[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 29336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12500]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2403-056; 2721-020; 2312-019]
Penobscot River Restoration Trust; Notice of Availability of
Final Environmental Assessment
May 18, 2010.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR part
380 (Order No. 486,52 FR 47879) the Office of Energy Projects has
prepared an Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) for an application
filed by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust (licensee) on November
7, 2008, requesting Commission approval to surrender the project
licenses for the Veazie, Great Works, and Howland Hydroelectric
Projects, located on the Penobscot and Piscataquis Rivers in Penobscot
County, Maine. The licensee proposes to surrender the project licenses
and remove the Veazie and Great Works Dams, and construct a nature-like
fish bypass around the Howland Dam. Surrender of the projects' licenses
is a component of the Lower Penobscot River Basin Comprehensive
Settlement Agreement.
The FEA evaluates the environmental impacts that would result from
approving the licensee's proposed surrenders. The FEA finds that
approval of the application would not constitute a major Federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A copy of
the FEA is on file with the Commission and is available for public
inspection. The FEA may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number (P-2403, P-2312, or P-2721) excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3372, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
For further information, contact Christopher Yeakel at (202) 502-
8132.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-12500 Filed 5-24-10; 8:45 am]
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