Notice2023-03685
Moretown Hydroelectric LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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February 23, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 11432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03685]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5944-024]
Moretown Hydroelectric LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On November 30, 2020, Moretown Hydroelectric LLC filed an
application for a subsequent license to continue operating the existing
1,200-kilowatt Moretown No. 8 Hydroelectric Project No. 5944 (Moretown
Project or project). The project is located on the Mad River in
Washington County, Vermont. The project does not occupy Federal land.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 8,
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 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 Moretown 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............. June 2023.
Comments on Draft EA................... July 2023.
Commission issues Final EA............. October 2023.\1\
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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 Moretown
Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations, the Final EA
must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this notice.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Maryam
Zavareh at (202) 502-8474 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddb0bcafa4bcb0f3a7bcabbcafb8b59dbbb8afbef3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8a5a9bab1a9a5e6b2a9bea9baada088aeadbaabe6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 15, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-03685 Filed 2-22-23; 8:45 am]
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