Notice2022-12548
FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
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June 10, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12548]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14861-002]
FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement
On June 23, 2020, Rye Development on behalf of FFP Project 101, LLC
(FFP) filed an application for an original major license to construct
and operate its proposed 1,200-megawatt Goldendale Energy Storage
Project (Goldendale Project; FERC No. 14861). The project would be
located approximately 8 miles southeast of the City of Goldendale,
Klickitat County, Washington, with transmission facilities extending
into Sherman County, Oregon. The project would occupy 18.1 acres of
land owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and administered by the
Bonneville Power Administration.
On October 29, 2020, Commission staff issued Scoping Document 1,
initiating the scoping process for the project in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Commission regulations. On
March 30, 2021, Commission staff issued a revised scoping document
(Scoping Document 2). In accordance with the Commission's regulations,
on March 24, 2022, 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 during scoping and
in response to the REA Notice, staff has determined that licensing the
project may constitute a major federal action significantly affecting
the quality of the human environment. Therefore, staff intends to
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Goldendale
Project.
A draft EIS will be issued and circulated for review by all
interested parties. All comments filed in response to the REA notice,
and on the draft EIS will be analyzed by staff and considered in the
Commission's final licensing decision. The staff's conclusions and
recommendations will be available for the Commission's consideration in
reaching its 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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Issue draft EIS........................ January 2023.
Draft EIS Public Meeting............... March 2023.
Comments on draft EIS due.............. March 2023.
Commission issues final EIS............ October 2023.\1\
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\1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(2) require that a Record of Decision be
completed within 2 years of the federal action agency's decision to
prepare an EIS. This notice establishes the Commission's intent to
prepare a draft and final EIS for the Goldendale Project. Therefore,
in accordance with CEQ's regulations, the Commission must reach a
licensing decision within two years of the issuance date of this
notice.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Michael Tust
at (202) 502-6522 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bf6f2f8f3fafef7b5efeee8efdbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="026f6b616a63676e2c7677717642646770612c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: June 6, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12548 Filed 6-9-22; 8:45 am]
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