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or control any transmission or
distribution assets and does not have a
franchised service area in the United
States.’’ Id. OPG clarifies that ‘‘OPGET,
a power marketing and trading entity
owned by OPG makes power sales
within the United States, and at the
international border with Canada
pursuant to its FERC market-based rate
authorization[, but] does not export
power from the United States to
Canada.’’ Id. at 2.
OPC further states that it ‘‘will
purchase the power to be exported from
a variety of sources such as power
marketers, independent power
producers or U.S. electric utilities and
Federal power marketing agencies as
those terms are defined in section 3(22)
and 3(19) of the FPA.’’ App. at 4. OPG
adds that ‘‘by definition, such power is
surplus to the system of the generator’’.
Id. OPG contends that ‘‘the electric
power that [it] will export to Canada
from these markets, on either a firm or
interruptible basis, will not impair the
sufficiency of the electric power supply
within the United States.’’ Id.
The existing international
transmission facilities to be utilized by
the Applicant have previously been
authorized by Presidential permits
issued pursuant to Executive Order
10485, as amended, and are appropriate
for open access transmission by third
parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
Application at the address provided
above. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to this proceeding
should file a motion to intervene at the
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings
concerning OPG’s application to export
electric energy to Canada should be
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–
290–D. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Jerry L Pfeffer, 1440
New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20005, jpfeffer@skadden.com; and
Karen Cooke, 700 University Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario MSG IX6, Canada,
karen.cooke@opg.com.
A final decision will be made on the
Application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
part 1021) and after DOE determines
that the proposed action will not have
an adverse impact on the sufficiency of
supply or reliability of the U.S. electric
power supply system.
Copies of the Application will be
made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at https://
energy.gov/node/11845, or by emailing
Matt Aronoff at matthew.aronoff@
hq.doe.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 1,
2021.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Energy
Resilience Division, Office of Electricity.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2879–012]
Green Mountain Power Corporation;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On January 30, 2020, Green Mountain
Power Corporation filed an application
for a new major license to continue
operating the existing 7.5-megawatt
Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project No.
2879 (Bolton Falls Project or project).
The project is located on the Winooski
River in Washington County, Vermont.
The project does not occupy federal
land.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on December 1, 2020,
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 a draft and final
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the
application to license the Bolton Falls
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.
Milestone
Target date
Commission issues Draft EA .......................................................................................................................................................
Comments on Draft EA ................................................................................................................................................................
Commission issues Final EA .......................................................................................................................................................
August 2021.
September 2021.
February 2022.1
1 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 Bolton Falls Project.
Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s regulations, the Final EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this notice.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Michael Tust at (202)
502–6522 or michael.tust@ferc.gov.
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Dated: February 12, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP21–45–000]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2879-012]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On January 30, 2020, Green Mountain Power Corporation filed an
application for a new major license to continue operating the existing
7.5-megawatt Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 2879 (Bolton Falls
Project or project). The project is located on the Winooski River in
Washington County, Vermont. The project does not occupy federal land.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on December 1,
2020, 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 a draft and final Environmental
Assessment (EA) on the application to license the Bolton Falls 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 Draft EA............ August 2021.
Comments on Draft EA.................. September 2021.
Commission issues Final EA............ February 2022.\1\
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\1\ 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 Bolton
Falls Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations, the
Final EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this
notice.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Michael Tust
at (202) 502-6522 or [email protected].
Dated: February 12, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03369 Filed 2-18-21; 8:45 am]
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