[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 61 (Thursday, March 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16497-16498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1418]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 382-026 and Project No. 178-017]


Southern California Edison Company and Pacific Gas & Electric 
Company; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

March 22, 2005.
    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 the applications for license for the 
Borel Hydroelectric Project (P-382-026) and Kern Canyon Hydroelectric 
Project (P-178-017) and has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment 
(DEA) for the projects. The Borel Hydroelectric Project is located on 
the Kern River near the town of Bodfish in Kern County, California. The 
canal intake for the project is located on approximately 188 acres of 
Sequoia National Forest Service lands. The Kern Canyon Hydroelectric 
Project is located on the Kern River, near the Town of Bakersfield in 
Kern County, California. The project occupies approximately 11.26 acres 
of public land located within the Sequoia National Forest.
    The DEA 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 a major federal action that would significantly affect the 
quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the DEA is on file with the Commission and is available 
for public inspection. The DEA is available for review at the 
Commission 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 (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.

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    Any comments should be filed within 45 days from the issuance date 
of this notice and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1-A, Washington, DC 
20426. Please affix ``Borel Hydroelectric Project No. 382-026'' and/or 
``Kern Canyon Hydroelectric Project No. 178-017'' to all comments. 
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 
under the ``e-filing'' link. For further information, contact Emily 
Carter at (202) 502-6512 or [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1418 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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