Notice2023-01872
Brainerd Public Utilities; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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Published
January 31, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6247-6248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01872]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2533-062]
Brainerd Public Utilities; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On March 1, 2021, Brainerd Public Utilities filed a relicense
application for the 3.5425-megawatt Brainerd Hydroelectric Project No.
2533 (project). The project is located on the Mississippi River, in the
City of Brainerd, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. The project does not
occupy federal land.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 1,
2022, Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for
environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the
record, 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 relicense the
project.
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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 EA.................... August 2023.\1\
Comments on EA.......................... September 2023.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Patrick Ely
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e5e4f5a5c474d45004b42576e484b5c4d00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07776673756e646c29626b7e476162756429606871">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 502-8570.
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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
Boyne River Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance
date of this notice.
Dated: January 24, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01872 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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