City of Columbia, South Carolina; Notice of Availability and Adoption of Final Environmental Assessments

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 10722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03128]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1895-105]


City of Columbia, South Carolina; Notice of Availability and 
Adoption of Final Environmental Assessments

    Pending before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) is an application filed by the City of Columbia, South 
Carolina (licensee) for a non-capacity amendment for the Columbia 
Hydroelectric Project No. 1895. In October 2015, historic rain and 
flooding in Columbia, South Carolina damaged and destroyed many project 
features. As proposed, the applicant plans to repair the damaged 
features, to include replacement of the project headgates and 
powerhouse generating equipment, as well as repair the canal 
embankment.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA), the Commission's regulations at 18 CFR part 380, Commission 
staff have decided to adopt the Environmental Assessments (EAs) 
produced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the proposed 
work.\1\ In determining whether to adopt the EA, Commission staff 
independently reviewed each EA. The actions analyzed by HUD and FEMA 
are substantially the same as those being proposed in the licensee's 
application, and therefore, Commission staff concludes that the EAs 
adequately assess the environmental impacts of the proposed action and 
can be adopted. Commission staff also agrees with HUD's and FEMA's 
finding that the proposed work is not a major Federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
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    \1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to 
this environmental review is: EAXX-019-20-000-1738918338.
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    The HUD EA titled ``Columbia Canal Head Gates and Lock Repair 
Project'' and the FEMA EA titled ``Columbia Canal 2015 Flood Repairs 
(Hydroelectric Plant and Canal Dikes) can be viewed through links 
contained in the City of Columbia's amendment application filed in the 
Commission's eLibrary system on July 1, 2024, under Docket P-1895.
    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, 
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#3e716e6e7e585b4c5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0eff0f0e0c6c5d2c38ec7cfd6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    For further information, contact Jennifer Polardino at (202) 502-
6437 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d67686363646b687f237d62616c7f696463624d6b687f6e236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0dad5deded9d6d5c29ec0dfdcd1c2d4d9dedff0d6d5c2d39ed7dfc6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: February 20, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03128 Filed 2-25-25; 8:45 am]
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