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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02171]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3633-044]

KC Brighton LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment

    On December 29, 2022, KC Brighton LLC (licensee) filed an 
application for the surrender of its license for the Brighton 
Hydroelectric Project No. 3633. The project is located on the Patuxent 
River in Howard and Montgomery counties, Maryland. The project does not 
occupy Federal lands.
    The licensee proposes to surrender its license after consultation 
during the relicensing process revealed that the costs of relicensing 
and anticipated mitigation measures would render the project 
uneconomic. The licensee proposes to remove all generating equipment, 
including the equipment diverging from the main penstocks including the 
turbine, generator, gate valve, and elbow for each unit. The electrical 
conduit in the powerhouse, the motor controllers, and the generation 
cables up to the interconnection point would also be removed. Surrender 
activities would be confined to the powerhouse. No changes to the dam, 
which is owned by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), are 
proposed. The primary use of WSSC's dam and reservoir is to provide a 
water source to surrounding counties. No changes to this water supply 
are proposed as part of surrender. The licensee is not proposing any 
ground disturbing activities or any changes to the environment in the 
project area.
    Commission staff public noticed the application on December 20, 
2023, and solicited comments, motions to intervene, and protests, with 
the comment period ending on January 19, 2024. In response to the 
Commission's notice, the Potomac Patuxent Chapter of Trout Unlimited 
filed comments. The WSSC, which owns the dam, filed a Motion to 
Intervene.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ Commission staff 
plans to issue an EA by May 9, 2025. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for 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-019-20-000-1736780205. 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 [email protected].
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Kelly 
Fitzpatrick at 202-502-8435 or [email protected].

    Dated: January 29, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02171 Filed 2-3-25; 8:45 am]
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