Notice2025-17578

Town of Wells; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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September 11, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 174 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17578]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7274-035]


Town of Wells; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment

    On July 31, 2023, the Town of Wells filed a relicense application 
for the 698-kilowatt Lake Algonquin Hydroelectric Project No. 7274 
(Lake Algonquin Project or project). The project is located on the 
Sacandaga River in the Town of Wells, Hamilton County, New York.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on June 25, 2025, 
Commission staff issued a notice that the Lake Algonquin 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 Lake Algonquin Project would 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment. Therefore, staff intend to prepare an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the application to relicense the Lake 
Algonquin Project.\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-019-20-000-1755775659.
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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 public is encouraged to 
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6e9f6f6e6c0c3d4c588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92ddc2c2d2f4f7e0f1bcf5fde4">[email&#160;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...................  September 8, 2026.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Samantha 
Pollak at (202) 502-6419 or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1d0f030f001a060f401e0102020f052e080b1c0d40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff8c9e929e918b979ed18f9093939e94bf999a8d9cd1989089">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

     Dated: September 8, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-17578 Filed 9-10-25; 8:45 am]
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