Notice2026-07124
Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia, Allegheny Generating Company, and Bath County Energy, LLC: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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April 13, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 18841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07124]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2716-051]
Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy
Virginia, Allegheny Generating Company, and Bath County Energy, LLC:
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
On December 30, 2024, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a
Dominion Energy Virginia, Allegheny Generating Company, and Bath County
Energy, LLC (Dominion) filed a relicense application for the 2,484-
megawatt Bath County Pumped Storage Project No. 2716 (project). The
project is located on Back Creek and Little Back Creek in Bath,
Highland, Augusta, and Rockbridge counties, Virginia. The project
includes a 278-acre upper reservoir impounded by a 2,250-foot-long,
460-foot-high, earth and rock-fill dam; (2) a primarily underground
powerhouse housing six Francis reversible pump-turbines; and (3) a 555-
acre lower reservoir impounded by a 2,100-foot-long, 135-foot-high,
earth and rock-fill dam. The current project boundary encompasses 3,451
acres of land, including 1,122 acres of federal land in the George
Washington and Jefferson National Forests administered by the U.S.
Forest Service.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on January 15,
2026, 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-019-20-000-1774339686.
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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#85cad5d5c5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6b9a6a6b690938495d8919980">[email 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...................... November 20, 2026.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Andy Bernick
at (202) 502-8660 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85e4ebe1f7e0f2abe7e0f7ebece6eec5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9afbf4fee8ffedb4f8ffe8f4f3f9f1dafcffe8f9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: April 7, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-07124 Filed 4-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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