[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 161 (Friday, August 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51662-51663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1865]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2210-095-VA]


Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

August 16, 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 Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed an application for non-project use of 
project lands and waters at the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project 
(FERC No. 2210) and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for 
the proposed non-project use. The project is located on the Roanoke and 
Blackwater Rivers in Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania, Franklin, and 
Roanoke Counties, Virginia.
    In the application, Appalachian Power Company (licensee) requests 
Commission authorization to permit Resource Partners, L.L.C. to install 
and operate boat dock facilities at a residential development known as 
The Cottages at Contentment Island located

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along the Blackwater River portion of Smith Mountain Lake. No dredging 
is planned as part of this proposal. The EA contains the Commission 
staff's analysis of the probable environmental impacts of the proposal 
and concludes that approving the licensee's application, with staff's 
recommended environmental measures, would not constitute a major 
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    The EA is attached to a Commission order titled ``Order Modifying 
and Approving Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters,'' which was 
issued August 13, 2004, and is available for review and reproduction at 
the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, 
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number (prefaced by P-) and 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, contact (202) 502-8659.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1865 Filed 8-19-04; 8:45 am]
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