[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54181-54182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21267]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14513-003]


Idaho Irrigation District and New Sweden Irrigation District; 
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

    On September 29, 2020, the Idaho Irrigation District and New Sweden 
Irrigation District filed an application for an original license to 
construct and operate the 2.5-megawatt County Line Road Hydroelectric 
Project No. 14513 (project). The proposed project would be located on 
the Snake River in Bonneville and Jefferson Counties, Idaho. The 
project would not occupy federal lands.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on July 14, 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

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action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. 
Therefore, staff intends to prepare a draft and final 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 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 draft EA...............  April 2022.\1\
Comments on draft EA.....................  May 2022.
Commission issues final EA...............  October 2022.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Matt Cutlip 
at (503) 552-2762 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 
County Line Road 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 24, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21267 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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