[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17695]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 1933-011 & 2198-007]


Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Availability of 
Draft Environmental Assessment

July 1, 1997.
    A draft environmental assessment (DEA) is available for public 
review. The DEA analyzes the environmental impacts of an application by 
Southern California Edison Company (licensee) to reconstruct project 
facilities. The licensee proposes constructing a new penstock to 
replace part of the existing flowline for the Santa Ana River (SAR) 1 
and 2 Project No. 1933-011 and all of the flowline for the SAR 3 
Project, No. 2198-007. The licensee proposes to construct a new 
powerhouse to replace both the SAR 2 and SAR 3 powerhouses. The U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers is building a new flood control dam in the 
Santa Ana River Canyon below the SAR 1 and 2 Project. The Seven Oaks 
Dam will inundate and destroy the SAR 2 powerhouse and SAR 3 flowline 
rendering both projects inoperable. The licensee's proposed 
construction would allow it to continue to operate the projects. Both 
projects are on the Santa Ana River and its tributaries in San 
Bernardino, California.
    The DEA finds that the application to reconstruct project 
facilities 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 in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture--
Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Ranger 
District. Copies of the DEA can be obtained by calling the Commission's 
Public Reference Room at (202) 208-1371.
    Please submit any comments on the DEA within 30 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: Ms. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426. Please affix Project No. 1933-011 and/or 2198-
007 to all comments. For further information, please contact the 
project manager, Steve Hocking, at (202) 219-2656.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-17695 Filed 7-7-97; 8:45 am]
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