[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11797]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 9648-011, 9649-011, and 9650-020]


Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Fellows Dam Project, Lovejoy 
Dam Project, and Gilman Dam Project); Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

May 1, 1997.
    A draft environmental assessment (DEA) is available for public 
review. The DEA examines plans for the installation of downstream 
Atlantic Salmon fish passage at the Fellows Dam Project, Lovejoy Dam 
Project, and Gilman Dam Project, all located on the Black River, 
Vermont. The DEA recommends the planning and installation of downstream 
fish passage at the Fellows Dam and Lovejoy Dam projects, following 
final consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Vermont 
Department of Fish and Wildlife. The DEA finds that safe downstream 
passage already exists at the Gilman Project through the open natural 
downstream channel adjacent to that project. The DEA also finds that 
approval of the work would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The DEA was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower Licensing, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Copies of the DEA can be viewed 
at the Commission's Reference and Information Center, 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, DC 20426. Copies can also be obtained by calling the 
project manager listed below.
    Please submit any comments within 40 days from the date of this 
notice. Any comments, conclusions, or recommendations that draw upon 
studies, reports or other working papers of substance should be 
supported by appropriate documentation.
    Comments should be addressed to Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 
20426. Please affix Project No. 9648-011, 9649-011, and 9650-020 to all 
comments. For further information, please contact the project manager, 
Pete Yarrington, at (202) 219-2939.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-11797 Filed 5-6-97; 8:45 am]
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