Notice2025-17763
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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September 15, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 176 (Monday, September 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17763]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5274-001]
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
On June 2, 2025, as supplemented on June 13, 2025, New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Services (exemptee) filed an application to
surrender its exemption for the Squam Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project
No. 5274. The Project is located on the Squam River, in Grafton County,
New Hampshire. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
The exemptee proposes to surrender the project exemption. The
generating equipment has not operated since 2002. No modifications to
the existing dam, buildings, or structures and no ground disturbing
activities are proposed. The applicant has already disconnected the
phase leads from the electrical grid. The applicant proposes to remove
the electrical connections to the generators within the powerhouse and
disable and/or remove the generating equipment and ancillary electrical
equipment from the powerhouse. There would be no work on the dam or
spillway. Upon surrender of the exemption, the penstock gates will be
left in the closed and locked position. The dam would remain in place
with no changes to its components, ownership, operation, maintenance
procedures, or monitoring procedures. Flows would continue to pass over
the spillway and through three low-level outlet sluice gates. Outlet
gates and equipment needed for regular dam operation would remain
operable.
Commission staff public noticed the application on July 11, 2025,
and solicited comments, motions to intervene, and protests, with the
comment period ending on August 12, 2025. No comments were received in
response to the Commission's notice.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ Commission staff
plans to issue an EA by February 9, 2026. Revisions to the schedule may
be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment
period. All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and
considered in the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
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\1\ In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's
regulations, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1755615924. 40 CFR
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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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 to 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#5a150a0a1a3c3f2839743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a150a0a1a3c3f2839743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Kelly
Fitzpatrick at 202-502-8435 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c6769606075226a6578767c6d787e656f674c6a697e6f226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="69020c050510470f001d1319081d1b000a02290f0c1b0a470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: September 10, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-17763 Filed 9-12-25; 8:45 am]
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