97-23403. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and Northern Electric Power Co.; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23403]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5276-040]


Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and Northern Electric Power Co.; 
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment

August 28, 1997.
    An environmental assessment (EA) is available for public review. 
The EA is for an application to amend the Hudson Falls Hydroelectric 
Project. The licensee proposes to suspend article 404 which requires 
the release of a continuous minimum flow of 500 cfs to allow for PCB 
cleanup. The EA finds that approval of the application would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment. The Hudson Falls Hydroelectric Project is 
located on the Hudson River in Washington County, New York.
    The EA was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower Licensing, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Copies of the FEA 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.
    For further information, please contact the project manager, Mr. 
Sean Murphy, at [phone].
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-23403 Filed 9-3-97; 8:45 am]
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