Climate Project Ditched—Feds Deem It Harmless and Open Comments
Published Date: 3/26/2025
Notice
Summary
American Climate Partners wants to give up a special project permission, and the government checked to see if this would harm the environment. Good news: it won’t cause any big problems! People affected, like landowners and Tribal members, can share their thoughts by April 18, 2025, and the process is easy and free to join online.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
FERC: Surrender won’t harm environment
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's environmental assessment concludes that surrendering the project exemption for Project No. P-8402 would not be a major federal action that significantly affects the quality of the human environment.
Public can comment by April 18, 2025
Landowners, Tribal members, and other members of the public can submit comments on the EA for Project No. P-8402; all comments must be filed by April 18, 2025. You can file electronically (eFiling), submit a short comment up to 6,000 characters without registering via eComment, or send a paper filing to the addresses listed in the notice.
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