Notice2024-10669
Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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May 16, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 42867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10669]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4472-031]
Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On June 30, 2022, Union Falls Hydropower, L.P. filed a relicense
application for the 2.6-megawatt Saranac Hydroelectric Project No. 4472
(project). The project is located on the Saranac River in Franklin and
Clinton Counties, New York.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 29,
2024, 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#3d726d6d7d5b584f5e135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b8a7a7b791928594d9909881">[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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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues EA...................... May 2025.\1\
Comments on EA............................ July 2025.
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\1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations under 40
CFR 1501.10(b)(1) (2023) require that EAs be completed within 1 year
of the federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. 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, sec. 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Joshua Dub
at (202) 502-8138 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d09abfa3b8a5b1feb4a5b290b6b5a2b3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22684d514a57430c46574062444750410c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: May 9, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-10669 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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