[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52098-52099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17925]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1971-079 Idaho/Oregon]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Hells Canyon Project

August 31, 2007.
    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 F.R. 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the 
Hells Canyon Project (FERC No. 1971), located on the Snake River in 
Washington and Adams

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Counties, Idaho, and Wallowa and Baker Counties, Oregon, and has 
prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (final EIS) for the 
project. About 5,270 acres of federal lands administered by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management (Payette and Wallowa-Whitman 
National Forests and Hells Canyon National Recreational Area) are 
included within the project boundary.
    The final EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicant's 
proposal and the alternatives for relicensing the Hells Canyon Project. 
The final EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the 
license applicant, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the final EIS is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, 1-866-208-3676, [email protected]. 
The final EIS also may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    CD versions of the final EIS have been mailed to everone on the 
mailing list for the project. Copies of the CD, as well as a limited 
number of paper copies, are available from the Public Reference Room 
identified above.
    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 Alan Mitchnick at (202) 502-6074, 
[email protected]; or Emily Carter at (202) 502-6512, 
[email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-17925 Filed 9-11-07; 8:45 am]
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