88 FR 20 pgs. 6247-6248 - Brainerd Public Utilities; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 20Pages: 6247 - 6248
Pages: 6247, 6248Docket number: [Project No. 2533-062]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-01872 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2533-062]
Brainerd Public Utilities; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
On March 1, 2021, Brainerd Public Utilities filed a relicense application for the 3.5425-megawatt Brainerd Hydroelectric Project No. 2533 (project). The project is located on the Mississippi River, in the City of Brainerd, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. The project does not occupy federal land.
[top] In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on November 1, 2022, 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 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.
| Milestone | Target date |
|---|---|
| Commission issues EA | August 2023. 1 |
| Comments on EA | September 2023. |
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Patrick Ely at patrick.ely@ferc.gov or (202) 502-8570.
Footnotes:
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 Boyne River Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: January 24, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01872 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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