[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7488]


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[Federal Register: March 30, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 2354-018]

 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Georgia 
Power Co.

March 24, 1994.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received an 
application for relicensing of the existing North Georgia Hydroelectric 
Project (project). The project is located on the Tallulah, Tugalo, and 
Chattooga Rivers in Northeast Georgia and Northwest South Carolina. The 
project consists of six hydroelectric developments and is within the 
Savannah River Basin.
    The FERC staff has determined that licensing this project could 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment. Therefore, the staff intends to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the hydroelectric project in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
    The staff's EIS will objectively consider both site-specific and 
cumulative environmental impacts of the project and reasonable 
alternatives, and will include economic and engineering analyses.
    A draft EIS will be issued and circulated for review by all 
interested parties. All comments filed on the draft EIS will be 
analyzed by the staff and considered in the final EIS. The staff's 
conclusions and recommendations will then be presented for the 
consideration of the Commission in reaching its final licensing 
decision.
    This notice informs all interested individuals, organizations, and 
agencies with environmental expertise and concerns, that: (1) The 
Commission staff has decided to prepare an EIS; (2) the scoping 
conducted for the Environmental Assessment--scoping meetings held 
February 3, 1994, at Gainesville College, Gainesville, Georgia, and 
comments filed with the Commission by March 3, 1994--still apply; and 
(3) additional comments that may result from the change from an 
Environmental Assessment to an EIS may be filed with the Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, within 30 days from the date of this notice.
    All written correspondence should clearly show the following 
caption on the first page:
    Intervenors--those on the Commission's service list for this 
proceeding (parties)--are reminded of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, requiring parties filing documents with the 
Commission, to serve a copy of the document on each person whose name 
appears on the official service list.\1\ Further, if a party or 
interceder files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
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    \1\The official service list can be obtained by calling the 
Office of the Secretary, Dockets Branch, at (202) 208-2020.
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    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Joe Davis, 
Environmental Coordinator, at (202) 219-2865.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-7488 Filed 3-29-94; 8:45 am]
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