[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 183 (Friday, September 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53047-53048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20777]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3253-015]


Mad River Power Associates; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On November 3, 2020, Mad River Power Associates filed an 
application for a subsequent license to continue operating the existing 
639-kilowatt Campton Hydroelectric Project No. 3253 (project). The 
project is located on the Mad River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, 
and occupies approximately 0.08 acre of federal land administered by 
the U.S. Forest Service.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on July 7, 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 project.
    The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested 
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be

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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......................  March 2022.\1\
Comments on EA............................  May 2022.
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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 
Campton Hydroelectric Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's 
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 
date of this notice.

    Dated: September 20, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-20777 Filed 9-23-21; 8:45 am]
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