Notice2026-04132
Great River Hydro, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment
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March 3, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 10382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04132]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2077-130]
Great River Hydro, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff reviewed Great River
Hydro, LLC's application for a temporary variance from its minimum flow
requirements of the Fifteen Mile Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 2077
and have prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project.\1\
Due to drought conditions, the licensee proposed to reduce flows
released from its Comerford Dam to the Connecticut River to 600 cubic
feet per second (cfs) from September 29, 2025 through January 31, 2026.
The licensee stated that this temporary reduction was necessary to
preserve the depleted storage capacity of its upstream Moore reservoir,
and to prevent future flow reductions if the drought worsened. The
Fifteen Mile Falls project spans a 26-mile reach of the Connecticut
River, on the border of New Hampshire and Vermont, and includes three
reservoirs: (1) the Moore Development at River Mile (RM) 283; (2) the
Comerford Development at RM 275; and (3) the McIndoes Development at RM
268. The project is not located on federal lands.
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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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The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential
environmental effects of the temporary variance from the minimum flow
of the Comerford Development, and alternatives to the proposed action,
and concludes that the proposed temporary variance, would not
constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment.
The EA may be viewed on the Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
2077) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#db9d9e899894b5b7b2b5be88aeababb4a9af9bbdbea9b8f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="460003140509282a2f282315333636293432062023342568212930">[email protected]</span></a>
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
All comments must be filed by March 27, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system
at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any
filing should include docket number P-2077-130.
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#c18e919181a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="69263939290f0c1b0a470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>.
For further information, contact Erik Hazelton at 212-273-5911 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#412433282a6f29203b242d352e2f01272433226f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="680d1a0103460009120d041c0706280e0d1a0b460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: February 25, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04132 Filed 3-2-26; 8:45 am]
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