Village of Swanton, Vermont; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Assessment

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17398]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2547-095]


Village of Swanton, Vermont; Notice of Revised Schedule for 
Environmental Assessment

    On April 29, 2022, the Village of Swanton, Vermont filed an 
application for a new major license for the existing 11.372-megawatt 
Highgate Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 2547. The project is located 
on the Missisquoi River in Franklin County, Vermont.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on September 8, 
2025, 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. On 
January 12, 2026, the Commission issued a notice of intent to prepare 
an Environmental Assessment (EA) with a schedule indicating that staff 
anticipated issuing the EA on September 17, 2026. However, based on 
information filed by the Village on August 18, 2026, pertaining to the 
Village's relicensing proposal, staff intends to issue the EA by 
November 20, 2026.\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-019-20-000-1760606606.
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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#cc839c9c8caaa9beafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a9b6b6a680839485c8818990">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural 
schedule for completing the EA. The revised schedule is shown below. 
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......................  November 20, 2026.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Arash 
Barsari by telephone at (202) 502-6207 or by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dccffecfee5a3c7ece1ece1e4cfecfffeecffe4cdebe8ffeea3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="73320112001b5d39121f121f1a3112010012011a33151601105d141c05">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: August 21, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17398 Filed 8-25-26; 8:45 am]
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