Notice2024-02100
Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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Published
February 2, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 7395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02100]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6440-010]
Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC and New Hampshire Department of
Environmental Services; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
On August 30, 2021, Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC (Lakeport) and
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (New Hampshire DES)
filed a relicense application for the 600-kilowatt Lakeport
Hydroelectric Project No. 6440 (project). The project is located on the
Winnipesaukee River in Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 14,
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 relicense the 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#93dcc3c3d3f5f6e1f0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="044b545444626176672a636b72">[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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\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
Lakeport Hydroelectric Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's
regulations, the 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 EA...................... August 2024.\1\
Comments on EA............................ September 2024.
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Questions regarding this notice may be directed to Erin Kimsey at
(202) 502-8621 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e98c9b8087c78280849a8c90a98f8c9b8ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7d2c5ded999dcdedac4d2cef7d1d2c5d499d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 29, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02100 Filed 2-1-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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