[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44016-44017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17128]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2997-031]


South Sutter Water District; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On July 1, 2019, South Sutter Water District filed an application 
for a major, new license for the 6.8-megawatt Camp Far West 
Hydroelectric Project (Camp Far West Project; FERC No. 2997). The Camp 
Far West Project is located on the Bear River in Yuba, Nevada, and 
Placer Counties, California. No federal or tribal lands occur within or 
adjacent to the project boundary or along the Bear River downstream of 
the project.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on March 16, 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 a draft and final Environmental 
Assessment (EA) on the

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application to relicense the Camp Far West 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 a draft and 
final EA for the Camp Far West Project. Therefore, in accordance 
with CEQ's regulations, the final 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 draft EA..............  January 2022.
Comments on draft EA....................  February 2022.
Commission issues final EA..............  May 2022 \1\
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Quinn 
Emmering at (202) 502-6382 or [email protected].

    Dated: August 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-17128 Filed 8-10-21; 8:45 am]
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