[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 49819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17366]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2336-094]


Georgia Power Company; Notice of Intent to Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On January 3, 2022, Georgia Power filed an application for a new, 
major license for the 18-megawatt Lloyd Shoals Hydroelectric Project 
(Lloyd Shoals Project; FERC No. 2336). The Lloyd Shoals Project is 
located on the Ocmulgee River in Butts, Henry, Jasper, and Newton 
Counties, Georgia. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 26, 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 Lloyd Shoals Project.
    The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested 
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by Commission 
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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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Navreet Deo 
at (202) 502-6304, 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 
Lloyd Shoals Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's 
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 
date of this notice.

    Dated: August 8, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-17366 Filed 8-11-22; 8:45 am]
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