[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 13961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6303]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2611-038 Maine]


Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company, UAH-Hydro-Kennebec Limited 
Partnership and Madison Paper Industries; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

March 9, 2000.
    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 
has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for Kimberly-Clark Tissue 
Company, UAH-Hydro-Kennebec Limited Partnership, and Madison Paper 
Industries' (licensees) application to amend the license for the Hydro-
Kennebec Project. Specifically, the licensees propose to delete from 
the license in inoperable old powerhouse and related facilities. The 
old powerhouse has been inoperable since 1998 and has an authorized 
capacity of 3,730 kilowatts. The changes would reduce the project's 
authorized capacity from 19,163 kilowatts to 15,433 kilowatts. The 
Hydro-Kennebec Project is located on the Kennebec River in Kennebec and 
Somerset Counties, Maine.
    In the EA, staff concludes that approval of the licensee's 
application would not constitute a major Federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA is attached to a 
Commission order issued on March 6, 2000 for the above application. 
Copies of the EA can be obtained by calling the Commission's Public 
Reference Room at (202) 208-1371, or through the Commission's homepage 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (please call (202) 208-2222 
for assistance).

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-6303 Filed 3-14-00; 8:45 am]
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