Notice2024-08922
Jeffersonville Hydroelectric Co.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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April 26, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32410-32411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08922]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6055-008]
Jeffersonville Hydroelectric Co.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On January 3, 2023, and supplemented May 23, 2023, August 18, 2023,
September 19, 2023, and November 6, 2023, Jeffersonville Hydroelectric
Co. filed an application for surrender of exemption for the Lake
Jefferson Project No. 6055. The project is located on the East Branch
Callicoon Creek, in Sullivan County, New York, and does not occupy
Federal lands.
The exemptee proposes to surrender the exemption by: (1) leaving
the turbines and all generating equipment disconnected from the grid
and (2) securing the power generation area of the powerhouse/residence
by means of a locked barricade. The exemptee filed the surrender
application in response to an ongoing compliance proceeding for the
project. The exemptee has been working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and American Rivers to develop its surrender application. On
December 20, 2023, the Commission issued a public notice of the
surrender application. On January 19, 2024, the Department of the
Interior, on behalf of its component bureau, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS), the New York Department of Environmental Conservation,
and American Rivers filed notices of intervention. Also on January 19,
2024, the FWS, Markus Booms, and Patrick Boittiaux filed comments.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The planned schedule for
the completion of the EA is April 19, 2025.\1\
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Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be
issued and made available for review by all interested parties. All
comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in
the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
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\1\ 42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)(1)(B) requires lead Federal agencies to
complete EAs within 1 year of the agency's decision to prepare an
EA. This notice establishes the Commission's intent to prepare an EA
for the project; therefore, the EA must be issued within 1 year of
the issuance date of this notice.
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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#ade2fdfdedcbc8dfce83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de918e8e9eb8bbacbdf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeremy
Jessup at (202) 502-6779 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d993bcabbcb4a0f793bcaaaaaca999bfbcabbaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d57786f7870643357786e6e686d5d7b786f7e337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: April 19, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08922 Filed 4-25-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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