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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94719-94720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27970]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1889-085, Project No. 2485-071]

Revised Procedural Schedule for Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Proposed Project Relicenses: FirstLight MA Hydro LLC, 
Northfield Mountain LLC

    On April 29, 2016, and materially amended on December 4, 2020,

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FirstLight MA Hydro LLC and Northfield Mountain LLC, respectively, 
filed applications for new major licenses to operate the 62.0-megawatt 
(MW) Turners Falls Hydroelectric Project (Turners Falls Project; FERC 
No. 1889) and 1,166.8-MW Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project 
(Northfield Mountain Project; FERC No. 2485) (collectively, projects). 
On June 5, 2024, Commission staff issued a notice of intent to prepare 
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of 
relicensing the projects. The notice included an anticipated schedule 
for issuing the draft and final EIS.
    By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural 
schedule for completing the draft and final EIS. 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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Issue draft EIS...........................  April 2025.
Draft EIS Public Meeting..................  May 2025.
Comments on draft EIS due.................  June 2025.
Commission issues final EIS...............  December 2025.
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    Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4336a(c), we are soliciting additional 
comments on alternatives or impacts and on relevant information, 
studies, or analyses with respect to the proposed action. Such comments 
must be filed within 30 days of this notice. Comments on these topics 
already filed in response to the REA Notice do not need to be refiled.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic 
filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. 
Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 
All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on 
the first page.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    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].
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Steve 
Kartalia at (202) 502-6131 or [email protected].

    Dated: November 21, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27970 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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