[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01869]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14635-001]


Village of Gouverneur, New York; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On September 20, 2019, the Village of Gouverneur, New York (Village 
of Gouverneur) filed an application for an original minor license to 
continue operating the existing, unlicensed, 160-kilowatt Gouverneur 
Hydroelectric Project No. 14635 (Gouverneur Project or project). The 
project is located on the Oswegatchie River in the Village of 
Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York. The project does not occupy 
federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 19, 
2020, 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 license the Gouverneur Project.
    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.
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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    \1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations 
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed within 1 
year of the federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. This 
notice establishes the Commission's intent to prepare an EA for the 
Gouverneur Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations, 
the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this 
notice.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA....................  May 2021.\1\
Comments on EA..........................  June 2021.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jody 
Callihan at (202) 502-8278 or [email protected].

    Dated: January 22, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-01869 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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