Notice2026-00721

Village of Swanton, Vermont; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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January 15, 2026

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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 1782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00721]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2547-095]


Village of Swanton, Vermont; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On April 29, 2022, the Village of Swanton, Vermont (Village) filed 
a relicense application for the 11.372-megawatt Highgate Falls 
Hydroelectric Project No. 2547. The project is located on the 
Missisquoi River in Franklin County, Vermont.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on September 8, 
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 licensing the project 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 relicense the 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-019-20-000-1760606606.
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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.
    For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office 
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86c9d6d6c6e0e3f4e5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="642b343424020116074a030b12">[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 17, 2026.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Arash 
Barsari by telephone at (202) 502-6207 or by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d5c6f7c6e7533577c717c71745f7c6f6e7c6f745d7b786f7e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bdae9fae8f3b5d1faf7faf7f2d9fae9e8fae9f2dbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: January 12, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00721 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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