[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11230-11231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-959]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2210-090]


Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment

March 2, 2005.
    A draft environmental assessment (DEA) is available for public 
review. The DEA analyzes the environmental impacts of a Shoreline 
Management Plan (SMP) filed for the Smith Mountain Lake Pumped Storage 
Project. The project is located on the Roanoke River, in Bedford, 
Pittsylvania, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties, Virginia. The project is 
operated by Appalachian Power Company, a part of American Electric 
Power.
    The DEA was written by staff in the Office of Energy Projects, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Commission staff concludes that 
approving the SMP with modifications would not constitute a major 
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. The DEA is available for review at the Commission

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or may 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, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Anyone may file comments on the DEA. The public as well as Federal 
and state resource agencies are encouraged to provide comments. All 
written comments must be filed within 45 days of the issuance date of 
this notice shown above. Send an original and eight copies of all 
comments marked with the project number, P-2210-090, to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and interventions 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. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    If you have any questions regarding this notice, please call 
Heather Campbell at (202) 502-6182.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-959 Filed 3-7-05; 8:45 am]
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