Notice2021-16993
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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August 10, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 43651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16993]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2530-057]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On November 20, 2020, Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC (White Pine
Hydro) filed an application for a new license for the 10.9-megawatt
Hiram Hydroelectric Project (Hiram Project) (FERC No. 2530). The Hiram
Project is located on the Saco River near the towns of Hiram, Baldwin,
Denmark, and Brownfield in Oxford and Cumberland Counties, Maine. The
project does not occupy federal land.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on January 11,
2021, Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for
environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the
record, including comments filed on the REA notice, staff does not
anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
Therefore, staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) on
the application to license the Hiram Project.
The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
The application will be processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues draft EA................ October 2021.\1\
Comments on EA............................ November 2021.
Modified 4(e) and Fishway Prescriptions... January 2022.
Issue final EA............................ April 2022.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to David Turner
at (202) 502-6091 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#773316011e1359230205191205371112051459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ce8aafb8a7aae09abbbca0abbc8ea8abbcade0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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\1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed within 1
year of the federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. This
notice establishes the Commission's intent to prepare an EA for the
Normanskill Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance
date of this notice.
Dated: August 4, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16993 Filed 8-9-21; 8:45 am]
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