Notice2025-02171
KC Brighton LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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Published
February 4, 2025
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02171]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3633-044]
KC Brighton LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
On December 29, 2022, KC Brighton LLC (licensee) filed an
application for the surrender of its license for the Brighton
Hydroelectric Project No. 3633. The project is located on the Patuxent
River in Howard and Montgomery counties, Maryland. The project does not
occupy Federal lands.
The licensee proposes to surrender its license after consultation
during the relicensing process revealed that the costs of relicensing
and anticipated mitigation measures would render the project
uneconomic. The licensee proposes to remove all generating equipment,
including the equipment diverging from the main penstocks including the
turbine, generator, gate valve, and elbow for each unit. The electrical
conduit in the powerhouse, the motor controllers, and the generation
cables up to the interconnection point would also be removed. Surrender
activities would be confined to the powerhouse. No changes to the dam,
which is owned by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), are
proposed. The primary use of WSSC's dam and reservoir is to provide a
water source to surrounding counties. No changes to this water supply
are proposed as part of surrender. The licensee is not proposing any
ground disturbing activities or any changes to the environment in the
project area.
Commission staff public noticed the application on December 20,
2023, and solicited comments, motions to intervene, and protests, with
the comment period ending on January 19, 2024. In response to the
Commission's notice, the Potomac Patuxent Chapter of Trout Unlimited
filed comments. The WSSC, which owns the dam, filed a Motion to
Intervene.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ Commission staff
plans to issue an EA by May 9, 2025. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period.
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\ In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's
regulations, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1736780205. 40 CFR
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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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#4d021d1d0d2b283f2e632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87c8d7d7c7e1e2f5e4a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Kelly
Fitzpatrick at 202-502-8435 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cea5aba2a2b7e0a8a7bab4beafbabca7ada58ea8abbcade0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="701b151c1c095e1619040a0011040219131b30161502135e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 29, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02171 Filed 2-3-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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