98-195. California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 478]
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[FR Doc No: 98-195]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2100-083]


California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Availability 
of Environmental Assessment

December 30, 1997.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission's) 
Regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order 486, 52 F.R. 47897), the 
Commission's Office of Hydropower Licensing has reviewed an application 
for a temporary modification in the minimum flow requirement at the 
Themalito Afterbay Outlet (Outlet) of the Feather River Hydroelectric 
Project, Project No. 2100-083. The project is located on the Feather 
River, Butte County, California. Based on an agreement with state and 
federal resource agencies, the licensee wishes to temporarily reduce 
flows at the Outlet to 1,500 cfs for a maximum of 75 days, from January 
1 through March 15, 1998, to help recover water supply lost due to 
actions taken in spring 1997 to help fish. The agreement also calls for 
the licensee to increase flows to the low flow channel of the Feather 
River from 600 to 900 cfs from October 15, 1997 through February 28, 
1998. An Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared for the 
application. The EA finds that approving the application would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    Copies of the EA are available for review in the Public Reference 
Branch, Room 2-A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-195 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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