Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff reviewed Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.'s (licensee) application to amend the Turbine Venting Plan (Plan) for the Parr Hydroelectric Project No. 1894 and have prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. ⁽¹⁾ The licensee requests Commission approval to amend the project's Plan such that the seasonal turbine venting window specified in the Plan, currently June 15 through August 31, be modified to June 15 through October 31, to increase dissolved oxygen levels downstream of Parr Shoals Dam. The licensee also requests Commission approval to amend Article 401(b), so that it is consistent with the turbine venting window described above in the amended Plan. The project is located on the Broad River in Newberry and Fairfield counties, South Carolina, and occupies federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) within the Sumter National Forest.

The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential environmental effects of the proposed amendment, alternatives to the proposed action, and concludes that the proposed amendment would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment.

The EA may be viewed on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the "elibrary" link. Enter the docket number (P-1894-238) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

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.

All comments must be filed by October 13, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments 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. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-1894-238.

For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].

For further information, contact Ms. Joy Kurtz at 202-502-6760 or [email protected].

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

⁽¹⁾  The unique identification number for documents relating to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1782995106.