[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 4504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-161]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 2516-026-WV, and 2517-012-WV]


Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC; Dam No. 4 Hydro Station 
Project and Dam No. 5 Hydro Station Project; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

January 23, 2004.
    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 staff of 
the Office of Energy Projects (staff) has reviewed the applications for 
a new license for the Dam No. 4 Hydro Station Project No. 2516 and a 
subsequent license for the Dam No. 5 Hydro Station Project No. 2517, 
located on the Potomac River in West Virginia, and has prepared an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the projects. The Dam No. 4 Hydro 
Station Project is located near the town of Shepherdstown, West 
Virginia, in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. The Dam No. 5 Hydro 
Station Project is located near the town of Hedgesville, in Berkeley 
County. The project dams and reservoirs are owned by the United States 
and operated by the National Park Service.
    The EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
impacts of the projects and concludes that licensing the projects, with 
appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute 
major Federal actions that would significantly affect the quality of 
the human environment.
    A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link (formerly, ``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 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects.
    Because staff intends this to be the only EA prepared for these 
projects, any comments on this EA 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 ``Dam No. 4 Project No. 2516-026'' 
or ``Dam No. 5 Project No. 2517-012'' to all comments. For further 
information, contact Peter Leitzke at (202) 502-6059 or 
[email protected].
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-161 Filed 1-29-04; 8:45 am]
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