Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment, 8095 [2019-04001]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 6, 2019 / Notices comments provided under the Public Participation section of this notice. Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Commission is using this notice to initiate consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project’s potential effects on historic properties.4 The EA for this project will document findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106. 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If the Commission issues the EA for an allotted public comment period, a Notice of Availability of the EA will be sent to the environmental mailing list and will provide instructions to access the electronic document on the FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov). If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached Mailing List Update Form (appendix 2). 4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Mar 05, 2019 Jkt 247001 Additional Information Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on General Search and enter the docket number in the Docket Number field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP19–51). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: February 28, 2019. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–03998 Filed 3–5–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 8095 Commission staff’s review of the proposal. In the application, Greenbriar Sand anticipates removing 1,336 acre feet of sand by dredging at an average depth of four feet within 334 acres of the project reservoir, over the life of the operation. The dredge would pump sand to a 14 acre processing area outside of the project area. This EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the probable environmental impacts of the proposed action and concludes that approval of the proposal would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA is available for electronic review and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number (P–2413) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3372 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. For further information, contact Michael Calloway at (202) 502–8041 or by email at michael.calloway@ferc.gov. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dated: February 28, 2019. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [Project No. 2413–125] [FR Doc. 2019–04001 Filed 3–5–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed an application submitted by Georgia Power Company (licensee) to allow Greenbriar Sand Company, in Greene County, Georgia, the use of Wallace Dam Hydroelectric (FERC No. 2413) project lands and waters to conduct hydraulic sand mining. The project is located at about river mile 173 on the Oconee River in the Altamaha River Basin in Putnam, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Greene and Hancock counties, Georgia. The proposed sand mine would be operated by Greenbriar Sand Company and sited in Greene County. The project occupies federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service, but the proposed sand mine will not operate on Forest Service land. An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP17–494–000, CP17–495– 000] Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP; Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P.; Notice of Revised Schedule for the Environmental Review and the Final Order for the Jordan Cove Energy Project This notice identifies the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff’s revised schedule for the completion of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Jordan Cove Energy Project. The first notice of schedule, issued on August 31, 2018, identified August 30, 2019 as the final EIS issuance date. The previous notice states, however, that the forecasted schedule assumes that the cooperating agencies will provide input on their areas of responsibility on a timely basis. Due to the funding lapse at certain E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04001]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2413-125]


Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) regulations, 
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed an application submitted by Georgia Power Company 
(licensee) to allow Greenbriar Sand Company, in Greene County, Georgia, 
the use of Wallace Dam Hydroelectric (FERC No. 2413) project lands and 
waters to conduct hydraulic sand mining. The project is located at 
about river mile 173 on the Oconee River in the Altamaha River Basin in 
Putnam, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Greene and Hancock counties, 
Georgia. The proposed sand mine would be operated by Greenbriar Sand 
Company and sited in Greene County. The project occupies federal land 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service, but the proposed sand mine 
will not operate on Forest Service land.
    An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of 
Commission staff's review of the proposal. In the application, 
Greenbriar Sand anticipates removing 1,336 acre feet of sand by 
dredging at an average depth of four feet within 334 acres of the 
project reservoir, over the life of the operation. The dredge would 
pump sand to a 14 acre processing area outside of the project area. 
This EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the probable 
environmental impacts of the proposed action and concludes that 
approval of the proposal would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The EA is available for electronic review and reproduction at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 
Enter the docket number (P-2413) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3372 or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    For further information, contact Michael Calloway at (202) 502-8041 
or by email at michael.calloway@ferc.gov.

    Dated: February 28, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-04001 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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