[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32411-32412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08995]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2736-046]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment

    On February 14, 2023, Idaho Power Company filed an application for 
a new major license for the 67.5-megawatt American Falls Hydroelectric 
Project (American Falls Project; FERC No. 2736). The American Falls 
project is located on the Snake River in Power County, Idaho, near the 
city of American Falls, about 25 miles southwest of Pocatello. The 
project is located at the American Falls Dam, owned and operated by the 
United States Bureau of Reclamation. The project occupies 7.37 acres of 
United States land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 
Power County, Idaho.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 7, 
2024, 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 a draft and final Environmental 
Assessment (EA) on the application to relicense the American Falls 
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 draft EA.............  October 2024.
Comments on draft EA due...............  November 2024.
Commission issues final EA.............  April 2025.\1\
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Golbahar 
Mirhosseini at [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, Pub. L. 118-5, sec. 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.

    Dated: April 22, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08995 Filed 4-25-24; 8:45 am]
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