[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31194-31195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08777]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2628-066]


Alabama Power Company; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Project Relicense

    On November 23, 2021, the Alabama Power Company filed an 
application for a new major license for the 135-megawatt R.L. Harris 
Hydroelectric Project No. 2628 (Harris Project or project). On March 
31, 2023, Commission staff issued a notice of intent to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of 
relicensing the Harris Project. The notice of intent included a 
schedule for preparing a draft and final EIS.

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    By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural 
schedule for completing the EIS. The revised schedule is shown below. 
Further revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Issue draft EIS...........................  July 2024.\1\
Public Meeting on draft EIS...............  August 2024.
Comments on draft EIS due.................  September 2024.
Commission issues final EIS...............  March 2025.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Sarah 
Salazar at (202) 502-6863 or [email protected].
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    \1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations 
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(2) (2023) require that EISs be completed 
within 2 years of the federal action agency's decision to prepare an 
EIS. See also National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq., amended by section 107(g)(1)(A)(iii) of the Fiscal 
Responsibility Act of 2023, Public Law 118-5, 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.

    Dated: April 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08777 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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