Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 20144 [2021-07842]
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in accordance with Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure 4 and the regulations under
the NGA 5 by the intervention deadline
for the project, which is June 8, 2021.
As described further in Rule 214, your
motion to intervene must state, to the
extent known, your position regarding
the proceeding, as well as your interest
in the proceeding. For an individual,
this could include your status as a
landowner, ratepayer, resident of an
impacted community, or recreationist.
You do not need to have property
directly impacted by the project in order
to intervene. For more information
about motions to intervene, refer to the
FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
All timely, unopposed motions to
intervene are automatically granted by
operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to
intervene that are filed after the
intervention deadline are untimely and
may be denied. Any late-filed motion to
intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the
time limitation should be waived and
provide justification by reference to
factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
Commission’s Rules and Regulations. A
person obtaining party status will be
placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and
will receive copies (paper or electronic)
of all documents filed by the applicant
and by all other parties.
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Comments
Any person wishing to comment on
the project may do so. The Commission
considers all comments received about
the project in determining the
appropriate action to be taken. To
ensure that your comments are timely
and properly recorded, please submit
your comments on or before June 8,
2021. The filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. To become a party, you
must intervene in the proceeding.
How to File Protests, Interventions, and
Comments
There are two ways to submit
protests, motions to intervene, and
comments. In both instances, please
reference the Project docket number
CP21–96–000 in your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing
of submissions.
(1) You may file your protest, motion
to intervene, and comments by using the
Commission’s eFiling feature, which is
located on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
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Documents and Filings. New eFiling
users must first create an account by
clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be
asked to select the type of filing you are
making; first select ‘‘General’’ and then
select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or
‘‘Comment on a Filing.’’
The Commission’s eFiling staff are
available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
(2) You can file a paper copy of your
submission. Your submission must
reference the Project docket number
CP21–96–000.
To mail via USPS, use the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426
To mail via any other courier, use the
following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Protests and motions to intervene
must be served on the applicant either
by mail or email (with a link to the
document) at: P.O. Box 1087, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, 80944 or at
Francisco_Tarin@kindermorgan.com.
Any subsequent submissions by an
intervenor must be served on the
applicant and all other parties to the
proceeding. Contact information for
parties can be downloaded from the
service list at the eService link on FERC
Online.
Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding,
additional information about the project
will be available from the Commission’s
Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–
FERC, or on the FERC website at
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
as described above. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all
formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. For more information and to
register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5124–022]
Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On October 30, 2020, Washington
Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed an
application for a subsequent minor
license to continue operating the
existing 933-kilowatt North Branch No.
3 Hydroelectric Project No. 5124 (North
Branch 3 Project or project). The project
is located on the North Branch
Winooski River in Washington County,
Vermont. The project does not occupy
federal land.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on January 28, 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 a draft and final
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the
application to license the North Branch
3 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
Commission issues Draft EA ......
Comments on Draft EA ..............
Commission issues Final EA ......
Target date
October 2021.
November 2021.
April 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 North Branch 3 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.
Dated: April 9, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Dated: April 12, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5124-022]
Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
On October 30, 2020, Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed an
application for a subsequent minor license to continue operating the
existing 933-kilowatt North Branch No. 3 Hydroelectric Project No. 5124
(North Branch 3 Project or project). The project is located on the
North Branch Winooski River in Washington County, Vermont. The project
does not occupy federal land.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on January 28,
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 a draft and final Environmental
Assessment (EA) on the application to license the North Branch 3
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.............. October 2021.
Comments on Draft EA.................... November 2021.
Commission issues Final EA.............. April 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 North
Branch 3 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: April 12, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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