[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 65559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27053]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 346-037-Minnesota]


Minnesota Power, Inc. d.b.a. ALLETE, Inc.; Notice of Availability 
of Environmental Assessment

October 17, 2002.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission's) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a new license for 
the Blanchard Project located on the Mississippi River, in Morrison 
County, Minnesota, and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) 
for the project. In the EA, the Commission's staff has analyzed the 
potential environmental effects of the project and has concluded that 
approval of the project, with appropriate environmental measures, would 
not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the EA is on file with the Commission and is available 
for public inspection. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site 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 toll free 1-866-208-
3676.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the issuance date 
of this notice and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1-A, Washington, DC 
20426. Please affix ``Blanchard Project No. 346'' 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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. For further information, contact Tom Dean 
at (202) 502-6041.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-27053 Filed 10-24-02; 8:45 am]
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