[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 10507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03546]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8866-013]


Black Canyon Bliss, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment

    On February 28, 2022, Black Canyon Bliss LLC filed an application 
for a subsequent license to continue operating the existing 24-kilowatt 
Stevenson No. 2 Hydroelectric Project No. 8866 (Stevenson No. 2 Project 
or project). The project is located on an unnamed tributary to the 
Snake River in Gooding County, Idaho. The project does not occupy 
federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 14, 
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 license the Stevenson No. 2 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 
Stevenson No. 2 Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's 
regulations, the Final 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......................  July 2023.\1\
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Maryam 
Zavareh at (202) 502-8474 or [email protected].

    Dated: February 14, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-03546 Filed 2-17-23; 8:45 am]
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