[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 92 (Thursday, May 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 29155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10202]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10489-020]


City of River Falls Municipal Utilities; Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment

    On August 26, 2021, the City of River Falls Municipal Utilities 
(City of River Falls) filed an application for a subsequent minor 
license for the 250-kilowatt River Falls Hydroelectric Project (River 
Falls Project; FERC No. 10489). The River Falls Project is located on 
the Kinnickinnic River in the City of River Falls in Pierce County, 
Wisconsin. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on March 2, 2022, 
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 River Falls 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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    \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 
River Falls Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's 
regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 
date of this notice.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Commission issues EA...................  January 2023.\1\
Comments on EA.........................  February 2023.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Michael 
Davis at (202) 502-8339 or [email protected].

    Dated: May 6, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-10202 Filed 5-11-22; 8:45 am]
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