[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 65 (Thursday, April 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 16779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6324]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 11437-016]


Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership; Notice of Availability of 
Environment Assessment

March 30, 2007.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership's 
(licensee) application requesting the Commission's authorization to 
amend its license for the Jordan Dam Hydroelectric Project. The 
licensee proposes to install two generating units rated at 2200 kW, 
rather than the authorized eighty 100 kW units. This would reduce the 
generating capacity of the project from 8.0 MW to 4.4 MW, and reduce 
the hydraulic capacity of the project form 2320 cubic feet per second 
(cfs) to 1200 cfs. The unconstructed project is located at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) B. Everett Jordan Dam on the Haw River, 
in Chatham County, North Carolina. An environmental assessment (EA) has 
been prepared.
    In the EA, the Commission's staff concludes that approval of the 
licensee's application would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. No ground 
disturbing activities are involved with the licensee's proposal.
    A copy of the EA is attached to a Commission order titled ``Order 
Amending License and Revising Annual Charges,'' issued March 30, 2007, 
and is available at the Commission's Public Reference Room. A copy of 
the EA may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
11437) in the docket field to access the document. For assistance, call 
(202) 502-8222 or (202) 502-8659 (for TTY).

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-6324 Filed 4-4-07; 8:45 am]
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