[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56552-56553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28039]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1895-007, South Carolina]


South Carolina Electric and Gas Company; Notice of Availability 
of Draft Environmental Assessment

November 2, 2001.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No.

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486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the 
application for license for the Columbia Hydroelectric Project, located 
on the Broad and Congaree Rivers in the City of Columbia and Richland 
County, South Carolina, and has prepared a Draft Environmental 
Assessment (DEA) for the project. There are no federal lands occupied 
by the project works or located within the project boundary.
    The DEA contains the staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the 
project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not 
constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the 
quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the DEA is on file with the Commission and is available 
for public inspection. The DEA may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link--select ``Docket #'' and follow 
the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Any comments should be filed within 45 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 Project No. 1895-007 to all comments. Comments 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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    For further information, contact Charles Hall at 202-219-2853.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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