Boott Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment, 35208 [2011-14970]

Download as PDF 35208 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 116 / Thursday, June 16, 2011 / Notices Dated: June 10, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FR Doc. 2011–14970 Filed 6–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [ Project No. 2790–055] srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Boott Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff has reviewed the application for amendment of license for the Lowell Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2790–055) and has prepared a draft environmental assessment (draft EA). The project is located on the Merrimack River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The draft EA contains the Commission staff’s analysis of the potential environmental effects of the proposed replacement of the wooden flashboards with a pneumatic crest gate system of the same height and interim modifications to the existing flashboard system and concludes that authorizing the amendment, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major Federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. A copy of the draft EA is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov using the e-Library link. Enter the docket number (P–2790) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free at 1–866–208–3676 or (202) 502–8659 (for TTY). Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the issuance date of this notice, and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please reference the Lowell Project No. 2790 on all comments. For further information on this notice, please contact Holly Frank at (202) 502–6833. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the e-Filing link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. [Docket No. CP10–480–000] VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 Jun 15, 2011 Jkt 223001 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Central New York Oil and Gas Company, LLC; Notice Extending Comment Period On May 27, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued its environmental assessment (EA) for Central New York Oil and Gas Company, LLC’s MARC I Hub Line Project proposed in the abovereferenced docket. The EA was placed in the public record and was available via the FERC’s eLibrary on that date. However, the Commission experienced technical problems reproducing the copies of the EA that were to be mailed to interested stakeholders. As a result, the compact disk copies of the EA were not mailed until June 7, 2011. Therefore, the deadline for filing comments on the EA has been extended for two weeks, and will end on July 11, 2011. Dated: June 10, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–14962 Filed 6–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ Project No. 2310–193—California; Project No. 2266–102—California] Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Nevada Irrigation District; Notice of Environmental Site Review On July 6–8, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Nevada Irrigation District (NID) (applicants) will conduct an environmental site review of the Drum-Spaulding and Yuba-Bear Projects. The Drum-Spaulding Project is located on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada on the South Yuba River, Bear River, North Fork of the North Fork American River, and tributaries in the Sacramento River watershed in Nevada and Placer Counties, California. The Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project is located on the west slope of the Sierra PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Nevada in the Middle Yuba River, Canyon Creek, Rucker Creek and Bear River watersheds in Nevada, Placer and Sierra Counties, California. The site visit is open to the public and resource agencies, and will occur from 8 a.m. to about 5 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on each of three days. Participants will meet no later than the start time at Discovery Trail near Bear Valley on the first day, at PG&E’s Alta Service Center on the second day, and at PG&E’s Halsey forebay on the third day. Each day will start with a brief safety talk, review of the facilities that will be visited that day, and discussion of logistics. The tour will depart the meeting location no later than 15 minutes after the start time. We will try to return to the meeting location by 5 p.m. each day. Participants are responsible to provide their own transportation (recommend a 4-wheel drive vehicle), but car pooling to the extent possible is encouraged. We do not anticipate hiking in any difficult terrain or entering private property that requires special permission, but some brief walking over dirt trails might be needed. Cell phone coverage in the upper and mid elevation sites is limited. Safety is a prime concern. Many of the sites that will be visited require wearing hardhats, safety eyewear, and safety vests that licensees will provide. Participants must wear appropriate footwear (i.e. no sandals or open-toed shoes). The schedule below is provided for general guidance only and is not intended to be a strict schedule. We may proceed through the schedule for each day at a slower or faster pace than anticipated in the schedule below, or may decide to delete or add project facilities. For these reasons and because of poor electronic communications in some areas, it will be difficult for a participant to join the site visit after it departs the initial meeting location. Project facilities listed below are indicated as either ‘‘YB’’ for NID’s YubaBear Hydroelectric Project or ‘‘DS’’ for PG&E’s Drum-Spaulding Project. Wednesday, July 6, 2011 • Meet at Discovery Trail in Bear Valley at 8 a.m.; • Bowman Lake (YB); • Bowman/Spaulding canal at Fall Creek (YB); • Fuller Lake (DS); • Lake Spaulding dam (DS); • Bear Valley—Drum canal and South Yuba canal (DS). E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Project No. 2790-055]


Boott Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff has reviewed the 
application for amendment of license for the Lowell Hydroelectric 
Project (FERC No. 2790-055) and has prepared a draft environmental 
assessment (draft EA). The project is located on the Merrimack River in 
Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    The draft EA contains the Commission staff's analysis of the 
potential environmental effects of the proposed replacement of the 
wooden flashboards with a pneumatic crest gate system of the same 
height and interim modifications to the existing flashboard system and 
concludes that authorizing the amendment, with appropriate 
environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major Federal 
action that would significantly affect the quality of the human 
environment.
    A copy of the draft EA is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site at https://www.ferc.gov using the e-Library link. Enter the docket 
number (P-2790) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
or call toll-free at 1-866-208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (for TTY).
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the issuance date 
of this notice, and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. Please reference the Lowell Project No. 2790 on all comments. 
For further information on this notice, please contact Holly Frank at 
(202) 502-6833. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the e-Filing 
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.

    Dated: June 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14970 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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