Notice2023-09244
Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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May 2, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 27498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09244]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2466-037]
Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On February 28, 2022, Appalachian Power Company (Appalachian) filed
an application for a new major license for the 2.4-megawatt Niagara
Hydroelectric Project (Niagara Project; FERC No. 2466). The Niagara
Project is located on the Roanoke River, in Roanoke County, Virginia.
The project is adjacent to and partially within the Blue Ridge Parkway.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 7,
2023, 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 relicense the Niagara 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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\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 a draft and
final EA for the Niagara 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................ November 2023.
Comments on draft EA...................... December 2023.
Commission issues final EA................ April 2024.\1\
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Laurie Bauer
at (202) 502-6519 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfb3beaaadb6baf1bdbeaabaad9fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98f4f9edeaf1fdb6faf9edfdead8fefdeafbb6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: April 26, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09244 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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