[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 238 (Monday, December 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57991-57992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22780]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15230-002]


Pike Island Hydropower Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare 
an Environmental Assessment

    On May 14, 2024, Pike Island Hydropower Corporation filed a license 
application for the proposed 19.999-megawatt Pike Island Hydroelectric 
Project No. 15230 (project). The proposed project would be located at 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Pike Island Locks and Dam on 
the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio and Ohio County, West Virginia. 
The proposed project would occupy 4.35 acres of federal land 
administered by the Corps.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on September 25, 
2025, 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

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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.\1\ 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.
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    \1\ The unique identification number for documents relating to 
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1756911771.
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    For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office 
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. Revisions 
to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA.....................  June 3, 2026.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Colleen 
Corballis at (202) 502-8598 or [email protected].

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: December 10, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-22780 Filed 12-12-25; 8:45 am]
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