[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9819-9820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2704]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11858-002, California]


Elsinore Municipal Water District and the Nevada Hydro Company, 
Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage 
Project

February 17, 2006.
    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 application for license for the 
proposed Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. 
11858), located on Lake Elsinore and San Juan Creek, in the Town of 
Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California, and has prepared a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) for the project.
    In the draft EIS, Commission staff evaluate the co-applicant's 
proposal and the alternatives for licensing the proposed project. The 
draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the 
license applicants, and Commission staff.
    Comments should be filed with Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. All comments must be filed by April 25, 2006, and should 
reference Project No. 11858-002. Comments may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of

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paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and instructions on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link.
    The Commission staff will consider comments made on the draft EIS 
in preparing a final EIS for the project, which we expect to issue in 
July of this year. Before the Commission makes a licensing decision, it 
will take into account all concerns relevant to the public interest. 
The final EIS will be part of the record from which the Commission will 
make its decision.
    Copies of the draft EIS are available for review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on 
the Internet at http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. Please 
call (202) 502-8822 for assistance.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    For further information, contact Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095 or at 
[email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-2704 Filed 2-24-06; 8:45 am]
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