Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 7395 [2024-02100]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 23 / Friday, February 2, 2024 / Notices necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 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, 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 OPP@ ferc.gov. Milestone Dated: January 29, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. Commission issues EA. Comments on EA ...... [FR Doc. 2024–02102 Filed 2–1–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Target date August 2024.1 September 2024. Questions regarding this notice may be directed to Erin Kimsey at (202) 502– 8621 or erin.kimsey@ferc.gov. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dated: January 29, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [Project No. 6440–010] [FR Doc. 2024–02100 Filed 2–1–24; 8:45 am] Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 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, 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 OPP@ ferc.gov. The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. On August 30, 2021, Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC (Lakeport) and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (New Hampshire DES) filed a relicense application for the 600-kilowatt Lakeport Hydroelectric Project No. 6440 (project). The project is located on the Winnipesaukee River in Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire. In accordance with the Commission’s regulations, on November 14, 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 an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the application to relicense the project. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Feb 01, 2024 Jkt 262001 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP24–343–000. Applicants: Big Sandy Pipeline, LLC. Description: Compliance filing: Big Sandy Fuel Filing Effective 3–1–2024 to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 1/26/24. Accession Number: 20240126–5115. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/24. 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 Lakeport Hydroelectric Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this notice. PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7395 Docket Numbers: RP24–344–000. Applicants: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC. Description: Compliance filing: VEP Incremental Rate Implementation CP21– 498 to be effective 2/1/2024. Filed Date: 1/26/24. Accession Number: 20240126–5168. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–345–000. Applicants: Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Combined Update to Non-Conforming and Negotiated Rate Agreements— January 2024 to be effective 2/26/2024. Filed Date: 1/26/24. Accession Number: 20240126–5170. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–346–000. Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates—Various Feb 1 2024 Releases to be effective 12/1/2023. Filed Date: 1/29/24. Accession Number: 20240129–5022. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–347–000. Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates—Yankee Gas to Emera Energy eff 1–27–24 to be effective 1/27/ 2024. Filed Date: 1/29/24. Accession Number: 20240129–5032. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/24. Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5 p.m. eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen search.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 7395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02100]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6440-010]


Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC and New Hampshire Department of 
Environmental Services; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment

    On August 30, 2021, Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC (Lakeport) and 
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (New Hampshire DES) 
filed a relicense application for the 600-kilowatt Lakeport 
Hydroelectric Project No. 6440 (project). The project is located on the 
Winnipesaukee River in Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 14, 
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 an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 
the application to relicense the 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 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, 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].
    The application will be processed according to the following 
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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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 
Lakeport Hydroelectric Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's 
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 
date of this notice.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA......................  August 2024.\1\
Comments on EA............................  September 2024.
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    Questions regarding this notice may be directed to Erin Kimsey at 
(202) 502-8621 or [email protected].

    Dated: January 29, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02100 Filed 2-1-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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