[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 22405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08830]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4451-024]


Green Mountain Power Corporation, City of Somersworth, New 
Hampshire; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

    On April 30, 2020, Green Mountain Power Corporation and the City of 
Somersworth, New Hampshire filed an application for a subsequent 
license to continue operating the existing 1.28-megawatt Lower Great 
Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 4451 (Lower Great Falls Project or 
project). The project is located on the Salmon Falls River in Strafford 
County, New Hampshire and York County, Maine. The project does not 
occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 10, 
2021, 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 Lower Great Falls 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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              Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA.................  August 2021. \1\
Comments on EA.......................  September 2021.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Amanda Gill 
at (202) 502-6773 or [email protected].
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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 
Lower Great Falls Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's 
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 
date of this notice.

    Dated: April 22, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-08830 Filed 4-27-21; 8:45 am]
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