[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55812-55813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2209]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Tapoco Project No. 2169-020]


Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; North Carolina/Tennessee; Notice of 
Availability of Final Environmental Assessment

September 10, 2004.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR Part 380, the Office of Energy Projects (staff) has 
reviewed the application for a new major license for the Tapoco 
Project, located on the Little Tennessee and Cheoah Rivers in Graham 
and Swain Counties, North Carolina and Blount and Monroe Counties, 
Tennessee, and prepared a final environmental assessment (FEA) for the 
project. The project affects federal lands of the U.S. Forest Service 
and the National Park Service.
    The FEA contains staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
effects of

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the existing project and concludes that licensing the project, with 
staff's recommended measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the FEA and application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
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. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings 
and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Comments may 
be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. 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, please contact Randy Yates by e-mail at 
[email protected] or phone (770) 452-3784.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-2209 Filed 9-15-04; 8:45 am]
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