[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52148-52149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16707]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14775-005]


Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative of New England; Notice of 
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

    On June 1, 2023, Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative of New 
England filed an application for a hydrokinetic pilot project license 
to connect the existing Bourne Tidal Hydrokinetic Test Site (project) 
to the power grid. The project would be located in the Cape Cod Canal 
near the Town of Bourne, in

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Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The project would be within the 
boundary of the Cape Cod Canal Navigation Project, which is 
administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on June 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 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 Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    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......................  September 2023 \1\
Comments on EA............................  October 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 Bourne
  Tidal Hydrokinetic Test Site Project. Therefore, in accordance with
  CEQ's regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance
  date of this notice.


    Dated: July 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-16707 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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