[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 41469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16423]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2955-011]


City of Watervliet, New York; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On February 28, 2020, the City of Watervliett, New York filed an 
application for a subsequent minor license for the 1.25-megawatt 
Normanskill Hydroelectric Project (Normanskill Project) (FERC No. 
2955). The Normanskill Project is located on the Normans Kill in the 
Town of Guilderland in Albany County, New York. The project is located 
approximately 22.4 river miles upstream of the mouth of the Hudson 
River. The project does not occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 11, 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 Normanskill 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...................  November 2021.\1\
Comments on EA.........................  December 2021.
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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
  Normanskill Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations,
  the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this
  notice.

    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Woohee Choi 
at (202) 502-6336 or [email protected].

    Dated: July 27, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16423 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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