[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 174 (Wednesday, September 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 54278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22649]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 405-113]


Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) regulations, 
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed an application submitted by Exelon Generating 
Company, LLC (licensee) to allow Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station 
(Peach Bottom), in York County, Pennsylvania, the use of Conowingo 
Hydroelectric (FERC No. 405) project lands and water for the increased 
withdrawal and discharge of water. The project is located on the 
Susquehanna River near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Hartford and Cecil 
counties, Maryland and in York and Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania.
    An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of 
Commission staff's review of the proposal. In the application, the 
licensee proposes to increase the total water withdrawn for the 
operation of Peach Bottom from a currently authorized 2,236.264 million 
gallons per day (mgd) to 2,363.620 mgd and to increase the associated 
consumptive use of water withdrawn from 35.5 mgd to 49.0 mgd. This EA 
contains Commission staff's analysis of the probable environmental 
impacts of the proposed, increased withdraw and discharge of water and 
concludes that approval of the proposal would not constitute a major 
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    The EA is available for electronic review and reproduction at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number (P-405) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3372 or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any comments on the EA should be filed by October 2, 2015 and 
should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1-A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Please reference the project name and project number (P-405-113) on all 
comments. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu 
of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site under the ``eFiling'' link.
    For further information, contact Alicia Burtner at (202) 502-8038 
or by email at [email protected].

    Dated: September 2, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-22649 Filed 9-8-15; 8:45 am]
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