97-33515. Allegheny Hydro No. 8 and 9 LP and Connecticut National Bank; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33515]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Allegheny Hydro No. 8 and 9 LP and Connecticut National Bank; 
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

[Project No. 3021-048]
December 18, 1997.
    A draft environmental assessment (EA) is available for public 
review. The draft EA analyzes the environmental impacts of installing 
15-inch flashboards on the top of Lock and Dam 9, part of the Allegheny 
River Lock and Dam 8 and 9 Hydroelectric Project No. 3021-048. The 
Commission is considering requiring flashboards, from about May 1 
through October 31 each year, to rectify project-induced lower water 
levels and associated impacts to recreational boating in the Lock and 
Dam 9 pool. The draft EA contains Commission staff's preliminary 
analysis that 15-inch flashboards are needed and installation would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment. The Allegheny River Lock and Dam 8 and 9 
Project is on the Allegheny River near the City of Kittanning, in 
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
    The draft EA was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower 
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Copies of the draft EA 
can be obtained by calling the Commission's Public Reference Room at 
[phone].
    Please submit any comments on the draft EA within 60 days from the 
date of this notice. Any comments, conclusions, or recommendations that 
draw upon studies, reports, or other working papers of substance should 
be supported by appropriate documentation. Comments should be addressed 
to: Ms. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, DC 20426. Please affix 
Project No. 3021-048 to all comments.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-33515 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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