
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 80291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25398]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2639-028]


Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin; Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment

    On November 30, 2021, Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin filed 
an application for a new major license to continue operating the 
existing, licensed, 30.75-megawatt Cornell Hydroelectric Project No. 
2639 (Cornell Project). The project is located on the Lower Chippewa 
River, in the township of Cornell, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. The 
project does not occupy Federal land.
    In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on July 14, 2023, 
Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for 
environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the 
record 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 Cornell 
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 EA..................  April 2024 \1\
Comments on EA........................  May 2024.
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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 Cornell
  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 Michael 
Davis at [email protected] or call at 202-502-8339.

    Dated: November 9, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-25398 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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