Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for Draft and Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Project Relicense

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#  Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for Draft and Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Project Relicense

On October 27, 2022, Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU) filed an application for a new major license for the 7.1-megawatt Beaver Falls Hydroelectric Project (Beaver Falls Project; FERC No. 1922). On January 5, 2024, Commission staff issued a notice of intent to prepare a draft and final Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the effects of relicensing the Beaver Falls Project. The notice of intent included an anticipated schedule for issuing the draft and final EA. By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural schedule for completing the draft and final EAs. The revised schedule is shown below. Further revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

[^1] The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) (2022) require that EAs be completed within 1 year of the Federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. *See* National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq., as amended by* section 107(g)(1)(B)(iii) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Public Law 118-5, sec. 4336a, 137 Stat. 42.

| Milestone | Target date |
| --- | --- |
| Commission issues draft EA | August 2024. |
| Comments on draft EA | September 2024. |
| Commission issues final EA | January 2025. |

Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Golbahar Mirhosseini at *[email protected]* .

Dated: June 4, 2024.

Debbie-Anne A. Reese,

Acting Secretary.