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email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 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, 

respectively. 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 Documents: 

Any filing must (1) bear in 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 

commenting, 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. Any 

filing made by an intervenor 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 18 CFR 

385.2010. 

Dated: March 8, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05317 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP22–679–000. 

Applicants: Discovery Gas 

Transmission LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Discovery Gas Transmission LLC 

Housekeeping Tariff Filing to be 

effective 4/8/2022. 

Filed Date: 3/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220308–5007. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/22. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: March 8, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05328 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2514–209] 

Appalachian Power Company; Notice 

of Application Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission and Establishing 

Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Amendments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2514–209. 

c. Date Filed: February 28, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Appalachian Power 

Company (Appalachian). 

e. Name of Project: Byllesby-Buck 

Hydroelectric Project (Byllesby-Buck 

Project). 

f. Location: The two-development 

Byllesby-Buck Project is located on the 

New River in Carroll County, Virginia. 

The project occupies 7.23 acres of 

federal land managed by the U.S. Forest 

Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Elizabeth 

Parcell, Process Supervisor, American 

Electric Power Service Corporation, 40 

Franklin Road SW, Roanoke, VA 24011; 

Phone at (540) 985–2441 or email at 

ebparcell@aep.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at 

(202) 502–8278, or jody.callihan@

ferc.gov. 

j. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. The Byllesby-Buck Project consists 

of two developments (Byllesby and 

Buck); the Byllesby Development is 

located 3 river miles upstream of the 

Buck Development. The current license 

authorizes a combined generating 

capacity of 30.1 megawatts (MW); 

however, the actual installed capacity is 

26.1 MW, which Appalachian proposes 

to increase to 29.8 MW, as described 

below. 

Between 2016 and 2020, the project 

had an average annual generation of 

92,820 megawatt-hours (MWh). 

The Byllesby Development consists 

of: (1) A 64-foot-high, 528-foot-long 

concrete dam, sluice gate, and main 

spillway section topped with four 

sections of 9-foot-high flashboards, five 

sections of 9-foot-high inflatable 

Obermeyer crest gates, and six bays of 

10-foot-high Tainter gates; (2) an 

auxiliary spillway including six sections 

of 9-foot-high flashboards; (3) a 239-acre 

impoundment with a gross storage 

capacity of 2,000 acre-feet; (4) a 

powerhouse containing four turbinegenerator units with a total installed 

capacity of 18.0 MW; (5) a control house 

and switchyard; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. 

The Buck Development consists of: (1) 

A 42-foot-high, 353-foot-long concrete 

dam and sluice gate; (2) a 1,005-footlong, 19-foot-high spillway section 

topped with twenty sections of 9-foothigh flashboards, four sections of 9-foothigh inflatable crest gates, and six bays 

of 10-foot-high Tainter gates; (3) a 66- 

acre impoundment with a gross storage 

capacity of 661 acre-feet; (4) a 

powerhouse containing three turbinegenerator units with a total installed 

capacity of 8.1 MW; (5) two 2-mile-long 

overhead 13.2-kilovolt transmission 

lines extending from the Buck 

powerhouse to the Byllesby control 

house; and (6) appurtenant facilities. 

The Byllesby-Buck Project is currently 

operated in a run-of-river (ROR) mode, 

with the Byllesby impoundment 

maintained between elevations of 

2,078.2 feet and 2,079.2 feet National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 

29) and the Buck impoundment 

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2,002.4 feet and 2,003.4 feet NGVD 29. 

A minimum flow of 360 cubic feet per 

second (cfs), or project inflow if less, is 

provided downstream of each 

powerhouse. Article 406 of the current 

license requires that following periods 

of spill when a spillway gate has been 

opened 2 feet of more, spill flows (into 

the Buck bypassed reach) must be 

released through a 2-foot gate opening 

for at least 3 hours, then the gate 

opening must be reduced to 1 foot for 

at least an additional 3 hours prior to 

closing the gate. 

Appalachian proposes to continue 

operating the project in a ROR mode 

and providing a 360-cfs minimum flow 

at each development. However, 

Appalachian proposes to modify the 

existing ramping rate requirement at the 

Buck Development such that, following 

periods of spill when a spillway gate 

has been opened 2 feet or more, water 

would be released (into the Buck 

bypassed reach) through a 2-foot gate 

opening for at least 2 hours, then the 

gate opening would be reduced to 1 foot 

for 2 hours, and finally to 0.5 foot for 

2 hours before closing the gate. In 

addition to this measure, which is 

intended to minimize walleye stranding 

in the Buck bypassed reach, 

Appalachian proposes environmental 

measures for the protection and 

enhancement of other aquatic resources 

as well as terrestrial, recreation, and 

cultural resources. 

Appalachian also proposes to upgrade 

three (of the four) turbine-generator 

units at the Byllesby Development and 

two (of the three) turbine-generator 

units at the Buck Development. The 

proposed upgrades are expected to 

increase the total installed capacity from 

26.1 MW to 29.8 MW and the project’s 

average annual generation by 25,927 

MWh. In addition, Appalachian 

proposes to add to the current project 

boundary: (1) The Byllesby control 

house and switchyard and (2) two 2- 

mile-long overhead 13.2-kilovolt 

transmission lines that extend from the 

Buck powerhouse to the Byllesby 

control house. 

l. A copy of the application can 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 (P–2514). For assistance, 

contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 

or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). 

m. 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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) ............................................................................................................................ March 2022. 

Request Additional Information (if necessary) ............................................................................................................... May 2022. 

Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis .............................................................................. August 2022. 

o. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: March 8, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05311 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL 9597–01–OA] 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates for the National 

Environmental Education Advisory 

Council (NEEAC) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or Agency 

Office of Public Engagement and 

Environmental Education is soliciting 

applications for environmental 

education professionals for 

consideration to serve on the National 

Environmental Education Advisory 

Council (NEEAC). There are multiple 

vacancies on the Advisory Council that 

must be filled. Additional avenues and 

resources may be utilized in the 

solicitation of applications. ‘‘In 

accordance with Executive Order 14035 

(June 25, 2021), EPA values and 

welcomes opportunities to increase 

diversity, equity, inclusion and 

accessibility on its federal advisory 

committees. EPA’s federal advisory 

committees have a workforce that 

reflects the diversity of the American 

people.’’ 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by April 13, 2022 per the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Mr. Javier Araujo, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), Office of Environmental 

Education (OEE), by telephone at (202) 

441–8981 or via email at araujo.javier@

epa.gov. General information 

concerning the NEEAC can be found on 

the following website: https://

www.epa.gov/education/nationalenvironmental-education-advisorycouncil-neeac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Environmental 

Education Act requires that the council 

be comprised of (11) members 

appointed by the Administrator of the 

EPA. Members represent a balance of 

perspectives, professional 

qualifications, and experience. The Act 

specifies that members must represent 

the following sectors: Primary and 

secondary education (One of whom 

shall be a classroom teacher), two 

members: Colleges and universities, two 

members; business and industry, two 

members; non-profit organizations, two 

members. state departments of 

education and natural resources, two 

members, and one member to represent 

senior Americans. Members are chosen 

to represent various geographic regions 

of the country, and the Council strives 

for a diverse representation. The 

professional backgrounds of Council 

members should include education, 

science, policy, or other appropriate 

disciplines. Each member of the Council 

shall hold office for a one (1) to three 

(3) year period. Members are expected 

to participate in up to two (2) meetings 

per year and monthly or more 

conference calls per year. Members of 

the council shall receive compensation 

and allowances, including travel 


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