Notice2024-23848
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Revising the Processing Schedule
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Published
October 16, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 83474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23848]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2736-046]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment and Revising the Processing Schedule
On February 14, 2023, Idaho Power Company filed an application for
a new major license for the 67.5-megawatt American Falls Hydroelectric
Project (American Falls Project; FERC No. 2736). The American Falls
project is located on the Snake River in Power County, Idaho, near the
city of American Falls, about 25 miles southwest of Pocatello. The
project is located at the American Falls Dam, owned and operated by the
United States Bureau of Reclamation. The project occupies 7.37 acres of
United States land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in
Power County, Idaho.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 7,
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 and the water
quality certification issued by Idaho DEQ, staff does not anticipate
that licensing the project would constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. On April
22, 2024, the Commission issued a notice indicating that staff intended
to prepare a draft and final Environmental Assessment (EA). However,
upon further review, staff intends to prepare a single EA on the
application to relicense the American 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, 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#68273838280e0d1a0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d726d6d7d5b584f5e135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>.
By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural
schedule for completing the EA. The revised schedule is shown below.
Further 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) (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, 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues EA................... January 2025.\1\
Comments on EA......................... February 2025.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Golbahar
Mirhosseini at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70171f1c12111811025e1d1902181f030315191e1930161502135e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d6a62616f6c656c7f2360647f65627e7e686463644d6b687f6e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: October 9, 2024.
Debbie-Anne Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23848 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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