 days after the 

allowed time for filing a protest, the 

proposed activity shall be deemed to be 

authorized effective the day after the 

time allowed for protest. If a protest is 

filed and not withdrawn within 30 days 

after the time allowed for filing a 

protest, the instant request for 

authorization will be considered by the 

Commission. 

Protests must comply with the 

requirements specified in section 

157.205(e) of the Commission’s 

regulations,3 and must be submitted by 

the protest deadline, which is October 

30, 2023. A protest may also serve as a 

motion to intervene so long as the 

protestor states it also seeks to be an 

intervenor. 

Interventions 

Any person has the option to file a 

motion to intervene in this proceeding. 

Only intervenors have the right to 

request rehearing of Commission orders 

issued in this proceeding and to 

subsequently challenge the 

Commission’s orders in the U.S. Circuit 

Courts of Appeal. 

To intervene, you must submit a 

motion to intervene to the Commission 

in accordance with Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure 4 and the regulations under 

the NGA 5 by the intervention deadline 

for the project, which is October 13, 

2023. As described further in Rule 214, 

your motion to intervene must state, to 

the extent known, your position 

regarding the proceeding, as well as 

your interest in the proceeding. For an 

individual, this could include your 

status as a landowner, ratepayer, 

resident of an impacted community, or 

recreationist. You do not need to have 

property directly impacted by the 

project in order to intervene. For more 

information about motions to intervene, 

refer to the FERC website at https://

www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/ 

intervene.asp. 

All timely, unopposed motions to 

intervene are automatically granted by 

operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to 

intervene that are filed after the 

intervention deadline are untimely and 

may be denied. Any late-filed motion to 

intervene must show good cause for 

being late and must explain why the 

time limitation should be waived and 

provide justification by reference to 

factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the 

Commission’s Rules and Regulations. A 

person obtaining party status will be 

placed on the service list maintained by 

the Secretary of the Commission and 

will receive copies (paper or electronic) 

of all documents filed by the applicant 

and by all other parties. 

Comments 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the project may do so. The Commission 

considers all comments received about 

the project in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken. To 

ensure that your comments are timely 

and properly recorded, please submit 

your comments on or before October 30, 

2023. The filing of a comment alone will 

not serve to make the filer a party to the 


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6Additionally, 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. 

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. 

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– 

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 

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 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. 

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] 

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