Domtar Paper Company, LLC; Notice of Revised Schedule for 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, March 14, 2025, September 30, 2025, and November 7, 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 June 26, 2025, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent that informed the public that Commission staff plans to issue an Environmental Assessment (EA)  [ 1 ] by February 23, 2026. Commission staff is revising the schedule to issue an EA by December 12, 2025. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. All comments filed on…