[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48815-48816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21058]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2680-113]


Consumers Energy Company and DTE Electric Company; Notice of 
Availability of Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy

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Projects has reviewed the application for a new license for the 1,785-
megawatt Ludington Pumped Storage Project (FERC Project No. 2680-113) 
and has prepared a single environmental assessment (EA). The project 
consists of an upper reservoir and a lower reservoir located on the 
east shore of Lake Michigan in the townships of Pere Marquette and 
Summit, Mason County, Michigan and in Port Sheldon, Ottawa County, 
Michigan.
    In the EA, Commission staff analyzes the potential environmental 
effects of relicensing the project and concludes that issuing a new 
license for the project, with appropriate environmental measures, would 
not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website at 
www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number, 
excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected]; toll-free at 1-866-208-3676; or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please 
file comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu 
of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 
20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
2680-113.
    For further information, contact Shana Wiseman at (202) 502-8736 or 
by email at [email protected].

    Dated: September 20, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21058 Filed 9-26-18; 8:45 am]
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