Notice2026-02035
Great River Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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February 2, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 4554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02035]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2077-130]
Great River Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On November, 12, 2025, supplemented January 5, 2026, Great River
Hydro, LLC filed an application for a temporary variance from minimum
flows under Article 401 for the Fifteen Mile Falls Hydroelectric
Project No. 2077. The project is located on the Connecticut River in
Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Caledonia County, Vermont. The
project does not occupy federal lands.
Due to drought conditions, Great River Hydro, LLC reduced minimum
flows from the Comerford Development, beginning on September 29, 2025.
A variance in the minimum flows required by Article 401 was necessary
to preserve the depleted storage capacity of its upstream Moore
reservoir. The variance allowed the licensee to decrease the seasonal
minimum flows of 818 cubic feet per second (cfs) from June 1 to
September 30, and 1,145 cfs from October 1 to March 31, to 600 cfs. The
reduction in flows occurred from September 29 to December 15, 2025. A
public notice was issued on December 5, 2025, and no comments were
received.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq) for the project.\1\ Commission staff plans
to issue an EA by April 10, 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\ The unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1767861898.
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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#cb849b9b8badaeb9a8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82cdd2d2c2e4e7f0e1ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Erik
Hazelton at (212) 273-5911 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6603140f0d480e071c030a120908260003140548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a7b0aba9ecaaa3b8a7aeb6adac82a4a7b0a1eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: January 28, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02035 Filed 1-30-26; 8:45 am]
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