[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 25318] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-11764] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 2692-018, 2686-018, & 2698-016] Nantahala Power & Light Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment May 5, 1999. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission's) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order 486, 52 FR 47897), the Commission's Office of Hydropower Licensing has reviewed the Nantahala & Tuckasegee Projects Settlement agreement (settlement agreement) setting minimum flows for the three above named projects. The settlement agreement was signed by the licensee. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS), and the United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Nantahala Hydroelectric Project is located on the Nantahala River in the Counties of Macon and Clay, North Carolina. The West Fork Project is located on the West Fork of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County, North Carolina. The East Fork Project is located on the East Fork of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County, North Carolina. An Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared, and the EA finds that approving the settlement agreement would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Copies of the EA are available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located in Room 2A, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The EA may be viewed on the web at http// www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-11764 Filed 5-10-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M