[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32410-32411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08922]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6055-008]


Jeffersonville Hydroelectric Co.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On January 3, 2023, and supplemented May 23, 2023, August 18, 2023, 
September 19, 2023, and November 6, 2023, Jeffersonville Hydroelectric 
Co. filed an application for surrender of exemption for the Lake 
Jefferson Project No. 6055. The project is located on the East Branch 
Callicoon Creek, in Sullivan County, New York, and does not occupy 
Federal lands.
    The exemptee proposes to surrender the exemption by: (1) leaving 
the turbines and all generating equipment disconnected from the grid 
and (2) securing the power generation area of the powerhouse/residence 
by means of a locked barricade. The exemptee filed the surrender 
application in response to an ongoing compliance proceeding for the 
project. The exemptee has been working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service and American Rivers to develop its surrender application. On 
December 20, 2023, the Commission issued a public notice of the 
surrender application. On January 19, 2024, the Department of the 
Interior, on behalf of its component bureau, the Fish and Wildlife 
Service (FWS), the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, 
and American Rivers filed notices of intervention. Also on January 19, 
2024, the FWS, Markus Booms, and Patrick Boittiaux filed comments.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The planned schedule for 
the completion of the EA is April 19, 2025.\1\

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Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be 
issued and made available for review by all interested parties. All 
comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered in 
the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
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    \1\ 42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)(1)(B) requires lead Federal agencies to 
complete EAs within 1 year of the agency's decision to prepare an 
EA. This notice establishes the Commission's intent to prepare an EA 
for the project; therefore, the EA must be issued within 1 year of 
the issuance date of this notice.
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    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 to 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].
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeremy 
Jessup at (202) 502-6779 or [email protected].

    Dated: April 19, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08922 Filed 4-25-24; 8:45 am]
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