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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 95771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28245]

[[Page 95771]]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2997-031]

South Sutter Water District; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On July 1, 2019, South Sutter Water District (SSWD) filed an 
application for a major, new license for the 6.8-megawatt Camp Far West 
Hydroelectric Project No. 2997 (Camp Far West Project), which was 
amended on December 28, 2023. The Camp Far West Project is located on 
the Bear River in Yuba, Nevada, and Placer Counties, California. No 
Federal or Tribal lands occur within or adjacent to the project 
boundary or along the Bear River downstream of the project.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on September 5, 
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 in response to 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. Therefore, staff intends to prepare a draft and final 
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the application to relicense the Camp 
Far West Project.\1\
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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-019-20-000-1732280168. 40 CFR 
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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    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 [email protected].
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.\2\
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    \2\ Please note, this notice and the schedule herein, supersedes 
the Notice of Intent to Prepare an EA issued by staff on August 5, 
2021.
    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations 
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) 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 draft EA.............  April 2025.
Comments on draft EA...................  May 2025.
Commission issues final EA.............  November 2025.\3\
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Quinn 
Emmering, the Commission's coordinator assigned to the project 
relicense, at (202) 502-6382 or [email protected].

    Dated: November 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-28245 Filed 12-2-24; 8:45 am]
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