Document ID: FERC-2021-0915-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Lower SaranacHydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2021-07-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 40556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16067]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3511-024]

Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On May 29, 2020, Enel Green Power North America, Inc.\1\ filed an 
application on behalf of Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC (Lower Saranac), for 
a subsequent minor license for the 1.76-megawatt Groveville 
Hydroelectric Project (Groveville Project or project) (FERC No. 3511). 
The Groveville Project is located on Fishkill Creek, in the City of 
Beacon, Dutchess County, New York. The project is located approximately 
2.7 river miles upstream of the mouth of Fishkill Creek. The project 
does not occupy federal land.
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    \1\ In a February 9, 2021 filing, the Commission was notified 
that Enel Green Power North America, Inc. transferred all its 
ownership interests for Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC to Hydroland, Inc.
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    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 11, 2021, 
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, 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 an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 
the application to license the Groveville 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 application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA................  December 2021. \2\
Comments on EA......................  January 2022.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeremy 
Feinberg at (202) 502-6893 or jeremy.feinberg@ferc.gov.
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    \2\ 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. This 
notice establishes the Commission's intent to prepare an EA for the 
Groveville Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations, 
the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this 
notice.

    Dated: July 22, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16067 Filed 7-27-21; 8:45 am]
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