[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48322-48323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19668]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2106-059]
McCloud-Pit Project; Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric
Project and Intention To Hold Public Meetings
July 30, 2010.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC)
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR
part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy
Projects has reviewed the application for license for the McCloud-Pit
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2106), located on the McCloud and Pit
Rivers in Shasta County, California, and has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. The project
occupies 1,621.9 acres of federal lands managed by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture-Forest Service and 29.5 acres of federal lands managed
by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicant's proposal
and the alternatives for relicensing the McCloud-Pit Project. The draft
EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-governmental
organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license
applicant, and Commission staff.
A copy of the draft EIS is available for review at the Commission
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov,
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
All comments must be filed by Tuesday, September 28, 2010, and
should reference Project No. 2106-059. Comments may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method
of submitting text only comments, click on ``eComment.'' For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. Although the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments
considered.
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\1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are
invited to attend a public meeting that will be held to receive
comments on the draft EIS. The time and location of the meeting is as
follows:
Morning Meeting
Date: September 9, 2010.
Time: 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
Place: Holiday Inn Hotel.
Address: 1900 Hilltop Dr., Redding, CA.
Evening Meeting:
Date: September 9, 2010,
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Place: Holiday Inn Hotel.
Address: 1900 Hilltop Dr., Redding, CA.
At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments
and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be
recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written)
will become part of the Commission's public record for the project.
This meeting is posted on the Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related
information.
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For further information, please contact Emily Carter at (202) 502-
6512 or at [email protected].
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-19668 Filed 8-9-10; 8:45 am]
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