Boott Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17397]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2790-074]


Boott Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On April 30, 2021, Boott Hydropower, LLC filed an application to 
relicense the 19.372-megawatt Lowell Hydroelectric Project No. 2790. 
The project is located on the Merrimack River in Middlesex County, 
Massachusetts and Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on June 5, 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 Lowell Hydroelectric 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-019-20-000-1786547769.
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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#f5baa5a5b593908796db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f100f0f1f393a2d3c71383029">[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......................  July 31, 2027.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Bill 
Connelly at (202) 502-8587 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#daadb3b6b6b3bbb7f4b9b5b4b4bfb6b6a39abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="54233d38383d35397a373b3a3a3138382d14323126377a333b22">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: August 21, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17397 Filed 8-25-26; 8:45 am]
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