[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 28536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09487]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2445-028]


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

    On December 23, 2021, Green Mountain Power Corporation filed a 
relicense application for the 275-kilowatt Center Rutland Hydroelectric 
Project No. 2445 (project). The project is located on Otter Creek in 
Rutland County, Vermont.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 17, 
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 relicense the 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......................  October 2023.\1\
Comments on EA............................  November 2023.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Nicholas 
Tackett at (202) 502-6783 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 
Center Rutland Hydroelectric Project. Therefore, in accordance with 
CEQ's regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the 
issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: April 28, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09487 Filed 5-3-23; 8:45 am]
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