[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4290-4291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01262]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2544-052]


Hydro Technology, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On December 27, 2021, Hydro Technology, Inc filed an application 
for a subsequent license to continue operating the existing 1,200-
kilowatt Meyers Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 2544 (Meyers Falls 
Project or project). The project is located on the Colville River in 
Stevens County, Washington. The project does not occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on March 28, 2023,

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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. On 
June 7, 2023, the Commission issued a notice indicating that staff 
intended to prepare a draft and final Environmental Assessment (EA). 
However, upon further review, staff intends to prepare a single EA on 
the application to relicense the Meyers 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#723d222232141700115c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c534c4c5c7a796e7f327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>.
    By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural 
schedule for completing the EA. 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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Commission issues EA......................  May 2024.\1\
Comments on EA............................  June 2024.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Maryam 
Zavareh at (202) 502-8474 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc919d8e859d91d2869d8a9d8e9994bc9a998e9fd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f49995868d9599da8e95829586919cb492918697da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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: January 17, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01262 Filed 1-22-24; 8:45 am]
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