[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 58263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18394]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6115-016]


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

    On August 31, 2021, Pyrites Hydro, LLC filed a relicense 
application for the 8.2-megawatt Pyrites Hydroelectric Project No. 6115 
(project). The project is located on the Grass River near the Town of 
Canton in St. Lawrence County, New York.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on June 13, 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 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...................  February 2024.\1\
Comments on EA.........................  April 2024.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Joshua Dub 
at (202) 502-8138 or [email protected].
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    \1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations 
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) (2022) require that EAs be completed 
within 1 year of the Federal action agency's decision to prepare an 
EA. See National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 
as amended by section 107(g)(1)(B)(iii) of the Fiscal Responsibility 
Act of 2023, Public Law 118-5, 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.

    Dated: August 21, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18394 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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