[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57500-57501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16000]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11810-004]


City of Augusta; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental 
Assessment

September 22, 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' staff reviewed an application for an Original Major 
License for the Augusta Canal Project located on the Augusta Canal, 
adjacent to the Savannah River, Richmond County, Augusta, GA.
    The Commission issued a draft multi-project Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the Augusta Canal Project, Sibley Mill Project (P-
5044) and Enterprise Mill Project (P-2935) on May 20, 2005. No 
substantive comments were filed regarding the Sibley Mill and 
Enterprise Mill projects, and, subsequently, licenses were issued for 
these projects.
    On February 3, 2006, and February 7, 2006, the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce), and the U.S. Department of the Interior 
(Interior), respectively, filed signed copies of a draft Settlement 
which outlines a proposal for project operation, flows, and fishways 
for the Augusta Canal Project. By letter filed December 15, 2005, the 
City stated that the state agencies (the Georgia Department of Natural 
Resources and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources) agree 
with the terms of the draft Settlement. The draft Settlement, if 
finalized, would require changes to Commerce's and Interior's section 
18 prescriptions. The City is currently in the process of finalizing 
the Settlement. Should a final, signed Settlement be filed with the 
Commission, the details of that Settlement would be addressed

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in any order issued for this licensing proceeding.
    This final EA addresses the issues pertinent to the Augusta Canal 
Project. Commission staff analyzed the potential environmental effects 
of licensing the Augusta Canal Project and concluded that issuing a 
license, with appropriate environmental measures, would not constitute 
a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of 
the human environment.
    A copy of the final EA is available for review 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. You may 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 any other pending projects. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-16000 Filed 9-28-06; 8:45 am]
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