[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 52547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18422]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3509-042]


Little Falls Hydroelectric Associates, LP; Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment

    On August 31, 2021, Little Falls Hydroelectric Associates, LP 
(Little Falls Associates) filed an application for a new major license 
for the 13.3-megawatt Little Falls Hydroelectric Project (Little Falls 
Project; FERC No. 3509). The Little Falls Project is located on the 
Mohawk River, in the City of Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York. 
The project does not occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 25, 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 Little Falls 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....................  December 2022.\1\
Comments on EA..........................  January 2023.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Monir 
Chowdhury at (202) 502-6736 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 
Little Falls 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 22, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18422 Filed 8-25-22; 8:45 am]
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