Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65205-65206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20999]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2275-052]


Public Service Company of Colorado; 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 Public Service 
Company of Colorado's application to decommission and surrender the 
license for the Salida Hydro Nos. 1 & 2 Project No. 2275 and have 
prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ The 
licensee is proposing to surrender the project license and decommission 
and remove certain Salida U2 facilities and the remaining 
decommissioned Salida U1 powerhouse and adjacent substation. After 
decommissioning the site would be restored. The project is located on 
the South Arkansas River and Fooses Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado. 
The project is partially located on federal lands administered by U.S. 
Forest Service's Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and 
Comanche National Grasslands--Salida Ranger District.
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    \1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to 
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1780990050.
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    The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed surrender, alternatives to the 
proposed action, and concludes that the proposed decommissioning and 
surrender of license for the Salida Hydro Nos. 1 & 2 Project would not 
constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the 
quality of the human environment.

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    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-
2275) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70363522333f1e1c191e15230500001f020430161502135e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d1d2c5d4d8f9fbfef9f2c4e2e7e7f8e5e3d7f1f2e5f4b9f0f8e1">[email&#160;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 November 9, 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-2275-052.
    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#430c131303252631206d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521d020212343720317c353d24">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    For further information, contact Rebecca Martin at 202-502-6012 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53213631363030327d3e3221273a3d13353621307d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f88a9d9a9d9b9b99d695998a8c9196b89e9d8a9bd69f978e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: October 8, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-20999 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]
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