[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8005]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2585-002]


Northbrook Carolina Hydro, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of 
Draft Environmental Assessment

March 27, 2001.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission's) 
regulations, the Office of Energy Projects has received the application 
filed on January 4, 1999, by Northbrook Carolina Hydro, L.L.C. 
(licensee) to surrender its license for the Idols Hydroelectric Project 
and has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the 
proposed and alternative actions.
    The licensee indicates that the cost to replace the project 
powerhouse and generation equipment, which were destroyed in a fire on 
February 8, 1998, is not justified based on current and foreseeable 
electric power rates. The project site is situated near the town of 
Clemmons, a suburban area located 15 miles southwest of the City of 
Winston-Salem. The project does not utilize federal lands.
    Copies of the Draft EA can be viewed at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
or by calling (202) 208-1371. The document also may be viewed on the 
Web at www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance.
    Any comments on the Draft EA should be filed within 30 days from 
the date of this notice and should be addressed to David P. Boergers, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ``Idols Projects Surrender of 
License, No. 2585-002'' to the first page of your comments. Comments, 
protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the internet 
in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    For further information, please contact Jim Haimes, staff 
environmental protection specialist, at (202) 219-2780 or at his E-mail 
address: [email protected].

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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