98-21327. City of Marion and Smithland Hydroelectric Partners; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21327]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6641-027]


City of Marion and Smithland Hydroelectric Partners; Notice of 
Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

August 4, 1998.
    A draft environmental assessment (DEA) is available for public 
review. The DEA is for an application to amend the Smithland 
Hydroelectric Project. The licensee proposes to replace the licensed 
three large turbine/generator units with 216 small turbines and 108 
generator units. The Smithland Project is an existing U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers Dam, located on the Ohio River in Livingston County, 
Kentucky.
    The DEIS was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower 
Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Copies of the DEA can 
be viewed in the Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, of the Commission's 
offices at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
    Please submit any comments 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 David P. Boergers, Acting 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. Please affix Project No. 6641-027 to all 
comments. For further information, please contact the project manager, 
Ms. Rebecca Martin, at [phone].
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-21327 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am]
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