FirstLight MA Hydro LLC, Northfield Mountain LLC; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Project Relicenses

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 85 (Monday, May 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18976-18977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07741]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1889-085; Project No. 2485-071]


FirstLight MA Hydro LLC, Northfield Mountain LLC; Notice of 
Revised Procedural Schedule for Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Proposed Project Relicenses

    On April 29, 2016, and materially amended on December 4, 2020, 
FirstLight MA Hydro LLC and Northfield Mountain LLC, respectively, 
filed applications for new major licenses to operate the 62.0-megawatt 
(MW) Turners Falls Hydroelectric Project (Turners Falls Project; FERC 
No. 1889) and 1,166.8-MW Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project 
(Northfield Mountain Project; FERC No. 2485) (collectively, projects). 
On June 5, 2024, Commission staff issued a notice of intent to prepare 
an environmental

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impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of relicensing the 
projects. The notice included an anticipated schedule for issuing the 
draft and final EIS. By notice issued November 21, 2024, Commission 
staff revised the procedural schedule for completing the draft and 
final EIS.
    By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural 
schedule for completing the draft and final EIS. The revised schedule 
is shown below. Further revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Issue draft EIS..........................  May 2025.
Comments on draft EIS due................  July 2025.
Commission issues final EIS..............  January 2026.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Steve 
Kartalia at (202) 502-6131 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#daa9aebfaab2bfb4f4b1bba8aebbb6b3bb9abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02717667726a676c2c69637076636e6b6342646770612c656d74">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: April 29, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-07741 Filed 5-2-25; 8:45 am]
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