[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3695-3696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1828]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5376-062]


Horseshoe Bend Hydroelectric Company; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

January 18, 2002.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, the Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, 
Office of Energy Projects has reviewed an application to amend the 
license for the Horseshoe Bend Hydroelectric Project. The amendment 
application is for the modification of existing facilities and 
construction of new facilities in two phases to control sediment 
accumulation in the project's power canal. The proposed Phase I 
facilities include (a) widening of the entrance of the canal bottom 
width from 79 feet to 360 feet, (b) installing a 540-foot long elevated 
sill at the canal entrance, (c) constructing a diverging channel 
downstream of the sill and a sluice way on the river side of the sill, 
with trash racks over sluiceway boxes. Features of the Phase II include 
(a) a desanding/settling basin in the canal area, (b) desander sluice 
boxes end-to-end across the canal bed, and (c) access ramp for the 
maintenance of desander and other facilities. Phase II facilities will 
be constructed only if required after evaluating the effectiveness of 
Phase I facilities.
    An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared by staff for the 
proposed Phase I activities only, because the implementation of Phase 
II actions is uncertain and would depend upon the effectiveness of the 
facilities under Phase I. In the EA, staff does not identify any 
significant impacts that would result from the Commission's approval of 
the construction of Phase I facilities. Thus, staff concludes that 
approval of the proposed amendment of license would not cause a major 
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    The EA has been attached and made part of an Order Amending the 
License

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Under Article 2, issued January 18, 2002, for the Horseshoe Bend 
Project (FERC No. 5376-062). 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. The EA may also be 
viewed on the Web at
http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-1828 Filed 1-24-02; 8:45 am]
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