[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 137 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 43233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15358]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3023-014; Project No. 2972-027]
Blackstone Hydro, Inc.; City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; Notice
of Availability of Environmental Assessment
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed the application for a new license for the Blackstone
Hydroelectric Project No. 3023 (Blackstone Project), and the
application for a subsequent license for the Woonsocket Falls
Hydroelectric Project No. 2972 (Woonsocket Project), and has prepared
an Environmental Assessment (EA) for both projects. The Blackstone
Project is located on the Blackstone River in Providence County, Rhode
Island and Worchester County, Massachusetts. The Woonsocket Project is
located on the Blackstone River in the City of Woonsocket, Providence
County, Rhode Island.
The EA contains staff's analysis of the potential environmental
effects of the projects and concludes that licensing the projects, with
appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a
major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the
human environment.
The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the EA via the internet through the Commission's
Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field, to access the document. At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13,
2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You must
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of
electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via
the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
On the first page of your filing, please put the docket number P-3023-
014 for the Blackstone Project and/or the docket number P-2972-027 for
the Woonsocket Project.
For further information, contact Erin Kimsey at (202) 502-8621 or
by email at erin.kimsey@ferc.gov.
Dated: July 10, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15358 Filed 7-15-20; 8:45 am]
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