[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 11278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03801]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3409-032]


Boyne USA, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment

    On January 31, 2020, Boyne USA, Inc. filed an application for a 
subsequent minor license to continue operating the existing, licensed, 
250-kilowatt Boyne River Hydroelectric Project No. 3409 (Boyne River 
Project). The project is located on the Boyne River in Boyne Valley 
Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan. The project does not occupy 
federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 24, 
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 an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 
the application to license the Boyne River 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 EA.....................  June 2021.\1\
Comments on EA...........................  July 2021.
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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 Boyne
  River Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations, the EA
  must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this notice.

    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Patrick Ely 
at patrick.ely@ferc.gov or (202) 502-8570.

    Dated: February 18, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03801 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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