White River Hydroelectric Project No. 2444

Northern States Power Company; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Project Relicense

This is a procedural notice in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission updates the Environmental Assessment schedule for the relicense of Northern States Power Company's 1.2-megawatt White River Hydroelectric Project No. 2444. Northern States Power filed the relicense application on July 21, 2023. Commission staff originally announced intent to prepare an EA on September 23, 2024. The revised schedule sets August 4, 2025 as the target date for issuing the EA. No impact analysis or alternatives are presented in this notice.

Northern States Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment for Northern States Power Company's relicense application for the 1.2-megawatt White River Hydroelectric Project No. 2444, located on the White River in Ashland and Bayfield Counties, Wisconsin. FERC staff determined the project does not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, justifying an EA rather than a full EIS. The EA will be issued for a 30-day public comment period, with the EA targeted for release by May 30, 2025.