[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 43651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16993]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2530-057]


Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On November 20, 2020, Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC (White Pine 
Hydro) filed an application for a new license for the 10.9-megawatt 
Hiram Hydroelectric Project (Hiram Project) (FERC No. 2530). The Hiram 
Project is located on the Saco River near the towns of Hiram, Baldwin, 
Denmark, and Brownfield in Oxford and Cumberland Counties, Maine. The 
project does not occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on January 11, 
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 an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 
the application to license the Hiram 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.\1\
Comments on EA............................  November 2021.
Modified 4(e) and Fishway Prescriptions...  January 2022.
Issue final EA............................  April 2022.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to David Turner 
at (202) 502-6091 or David.Turner@ferc.gov.
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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 
Normanskill Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's 
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 
date of this notice.

    Dated: August 4, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16993 Filed 8-9-21; 8:45 am]
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