FERC Environmental Assessment for New York Power Authority Hydroelectric Project

Regs.gov: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Published March 16th, 2026

Detected March 21st, 2026

Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the New York Power Authority's Crescent Hydroelectric Project No. 4678. The EA concludes that licensing the project with protective measures would not significantly affect the human environment. Comments on the EA are due by April 15, 2026.

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What changed

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the New York Power Authority's application to continue operating its Crescent Hydroelectric Project (No. 4678) located on the Mohawk River in New York. The EA, prepared by the Office of Energy Projects, analyzes the potential environmental impacts and concludes that the project's continued operation, with appropriate protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The document is available for public review via FERC's eLibrary.

Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments on the EA by April 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Comments can be filed electronically through FERC's eFiling system or the eComment system, or via paper submission to the Commission's Secretary. The filing should reference docket number P-4678-053. Public inquiries can be directed to the Office of Public Participation.

What to do next

Review the Environmental Assessment for Project No. 4678.
Submit comments by April 15, 2026, using the FERC eFiling or eComment system.
Reference docket number P-4678-053 in all filings.

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Content

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a new license to continue to
operate and maintain the Crescent Hydroelectric Project No. 4678 (project). The project is located on the Mohawk River in
Saratoga, Albany, and Schenectady counties, New York. Commission staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
project. (1)

The EA contains staff's analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project,
with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect
the quality of the human environment.

The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity to view and/or print the EA via the internet through the
Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov/), using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.

Any comments should be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2026.

The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 10,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne
A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page
of any filing should include docket number P-4678-053.

For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact
the Office of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.

For further information, contact Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278 or by email at jody.callihan@ferc.gov.

(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)

Dated: March 16, 2026. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2026-05424 Filed 3-18-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

Footnotes

(1) For tracking purposes under the National Environmental Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1742891253.