[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84129-84130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24377]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8402-004]


American Climate Partners; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On October 12, 2023, American Climate Partners filed an application 
for surrender of the exemption for the Rapidan Mill Hydroelectric 
Project No. 8402. The project is located in Rapidan, on Rapidan River 
in Orange and Culpeper counties, Virginia. The project does not occupy 
federal lands.
    The exemptee proposes to surrender its exemption. To decommission 
the project, the exemptee proposes to remove the equipment used to 
operate the turbine preventing future generation. No physical changes 
to any project features are planned and no ground disturbance would 
occur under this proposal. The dam would remain in place. After 
Commission jurisdiction ends, however, the exemptee indicates that the 
dam may be removed in collaboration with several other federal and 
state resource agencies. The Commission issued public notice of the 
proposed surrender on February 23, 2024.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ The planned schedule 
for the completion of the EA is April 1, 2025. Revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate. The EA will be issued and made 
available for review by all interested parties and a 30-day comment 
period. 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\ In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's 
regulations, the unique identification number for documents relating 
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1728462572. 40 CFR 
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07485757476162756429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef1eeeefed8dbccdd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.

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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Diana 
Shannon at 202-502-6136 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a4c0cdc5cac58ad7ccc5cacacbcae4c2c1d6c78ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42262b232c236c312a232c2c2d2c02242730216c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: October 15, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-24377 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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