Domtar Paper Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

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. 2212-059] On August 27, 2024, and supplemented on February 28, 2025 and March 14, 2025, Domtar Paper Company, LLC (licensee) filed an application for a non-capacity amendment for the Rothschild Hydroelectric Project No. 2212. The project is located on the Wisconsin River in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The project does not occupy any federal lands. The licensee requests a non-capacity amendment of its license to replace the existing timber crib spillway section with two hydraulically actuated overhead hinged crest gates mounted on a reinforced concrete crest structure with reinforced concrete piers. Additionally, a reinforced concrete labyrinth crest structure and reinforced concrete stilling basins would be constructed for both spillways. The new spillway is expected to have similar hydraulic capacity to the timber crib spillway. The licensee does not intend to draw down the reservoir during construction, which is expected to take approximately three and a half years to complete. On April 28, 2025, the Commission issued a public notice for the proposed amendment. The public comment period closed on May 28, 2025. On May 28, 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources filed a motion to intervene and provided a list of permits that have been issued or are in the review process for the proposed amendment. This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) un…