[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 69433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28475]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1005-011]
City of Boulder, CO; Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
November 5, 2010.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Office
of Energy Projects has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for an
application filed by City of Boulder, Colorado (licensee) on March 10,
2009, requesting Commission approval to exempt its currently licensed
Boulder Canyon Hydroelectric Project from the licensing requirements of
Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and to surrender its license for
the project. The project is located on the Middle Boulder Creek, in
Boulder County, Colorado. The licensee requests to surrender the
following licensed project features: (1) The Barker Reservoir; (2) the
Barker Dam; (3) the outlet structure; (4) the concrete tunnel; (5) the
valve house; (6) the concrete Barker gravity pipeline; (7) the Kossler
Reservoir, including the Southwest Dam, the Northeast Dam, and the West
Dam; (8) the concrete outlet structure, including the trash screens and
a gate; and (9) the steel penstock. The licensee states that the
exempted project would consist of the existing powerhouse containing
one generating unit having an installed capacity of 10 MW and
appurtenant facilities. The licensee estimates that the project would
have an average annual generation of 11.6 megawatt-hours that would be
sold to a local utility.
The EA evaluates the environmental impacts that would result from
approving the licensee's proposal for surrender of its project license
and conversion to a conduit exemption. The EA finds that granting
surrender of the license and issuing the exemption for the Boulder
Canyon Hydroelectric Project would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
A copy of the EA is attached to a Commission Order titled ``Order
Granting Exemption From Licensing (Conduit) and Accepting Surrender of
License,'' issued November 5, 2010, and is on file with the Commission
and is available for public inspection. The EA may also be viewed on
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number (P-1005) 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-28475 Filed 11-10-10; 8:45 am]
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