Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54866-54867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17256]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2725-076]


Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On December 6, 2024, Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) filed an 
application to relicense the 904-megawatt (MW) Rocky Mountain Pumped 
Storage Project No. 2725. The project is located on Heath Creek, near 
the Town of Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 13, 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 relicensing 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-019-20-000-1785762214.

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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#46091616062023342568212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="09465959496f6c7b6a276e667f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. Revisions 
to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA...................  June 22, 2027.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to David Gandy 
at 202-502-8560 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0165607768652f66606f657841676473622f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8ccc9dec1cc86cfc9c6ccd1e8cecddacb86cfc7de">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)

    Dated: August 19, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17256 Filed 8-24-26; 8:45 am]
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