95-13611. City of Spokane; WA; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 29584]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3074-006 Washington]


City of Spokane; WA; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

May 30, 1995.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR Part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47910), the Office of Hydropower Licensing 
(OHL) reviewed the Revised Report on Recreational Resources (revised 
report), filed May 11, 1990, pursuant to Article 29 of the license for 
the Upriver Project. The facilities proposed in the revised report are 
being assessed separately from an amendment proposal to raise the 
forebay by 1.5 feet, filed September 23, 1993. The proposed 
recreational facilities will not be impacted by the proposed 1.5-foot 
rise in the forebay. The additional recreation facilities proposed in 
the revised report will be constructed on projectlands on the Spokane 
River in Spokane County, Washington. The recreation facilities proposed 
consist of: (1) The north side development that includes the licensee's 
half-mile portion of the constructed Centennial Trail and a constructed 
river access area located in the immediate area of the Upriver Dam 
spillway; and (2) the unconstructed southside development that includes 
a visitor information center, bus parking area, and extensive 
landscaping next to the forebay to the powerhouse. The staff prepared 
an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the action. In the EA, staff 
concludes that approval of the licensee's revised report 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 Reference and 
Information Center, Room 3308, of the Commission's offices at 941 North 
Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-13611 Filed 6-2-95; 8:45 am]
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