FERC就科罗拉多公共事业公司Salida小型水电站退役退牌发布环评公告，结论为无重大环境影响

BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2275-052]
Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR Part 380,
Commission staff reviewed Public Service Company of Colorado’s application to
decommission and surrender the license for the Salida Hydro Nos. 1 & 2 Project No.
2275 and have prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project.1 The
licensee is proposing to surrender the project license and decommission and remove
certain Salida U2 facilities and the remaining decommissioned Salida U1 powerhouse
and adjacent substation. After decommissioning the site would be restored. The project
is located on the South Arkansas River and Fooses Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado.
The project is partially located on federal lands administered by U.S. Forest Service’s
Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands –
Salida Ranger District.
The EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the potential environmental
effects of the proposed surrender, alternatives to the proposed action, and concludes that
the proposed decommissioning and surrender of license for the Salida Hydro Nos. 1 & 2

1 The unique identification number for documents relating to this environmental

review is EAXX-019-20-000-1780990050.

Project would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment.
The EA may be viewed on the Commission’s website at http://www.ferc.gov
using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number (P-2275) in the docket number field
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 5028659.

You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

All comments must be filed by November 9, 2026, 5:00 pm Eastern Time.

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 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/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-2275-052.

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 Rebecca Martin at 202-502-6012 or
rebecca.martin@ferc.gov.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

Dated: October 8, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2026-20999 Filed: 10/13/2026 8:45 am; Publication Date: 10/14/2026]