[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 36323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13002]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5261-023]


Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On August 27, 2021, Green Mountain Power Corporation filed an 
application for a subsequent minor license for the 365-kilowatt Newbury 
Hydroelectric Project (Newbury Project; FERC No. 5261). The Newbury 
Project is located on the Wells River in the Town of Newbury in Orange 
County, Vermont. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on April 6, 2022, 
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 relicense the Newbury 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...................  January 2023.\1\
Comments on EA.........................  February 2023.
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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 Newbury
  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 Adam Peer at 
(202) 502-8449 or [email protected].

    Dated: June 10, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-13002 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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