[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 54212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19059]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1858-023]


Beaver City Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On July 30, 2021, Beaver City Corporation (Beaver City) filed an 
application for a subsequent minor license for the 625-kilowatt (kW) 
Beaver City Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric Project (Beaver City 
Project; FERC No. 1858). The Beaver City Project is located on the 
Beaver River, in Beaver County, Utah, about 5 miles east of the city of 
Beaver. The project currently occupies 10.2 acres of federal land 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service and 2.4 acres of federal land 
managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. As proposed, the project 
would occupy an additional 0.3 acre of federal land administered by the 
U.S. Forest Service. As part of its relicensing proposal, Beaver City 
proposes to increase the generating capacity of the Beaver City Project 
from 625 to 720 kW.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on June 13, 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 Beaver City 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 Single EA.............  August 2023.\1\
Comments on Single EA...................  September 2023.
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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 a Single EA for the
  Beaver City 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 Evan 
Williams at (202) 502-8462 or [email protected].

    Dated: August 29, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19059 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
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