[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 36874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13236]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11588-001, Alaska]


Alaska Power & Telephone Company; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

May 21, 2002.
    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. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for an original license 
for Alaska Power and Telephone Company's proposed Otter Creek 
Hydroelectric Project, and has prepared a Final Environmental 
Assessment (FEA). The proposed project would be located on Kasidaya 
Creek, at Taiya Inlet, 3 miles south of the City of Skagway, and 12 
miles southwest of the City of Haines, Alaska. The proposed project 
would occupy approximately 6.0 acres of land within the Tongass 
National Forest, administered by the U.S. Forest Service (Forest 
Service).
    On December 26, 2001, the Commission staff issued a draft 
environmental assessment (DEA) for the project and requested that 
comments be filed with the Commission within 45 days. Comments on the 
DEA were filed by the Forest Service, the United States Department of 
the Interior, State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Alaska 
Power & Telephone Company and are addressed in the FEA.
    This FEA contains the Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
future environmental impacts of the project and has concluded 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.
    Copies of the FEA are available for review in the Public Reference 
Room, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. This filing is available for review at the 
Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' and 
follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). For further 
information, contact Gaylord Hoisington, Project Coordinator, at (202) 
219-2756.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-13236 Filed 5-24-02; 8:45 am]
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