Town of Stowe Electric Department; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 102 (Thursday, May 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22714-22715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09674]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15366-000]


Town of Stowe Electric Department; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On July 2, 2024, the Town of Stowe Electric Department filed an 
application for an exemption from licensing for the 150-kilowatt 
Smith's Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 15366. The project would be 
located on the Little River in Lamoille County, Vermont.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on March 13, 2025, 
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 exempting the project from licensing 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 exempt the project from 
licensing.\1\
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    \1\ For tracking purposes under the National Environmental 
Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating 
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1744215115.
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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 decision on the exemption 
application.
    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 public is encouraged to 
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d627d7d6d4b485f4e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80cfd0d0c0e6e5f2e3aee7eff6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA......................  September 15, 2025.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Joshua Dub 
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telephone at (202) 502-8138 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c06233f24392d6208392e0c2a293e2f622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="773d18041f021659330215371112051459101801">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: May 22, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-09674 Filed 5-28-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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