[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 171 (Friday, September 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22511]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Notice of Wetlands Involvement for the Captain Jack-Olinda 500-kV 
Transmission Line Access Road Creek Crossing

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of wetlands involvement.

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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western) proposes to 
install culverts at the access road crossing of a tributary to Miners 
Creek about 2 miles southwest of Big Bend, California, and about 2,500 
feet east of the confluence of Miners Creek and the Pit River. An 
existing bridge at the creek crossing has collapsed, denying access to 
a dead-end transmission structure on the Captain Jack-Olinda 500-
kilovolt (kV) transmission line. If access to the structure is not 
restored, Western's maintenance crews would need to bulldoze across the 
creek to reach the structure in the event of structure damage or other 
emergency. Per a review of the flood hazard maps for Shasta County, 
California, Western determined that creek crossing does not involve a 
100-year floodplain. However, a field review indicates that wetlands 
associated with the creek and its floodplain could be affected by the 
crossing. In accordance with the U.S. Department of Energy's 
Floodplain/Wetland Review Requirements (10 CFR part 1022), Western will 
prepare a wetland assessment as part of an environmental assessment for 
the creek crossing and will perform the proposed actions in a manner so 
as to avoid or minimize potential harm to, or within, the affected 
wetland.

DATES: Comments on the proposed floodplain action are due to the 
address below no later than September 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Ms. Nancy Werdel, 
Environment Manager, Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region, Western 
Area Power Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA, 95630-4710, 
fax (916) 985-1934, e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dave Swanson, Environmental 
Specialist, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 281213, 
Lakewood, CO, 80228-8213, telephone (720) 962-7261, fax (720) 962-7263, 
e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal to install culverts at the 
creek crossing of the tributary to Miners Creek would involve 
construction activities that could affect the wetlands of the 
tributary. Construction activities may include the placement of 
culverts within the creek bed, grading at and near the banks of the 
creek, and filling road bed material over and around the culverts. The 
environmental assessment will examine the installation of culverts and 
alternative crossing methods. The creek crossing is located in Shasta 
County, California, in T. 36 N., R. 1 W., Section 2. Maps and further 
information are available from Western from the contacts above.

    Dated: August 22, 2000.
Michael S. Hacskaylo,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-22511 Filed 8-31-00; 8:45 am]
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