Notice2022-19985
California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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September 15, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 56646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19985]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14797-001]
California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
On November 20, 2019, the California Department of Water Resources
(California DWR) filed an application for a new major license for the
existing 279.7-megawatt Devil Canyon Project (FERC No. 14797).\1\ The
Devil Canyon Project is part of a larger water storage and delivery
system, the State Water Project (SWP). The Devil Canyon Project is
located along the East Branch of the SWP Aqueduct, in San Bernardino
County, California. The project occupies 220.98 acres of federal lands
administered by the U.S. Forest Service, as part of the San Bernardino
National Forest.
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\1\ The proposed Devil Canyon Project is currently licensed as
part of the South SWP Hydropower Project (FERC No. 2426). California
DWR proposes to relicense the Devil Canyon Project separately.
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In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on June 15, 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 a draft and final Environmental
Assessment (EA) on the application to license the Devil Canyon 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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\2\ 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 a draft and
final EA for the Devil Canyon Project. Therefore, in accordance with
CEQ's regulations, the final EA must be issued within 1 year of the
issuance date of this notice.
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Milestone Target Date
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Commission issues draft EA................ April 2023.
Comments on draft EA...................... May 2023.
Commission issues final EA................ July 2023.\2\
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Quinn
Emmering, the Commission's project coordinator for licensing the Devil
Canyon Project, at (202) 502-6382 or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a2b2f333434743f37373f2833343d1a3c3f2839743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0475716d6a6a2a61696961766d6a6344626176672a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: September 9, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19985 Filed 9-14-22; 8:45 am]
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