Notice2023-18127
Town of Bedford, Virginia; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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Published
August 23, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 57446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18127]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5596-020]
Town of Bedford, Virginia; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On April 30, 2021, the Town of Bedford, Virginia filed an
application for a new major license for the 5.0-megawatt Bedford
Hydroelectric Project (Bedford Project or project; FERC No. 5596). The
Bedford Project is located on the James River, near the Town of
Bedford, in Bedford and Amherst counties, Virginia.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 31, 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 an Environmental Assessment (EA) on
the application to license the Bedford 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) (2022) require that EAs be completed
within 1 year of the federal action agency's decision to prepare an
EA. See National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,
as amended by section 107(g)(1)(B)(iii) of the Fiscal Responsibility
Act of 2023, Public Law 118-5, section 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues EA...................... January 2024.\1\
Comments on EA............................ February 2024.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Andy Bernick
at (202) 502-8660 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee8f808a9c8b99c08c8b9c80878d85ae888b9c8dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b3bcb6a0b7a5fcb0b7a0bcbbb1b992b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: August 17, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18127 Filed 8-22-23; 8:45 am]
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