Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project, Schedule for Environmental Review, and Request for Comments

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14787-004] The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will discuss the environmental impacts of constructing and operating the proposed Seminoe Pumped Storage Project (Seminoe Project; FERC No. 14787), located at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's (Reclamation) Seminoe Reservoir on the North Platte River in Carbon County, Wyoming, approximately 35 miles northeast of Rawlins, Wyoming. [ 1 ] The Commission will use this EIS in its decision-making process in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The schedule for preparing the EIS is discussed in the Schedule for Environmental Review section of this notice. As part of the NEPA review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result whenever it considers the issuance of a license. This gathering of public input is referred to as “scoping.” On September 6, 2024, Commission staff issued Scoping Document 1, initiating the scoping process for the project. Commission staff conducted an environmental site visit open to the public on September 25, 2024, and held three public scoping meetings. Two scoping meetings were held in Casper, Wyoming, on September 24, 2024, and another scoping meeting was held in Rawlins, Wyoming, on September 25, 2024. A court reporter…