[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7971-7972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02559]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10661-051]


Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Intent to Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On September 30, 2021, Indiana Michigan Power Company filed an 
application for a subsequent license for the 1.2-megawatt Constantine 
Hydroelectric Project No. 10661 (Constantine Project). The Constantine 
Project is located on the St. Joseph River, in the Village of 
Constantine, in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The project does not 
occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on September 30, 
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 Constantine 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....................  July 2023\1\
Comments on EA..........................  August 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 
Constantine Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's 
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 
date of this notice.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Lee Emery at 
(202) 502-8379 or [email protected].

    Dated: February 1, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-02559 Filed 2-6-23; 8:45 am]
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