[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62241-62242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25259]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-2375-035]


International Paper Company; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

September 30, 2002.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations (18 CFR part 380), Commission staff have reviewed an 
application for a non-capacity related license amendment at the Riley-
Jay-Livermore Project, FERC No. 2375, and have prepared an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the application. The project is 
located on Androscoggin River at the junction of Franklin, 
Androscoggin, and Oxford Counties, Maine.
    Specifically, the project licensee (International Paper Company) 
has requested Commission approval to amend the present license to 
maintain the existing Livermore powerhouse as is, and construct a new 
powerhouse to contain a single new turbine and generator with an 
installed capacity of 1 MW. This unit will discharge into the upper 
portion of the lower bypass reach and will serve as a minimum flow unit 
with a hydraulic capacity of 450 cfs, which would bring the Livermore 
development's total hydraulic capacity to 3,906 cfs, instead of the 
authorized hydraulic capacity of 5,400 cfs. The authorized installed 
capacity of the project would be reduced from 23,185 kW to 19,725 kW. 
In the EA, Commission staff have analyzed the

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probable environmental effects of the proposed amendment and have 
concluded that approval of the proposal, with appropriate environmental 
measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment.
    Copies of the EA are available for review in Public Reference Room 
2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, 
DC. The EA also may be viewed on the Commission's Internet Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``FERRIS'' link. Additional information 
about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External 
Affairs, at (202) 502-6088 or on the Commission's Web site using the 
FERRIS link. Click on the FERRIS link, enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you 
have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance with FERRIS, 
the FERRIS helpline can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or by e-mail to [email protected]. The FERRIS link on 
the FERC's Internet website also provides access to the texts of formal 
documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and 
rulemakings.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-25259 Filed 10-3-02; 8:45 am]
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