96-30417. Seattle City Light; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30417]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 2705-003 Washington]


Seattle City Light; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

November 22, 1996.
    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 F.R. 47897), the Office 
of Hydropower Licensing and Compliance has reviewed the application for 
a new license for the existing Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Project 
(project) and has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) for 
the project. The project is located on Newhalem Creek, a tributary of 
the Skagit River, near the town of Newhalem, in northern Washington.
    In the FEA, the Commission's staff has analyzed the existing and 
potential future environmental impacts of the project and has concluded 
that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective 
or enhancement measures, would not constitute a major federal action 
that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    Copies of the FEA are available for review in the Public Reference 
Branch, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-30417 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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