Notice2024-03426
City of Nashua, New Hampshire; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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February 21, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13076-13077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03426]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3442-029]
City of Nashua, New Hampshire; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On July 30, 2021, City of Nashua (Nashua) filed an application for
a new license for the 3-megawatt Mine Falls Hydroelectric Project No.
3442 (project).
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The project is located on the Nashua River in Hillsborough County, New
Hampshire.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 21,
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 Mine Falls 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 to 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#6d223d3d2d0b081f0e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2fde2e2f2d4d7c0d19cd5ddc4">[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
Mine Falls Project. 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.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues EA.................... February 2025.\1\
Comments on EA.......................... March 2025.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Khatoon
Melick at (202) 502-8433 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ee5e6effae1e1e0a0e3ebe2e7ede5cee8ebfceda0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e08b8881948f8f8ece8d858c89838ba086859283ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-03426 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
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