[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 68480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24817]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6240-064]


Watson Associates; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment

    On August 27, 2021, Watson Associates filed a relicense application 
for the 265-kilowatt Watson Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 6240 
(project). The project is located on the Cocheco River in Strafford 
County, New Hampshire. The project does not occupy federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on August 23, 
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 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 
Watson Dam Hydroelectric 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......................  May 2023.\1\
Comments on EA............................  June 2023.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Michael 
Watts at (202) 502-6123 or [email protected].

    Dated: November 8, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-24817 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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