[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 64886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00259]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. P-1273-009]


Center Creek; Notice of the Draft Environmental Assessment as a 
Basis for Any Order Issued on the License Application

October 9, 2003.
    Take notice that the draft environmental assessment issued on 
August 26, 2003, for Center Creek Hydroelectric Project FERC No. 1273-
009 will serve as the final National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
document and a basis for any license order on the application.
    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 F.R. 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the 
Center Creek Hydroelectric Project located on Center Creek, in Iron 
County, Utah, and prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for 
the project. The project occupies 21.43 acres of United States lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    The draft EA issued on August 26, 2003, contains Commission staff's 
analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project and 
concludes 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.
    A copy of the draft EA is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at 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 contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    We received one comment from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 
support of our recommendation in the draft EA. Therefore the draft EA 
will serve as our final NEPA document and as a basis for any order 
issued on the license application.
    For further information, contact Gaylord Hoisington at (202) 502-
6032 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E3-00259 Filed 11-14-03; 8:45 am]
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