[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 44706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17382]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 539-015]


Lock 7 Hydro Partners, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On April 30, 2020, Lock 7 Hydro Partners, LLC filed an application 
for a new major license for the 2.21-megawatt Mother Ann Lee 
Hydroelectric Station Water Power Project (Mother Ann Lee Project) 
(FERC No. 539). The Mother Ann Lee Project is located on the Kentucky 
River in Mercer, Jessamine, and Garrard Counties, Kentucky. The project 
does not occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on February 26, 
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 Mother Ann Lee 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......................  October 2021. \1\
Comments on EA............................  November 2021.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Joshua Dub 
at (202) 502-8138 or joshua.dub@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 
Mother Ann Lee 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 9, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-17382 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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