[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 28573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14018]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 459-081 Missouri]


Union Electric Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

May 30, 1996.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR Part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47910), the Office of Hydropower Licensing 
(OHL) reviewed an application requesting approval of the dredging 
management plan. Approval of the plan would give the licensee 
permission to issue permits for small excavation activities at the 
Osage Project, without obtaining prior Commission approval for each 
specific activity. Specifically, the dredging management plan would 
allow permits to be issued for non-project dredging activities 
involving up to 500 cubic yards (cy) of material. All proposals to 
remove more than 500 cy would be outside the scope of the plan and 
would require individual Commission approval. The intent of the plan is 
to allow the licensee to issue permits for minor activities requiring 
dredging, including the installation and repair of seawalls and 
construction of boat docks and similar minor facilities. Permits would 
not be issued without prior authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers. The excavation activities associated with the dredging 
management plan will occur on project lands in Benton, Camden, Miller, 
and Morgan Counties, Missouri. The Lake of the Ozarks is the reservoir 
for the Osage Project and is located on the Osage River. The staff 
prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the action. In the EA, 
staff concludes that approval of the dredging management plan would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    Copies of the EA are available for review in the Reference and 
Information Center, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First 
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-14018 Filed 6-4-96; 8:45 am]
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