[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53649-53650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21015]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15021-000]


Bard College, New York; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On December 23, 2019, Bard College, New York filed an application 
for an exemption from licensing for the 10-kilowatt Annandale Micro 
Hydropower Project (Annandale Project) (FERC No. 15021). The Annandale 
Project is located on the Saw Kill, a tributary of the Hudson River, in 
the Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York. The project does not 
occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on July 9, 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 exempt the Annandale Project from licensing.
    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 decision on whether to issue an 
exemption from licensing for the project.
    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....................  January 2022.\1\

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Comments on EA..........................  February 2022.
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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 Annandale
  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 Monir 
Chowdhury at (202) 502-6736 or monir.chowdhury@ferc.gov or Laurie Bauer 
at (202) 502-6519 or Laurie Bauer@ferc.gov.

    Dated: September 22, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21015 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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