[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 58140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28953]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 2413-043]


Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment

November 14, 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 reviewed the application 
filed January 2, 2001, requesting the Commission's authorization to 
amend the project license. An environmental assessment (EA) is 
available for public review. The EA analyzes the environmental impacts 
of approving Georgia Power Company's (licensee for the Wallace Dam 
Project, FERC No. 2413) request to amend the project license to permit 
the City of Greensboro to increase their maximum rate of water 
withdrawal from 3.8 cubic feet per second (cfs) \1\ or 2.45 million 
gallons per day (MGD) from Lake Oconee to 3.3 MGD.
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    \1\ FERC 25 para. 62,058, Order Approving Change in Land Rights, 
issued July 29, 1980.
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    Copies of the 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. Copies of this filing are on file with the 
Commission and are available for public inspection. The EA 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).
    Anyone may file comments on the EA. The public, federal and state 
resource agencies are encouraged to provide comments. All written 
comments must be filed within 30 days of the issuance date of this 
notice shown above. 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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. Send an original and eight copies of all 
comments marked with the docket number P-2413-040 to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, 
DC 20426. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please 
contact Sean Murphy at telephone: (202) 219-2964 or email: 
[email protected].

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-28953 Filed 11-19-01; 8:45 am]
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