Notice2023-22981
Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Assessments
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Published
October 18, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71850-71851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22981]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Assessments
Central Rivers Power NH, LLC..... Project No. 2287-053.
Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC... Project No. 2300-052.
Project No. 2311-067.
Project No. 2326-054.
Project No. 2327-047.
Project No. 2422-058.
Project No. 2423-031.
On July 29, 2022, Central Rivers Power, NH LLC filed applications
for new major licenses for the 15-megawatt (MW) J. Brodie Smith
Hydroelectric Project and the 2.2-MW Gorham Hydroelectric Project. On
August 1, 2022, Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC filed applications for
new major licenses for the 3.7-MW Shelburne Hydroelectric Project, the
4.8-MW Upper Gorham Hydroelectric Project, the 3.2-MW Cross Power
Hydroelectric Project, the 7.9-MW Cascade Hydroelectric Project, the
3.2-MW Sawmill Hydroelectric Project, and the 7.9-MW Riverside
Hydroelectric Project. The projects are located on the Androscoggin
River in Coos County, New Hampshire. No Federal or Tribal lands occur
within or adjacent to the project boundaries.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on July 26, 2023,
Commission staff issued a notice that the projects were 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 projects would constitute a major Federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
Therefore, staff will prepare a draft and final Environmental
Assessment (EA) for each of the eight projects.
The EAs will be issued and circulated for review by all interested
parties. All comments filed on the EAs will be analyzed by staff and
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
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The applications 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 EAs............... February 2024.
Comments on draft EAs..................... April 2024.
Commission issues final EAs............... September 2024.\1\
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Ryan Hansen
at (202) 502-8074 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e3c372f2060262f203d2b200e282b3c2d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="beccc7dfd090d6dfd0cddbd0fed8dbccdd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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 each of the eight projects. Therefore, in accordance
with CEQ's regulations, the final EAs must be issued within 1 year
of the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22981 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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