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Dated: September 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Ryan Hansen at (202)
502–8074 or ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
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Dated: September 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 2333–094]
Rumford Falls Hydro LLC; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
On September 29, 2022, Rumford
Falls Hydro LLC (RFH) filed an
application for a new major license for
the 44.5-megawatt Rumford Falls
Hydroelectric Project (Rumford Falls
Project; FERC No. 2333). The
application was supplemented on
March 30 and June 9, 2023. The
Rumford Falls Project is located on the
Androscoggin River in the Town of
Rumford, Oxford County, Maine. No
Federal or Tribal lands occur within or
adjacent to the project boundary.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on June 26, 2023,
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 relicense the Rumford
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
January 2024.
March 2024.
August 2024.1
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 a
draft and final EA for the Rumford 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.
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2023.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2333-094]
Rumford Falls Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On September 29, 2022, Rumford Falls Hydro LLC (RFH) filed an
application for a new major license for the 44.5-megawatt Rumford Falls
Hydroelectric Project (Rumford Falls Project; FERC No. 2333). The
application was supplemented on March 30 and June 9, 2023. The Rumford
Falls Project is located on the Androscoggin River in the Town of
Rumford, Oxford County, Maine. No Federal or Tribal lands occur within
or adjacent to the project boundary.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on June 26, 2023,
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 relicense the Rumford 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................ January 2024.
Comments on draft EA...................... March 2024.
Commission issues final EA................ August 2024.1
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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 a draft and final EA
for the Rumford 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 Ryan Hansen
at (202) 502-8074 or [email protected].
Dated: September 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-20113 Filed 9-15-23; 8:45 am]
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