Notice2024-01638
Empire District Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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Published
January 29, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5522-5523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01638]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2221-041]
Empire District Electric Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On February 28, 2020, Empire District Electric Company (Empire
District) filed an application for a new major license to continue
operating the existing, 16-megawatt Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project
No. 2221 (Ozark Beach Project). Empire District filed an amended
application on August 28, 2020. The project is located on the White
River, near the Town of Forsyth, in Taney County, Missouri. The project
occupies 5.1 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 9,
2023, Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for
environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the
record 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 Ozark
Beach 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 contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#602f303020060512034e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aae5fafaeacccfd8c984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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 EA...................... June 2024.\1\
Comments on EA............................ July 2024.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Colleen
Corballis at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23404c4f4f46464d0d404c5141424f4f4a5063454651400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dab9b5b6b6bfbfb4f4b9b5a8b8bbb6b6b3a99abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a> or call at 202-502-8598.
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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
Ozark Beach Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance
date of this notice.
Dated: January 22, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01638 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
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