[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21150]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2114-003 Washington]


Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County; Notice of 
Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment and Solicitation of 
Comments

August 14, 2002.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47910), the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) 
has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) of an Offer of 
Settlement (OS) and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that propose, as part 
of a license amendment, spill measures for enhancing the downstream 
passage survival and passage efficiency of outmigrating anadromous 
salmonid juveniles at the Priest Rapids Project in Grant County, 
Washington. Part of the project occupies 3,051.92 acres of Federal 
lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Department of 
Energy, Department of Army, Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service.
    The DEA contains the staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental impacts of the proposed amendment and concludes that 
approval of Grant's proposed amendment or a staff alternative would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    A copy of the DEA is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call (202) 502-8222 or for TTY, (202) 
208-1659.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice and should be addressed to Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. Please affix Project No. 2114-003 to all comments. Comments may 
be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings.
    For further information, contact Bob Easton at (202) 502-6045.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-21150 Filed 8-19-02; 8:45 am]
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