[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34431-34432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16815]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 2705-003 Washington]


Seattle City Light; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental 
Assessment

June 26, 1996.
    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 application for a new license 
for the existing Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Project, and has prepared 
a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the project. The project is 
located on Newhalem Creek, a tributary of the Skagit River, near the 
town of Newhalem, in northern Washington.
    In the DEA, the Commission's staff has analyzed the potential 
environmental impacts of the project and has concluded that approval of 
the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would 
not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect 
the quality of the human environment.
    Copies of the DEA are available for review in the Public Reference 
Branch, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, D.C. 20426.
    Any comments should be filed within 45 days from the date of this 
notice and should be addressed to Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, D.C. 
20426. For further information, contact Mr. John Costello, 
Environmental Coordinator, at (202) 219-2914.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-16815 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am]
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