Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 42867 [2024-10669]
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If the project is not subject to section
15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given
that Village of Swanton, Vermont is
authorized to continue operation of the
Highgate Falls Hydroelectric Project
under the terms and conditions of the
prior license until the issuance of a
subsequent license for the project or
other disposition under the FPA,
whichever comes first.
Dated: May 9, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–10670 Filed 5–15–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 4472–031]
Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
On June 30, 2022, Union Falls
Hydropower, L.P. filed a relicense
application for the 2.6-megawatt
Saranac Hydroelectric Project No. 4472
(project). The project is located on the
Saranac River in Franklin and Clinton
Counties, New York.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on February 29, 2024,
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,
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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 OPP@
ferc.gov.
The application will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Commission issues EA .........................................................................................................
Comments on EA ..................................................................................................................
May 2025.1
July 2025.
1 The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) (2023) require that EAs be completed within 1 year of
the federal action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. See National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., as amended by section
107(g)(1)(B)(iii) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Public Law 118–5, sec. 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Joshua Dub at (202)
502–8138 or Joshua.dub@ferc.gov.
Dated: May 9, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–10669 Filed 5–15–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 7153–000]
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Consolidated Hydro New York, LLC;
Notice of Authorization for Continued
Project Operation
The license for the Victory Mills
Hydroelectric Project No. 7153 was
issued for a period ending April 30,
2024.
Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C.
808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at
the expiration of a license term, to issue
from year-to-year an annual license to
the then licensee(s) under the terms and
conditions of the prior license until a
new license is issued, or the project is
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otherwise disposed of as provided in
section 15 or any other applicable
section of the FPA. If the project’s prior
license waived the applicability of
section 15 of the FPA, then, based on
section 9(b) of the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as
set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the
licensee of such project has filed an
application for a subsequent license, the
licensee may continue to operate the
project in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the license after the
minor or minor part license expires,
until the Commission acts on its
application. If the licensee of such a
project has not filed an application for
a subsequent license, then it may be
required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),
to continue project operations until the
Commission issues someone else a
license for the project or otherwise
orders disposition of the project.
If the project is subject to section 15
of the FPA, notice is hereby given that
an annual license for Project No. 7153
is issued to Consolidated Hydro New
York, LLC for a period effective May 1,
2024, through April 30, 2025, or until
the issuance of a new license for the
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project or other disposition under the
FPA, whichever comes first.
If issuance of a new license (or other
disposition) does not take place on or
before April 30, 2025, notice is hereby
given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c),
an annual license under section 15(a)(1)
of the FPA is renewed automatically
without further order or notice by the
Commission, unless the Commission
orders otherwise.
If the project is not subject to section
15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given
that Consolidated Hydro New York, LLC
is authorized to continue operation of
the Victory Mills Hydroelectric Project
under the terms and conditions of the
prior license until the issuance of a
subsequent license for the project or
other disposition under the FPA,
whichever comes first.
Dated: May 9, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–10678 Filed 5–15–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4472-031]
Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On June 30, 2022, Union Falls Hydropower, L.P. filed a relicense
application for the 2.6-megawatt Saranac Hydroelectric Project No. 4472
(project). The project is located on the Saranac River in Franklin and
Clinton Counties, New York.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 29,
2024, 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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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues EA...................... May 2025.\1\
Comments on EA............................ July 2025.
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\1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations under 40
CFR 1501.10(b)(1) (2023) require that EAs be completed within 1 year
of the federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. See National
Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., as amended by
section 107(g)(1)(B)(iii) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,
Public Law 118-5, sec. 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Joshua Dub
at (202) 502-8138 or [email protected].
Dated: May 9, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-10669 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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