[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-929]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 1951-000 Georgia]


Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment

January 18, 1996.
    By letter to the Commission dated November 19, 1993, Georgia Power 
Company proposed to prepare and file an environmental assessment with 
their license application for the Sinclair Hydroelectric Project, as 
provided for by the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
Regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Hydropower Licensing has reviewed the applicant prepared 
environmental assessment and application for major license for the 
existing Sinclair Hydroelectric Project, located on the Oconee River, 
Baldwin County, Georgia, and has prepared a Draft Environmental 
Assessment (DEA) for the project. In the DEA, the Commission's staff 
has analyzed the potential environmental impacts of the existing 
project and has concluded that approval of the project, with 
appropriate mitigation measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    Copies of the DEA are available for review in the Public Reference 
Branch, Room 2-A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice and should be addressed to Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1-A, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Please reference Project No. 1951-000 to all comments. For further 
information, please contact Ms. Kelly Fargo, Environmental Coordinator, 
at (202) 219-0231.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-929 Filed 1-23-96; 8:45 am]
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