[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 778-779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22678]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 12606-000 and 2545-091]


Post Falls Hydroelectric Project; Spokane River Developments 
Project; Avista Corporation; Spokane, WA; Notice of Availability of the 
Draft Enivironmental Impact Statement for the Spokane River 
Developments and Post Falls Hydroelectric Projects

December 28, 2006.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
Part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]) the Office of Energy 
Projects staff (staff) reviewed the applications for New Major Licenses 
for the Spokane River Hydroelectric Project and Post Falls Project. 
Staff prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the 
projects which are located on the Spokane River, Washington.
    The DEIS contains staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
effects of the projects and concludes that licensing the projects, with 
staff's recommended measures, would not constitute a major Federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. 
Copies of the DEIS have been sent to Federal, state, and local 
agencies; public interest groups; and individuals on the Commission's 
mailing list.
    A copy of the DEIS is available for review at the Commission's 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket 
number (P-2545) or (P-12606), to access the document. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online

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Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-2376, 
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    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 March 6, 2007, and should 
reference Project Nos. 2545-091 and 12606-000. 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 instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the eLibrary link.
    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are 
invited to attend a public meeting; time and location of the meeting to 
be announced in a separate notice. At the meeting, resource agency 
personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to 
provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the 
draft EIS. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter, and all 
statements (verbal and written) will become part of the Commission's 
public record for the project.
    For further information, please contact: John Blair at (202) 502-
6092 or at [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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