[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 83474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23848]


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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 and Revising the Processing Schedule

    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 and the water 
quality certification issued by Idaho DEQ, staff does not anticipate 
that licensing the project would constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. On April 
22, 2024, 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 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#68273838280e0d1a0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d726d6d7d5b584f5e135a524b">[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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    \1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations 
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) (2023) 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.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA...................  January 2025.\1\
Comments on EA.........................  February 2025.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Golbahar 
Mirhosseini at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70171f1c12111811025e1d1902181f030315191e1930161502135e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d6a62616f6c656c7f2360647f65627e7e686463644d6b687f6e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: October 9, 2024.
Debbie-Anne Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23848 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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