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and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 

CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are 

also initiating consultation with the 

New York State Historic Preservation 

Officer, 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. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Rivers Electric as the Commission’s 

non-federal representative for carrying 

out informal consultation pursuant to 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; 

and consultation pursuant to section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

m. Rivers Electric filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including 

a proposed process plan and schedule) 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 

on the Commission’s website (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. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at FERCOnline

Support@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll 

free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). 

o. The applicant states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for a 

subsequent license for Project No. 9985. 

Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20 each 

application for a subsequent license and 

any competing license applications 

must be filed with the Commission at 

least 24 months prior to the expiration 

of the existing license. All applications 

for license for this project must be filed 

by March 31, 2025. 

p. Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.

asp to be notified via email of new filing 

and issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

Dated: May 11, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10603 Filed 5–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2188–271] 

Northwestern Corporation; 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 Article 403. 

b. Project No: 2188–271. 

c. Date Filed: April 29, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Northwestern 

Corporation (licensee). 

e. Name of Project: Missouri-Madison 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project consists of 

nine hydroelectric developments 

located on the Madison and Missouri 

Rivers in Gallatin, Madison, Lewis and 

Clark, and Cascade counties, Montana. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mary Gail 

Sullivan, Director, Environmental and 

Lands, Northwestern Corporation, 11 

East Park Street, Butte, Montana, 59701, 

(406) 497–3382, marygail.sullivan@

northwestern.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Holly Frank, (202) 

502–6833, Holly.Frank@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: June 

13, 2022. 

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 FERC

OnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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, Maryland 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include the 

docket number P–2188–271. 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 a temporary variance 

from the minimum flow requirements 

for the Hebgen and Madison 

developments, to occur from June 15, 

2022 to April 15, 2023, due to the severe 

drought conditions in the Madison 

River watershed. Section (3) of Article 

403 for the Hebgen Development 

requires the licensee to limit changes in 

outflow from Hebgen Dam to no more 

than 10 percent per day for the entire 

year. The licensee requests a temporary 

variance allowing changes in outflow 

from Hebgen Dam to no more than 5 

percent hourly for flow increases; the 10 

percent daily limit would remain 

unchanged for flow decreases. Section 

(5) of Article 403 for the Madison 

Development requires ramping rates for 

flows in the Madison bypass reach, such 

that flows must not be reduced by more 

than 100 cfs per hour from 600 cfs to 

minimum flow (which varies seasonally 

between 80–200 cfs, as required in 

Section (4) of Article 403 for the 

Madison Development), and not 

increased by more than 100 cfs per hour 

when flows are 600 cfs or less (except 

when needed to meet the 1,100-cfs 

minimum flow below the powerhouse 

as required in Section (2) of Article 403 

for the Madison Development, or to 

avoid overfilling Ennis Lake). The 

licensee will maintain the required 

ramping rate for flow reductions to 

minimize biological effects, but requests 

a temporary variance to remove the 

ramping rate of 100 cfs per hour for flow 

increases when the bypass flow is less 

than 600 cfs. The temporary variance 

would allow the licensee to make larger 

flow changes more quickly, which 

contributes to water conservation goals 

by limiting small increases of Hebgen 

and Madison dam outflows over longer 

durations in advance of forecasted 

needs of increased water downstream. 

The proposed temporary variance 

measures, in combination with the 

temporary minimum flow reductions 


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completed in April 2022, would reduce 

the drafting of Hebgen Reservoir and 

support higher Hebgen Reservoir 

elevations longer into the recreation 

season. The duration of the temporary 

variance, from June 15, 2022 to April 15, 

2023, would allow for water savings that 

ensure water availability through the 

pulse flow season to protect fishery 

resources in the lower Madison River 

and allow for flow changes during the 

fall/winter period. 

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 

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: May 12, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10677 Filed 5–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 539–000] 

Lock 7 Hydro Partners; Notice of 

Authorization for Continued Project 

Operation 

The license for the Mother Ann Lee 

Hydroelectric Project No. 539 was 

issued for a period ending April 30, 

2022. 

Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 

808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at 

the expiration of a license term, to issue 

from year-to-year an annual license to 

the then licensee(s) under the terms and 

conditions of the prior license until a 

new license is issued, or the project is 

otherwise disposed of as provided in 

section 15 or any other applicable 

section of the FPA. If the project’s prior 

license waived the applicability of 

section 15 of the FPA, then, based on 

section 9(b) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as 

set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the 

licensee of such project has filed an 

application for a subsequent license, the 

licensee may continue to operate the 

project in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of the license after the 

minor or minor part license expires, 

until the Commission acts on its 

application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 539 is 

issued to Lock 7 Hydro Partners for a 

period effective May 1, 2022 through 

April 30, 2023, or until the issuance of 

a new license for the project or other 

disposition under the FPA, whichever 

comes first. If issuance of a new license 

(or other disposition) does not take 

place on or before April 30, 2023, notice 

is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 

16.18(c), an annual license under 

section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed 

automatically without further order or 

notice by the Commission, unless the 

Commission orders otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that Lock 7 Hydro Partners is authorized 

to continue operation of the Mother Ann 

Lee Hydroelectric Project under the 

terms and conditions of the prior license 

until the issuance of a new license for 

the project or other disposition under 

the FPA, whichever comes first. 

Dated: May 11, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10604 Filed 5–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–92–000] 

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, 

LLC; Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG 

Uprate Amendment 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 Venture Global Plaquemines LNG 

Uprate Amendment Project (Project) 

involving operation of facilities by 

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC 

(Plaquemines LNG) in Plaquemines 

Parish, Louisiana. The Commission will 

use this environmental document in its 

decision-making process to determine 

whether the project is in the public 

interest. 

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 an authorization. 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 


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