Comments of Patriot Hydro, LLC in response to FERC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act under RM26-7.

Summary: Patriot Hydro, LLC supports the Commission's proposed rulemaking to expand the categorical exclusion (CE) for certain terminations or revocations of water power licenses. The company argues that the Commission should further extend this CE to include voluntary surrenders of hydroelectric facilities that result in minor environmental impacts to improve administrative efficiency and reduce regulatory burdens.