Notice2025-03083
Beaver Falls Municipal Authority; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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February 26, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10721-10722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03083]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3451-047]
Beaver Falls Municipal Authority; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On August 1, 2022,\1\ Beaver Falls Municipal Authority filed a
relicense application for the 5-megawatt Townsend Water Power Project
No. 3451. The project is located on the Beaver River in the Borough of
New Brighton in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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\1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other
day when the Commission is closed for business, the deadline does
not end until the close of business on the next business day. 18 CFR
385.2007(a)(2). Because the deadline for filing a license
application fell on a Sunday (i.e., July 31, 2022), the deadline was
extended until the close of business on Monday, August 1, 2022.
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In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on December 12,
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.\2\
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\2\ For tracking purposes under the National Environmental
Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1739953194. 40 CFR
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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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,
community organizations, 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
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public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#66293636260003140548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cd3ccccdcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a>.
The application will be processed according to the following
schedule. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. Revisions
to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues EA................. February 18, 2026.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Claire
Rozdilski at (202) 502-8259 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a79767b73687f346875607e73766971735a7c7f6879347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3c0cfc2cad1c68dd1ccd9c7cacfd0c8cae3c5c6d1c08dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 19, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03083 Filed 2-25-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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