[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 26298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09027]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5867-054]


Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On September 29, 2021, Alice Falls Hydro, LLC filed an application 
for a new major license for the 2.1-megawatt Alice Falls Hydroelectric 
Project (Alice Falls Project or project; FERC No. 5867). The Alice 
Falls Project is located on the Ausable River, in the Town of 
Chesterfield, Clinton and Essex counties, New York.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 16, 
2023, 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 license the Alice 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 2023.\1\
Comments on EA.........................  January 2024.
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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 Alice
  Falls 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 Nicholas 
Tackett at (202) 502-6783 or [email protected].

    Dated: April 24, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09027 Filed 4-27-23; 8:45 am]
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