[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 34917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9379]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12597-002--Montana; Project No. 12598-002--Montana; 
Project No. 12599-002--Montana]


Lower Turnbull Drop; Upper Turnbull Drop; Mill Coulee Drops; 
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

June 8, 2006.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission's) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), Office of 
Energy Projects staff has reviewed the application for Birch Power 
Company's proposed Lower Turnbull Drop and Upper Turnbull Drop projects 
and Wade Jacobsen's proposed Mill Coulee Drops Project and prepared an 
environmental assessment (EA). The proposed projects would be located 
on the Spring Valley and Mill Coulee Canals, near the Town of 
Fairfield, in Teton and Cascade counties, Montana.
    This EA contains the Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
future environmental effects of the project, and staff has concluded 
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 EA 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 one of the 
projects'' docket numbers, excluding the last three digits, in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERC [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, 202-502-8659. 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 these or other pending 
projects.
    Please file any comments (an original and 8 copies) within 30 days 
from the date of this letter. The comments should be addressed to 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ``Lower Turnbull 
Drop Project No. 12597-002, Upper Turnbull Drop Project No. 12598-002, 
and Mill Coulee Drops Project No. 12599-002'' to all comments. 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 at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-filing'' 
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    Please contact Dianne Rodman by telephone at 202-502-6077 or by e-
mail at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-9379 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]
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