Notice2023-21048
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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Published
September 27, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66438-66439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21048]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2853-073]
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
On June 30, 2022, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and
Conservation (Montana DNRC) filed an application for a new major
license for the 9.66-megawatt Broadwater Hydroelectric Project
(Broadwater Project; FERC No. 2853). The Broadwater Project is located
on the Missouri River near the town of Toston in Broadwater County,
Montana. The project includes Federal lands administered by the Bureau
of Land Management.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on July 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 Broadwater 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 Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to
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contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3ecf3f3e3c5c6d1c08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca859a9a8aacafb8a9e4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>.
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................ March 2024.
Comments on draft EA...................... April 2024.
Commission issues final EA................ July 2024.\1\
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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, 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Ingrid
Brofman at (202) 502-8347, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eba2858c99828fc58999848d868a85ab8d8e9988c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e6740495c474a004c5c4148434f406e484b5c4d00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: September 20, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-21048 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
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