[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 133 (Thursday, July 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39690-39691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15701]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11841-002 Alaska]


Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

July 2, 2008.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission 
or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR Part 380, Commission staff has reviewed 
the application for an original license for the proposed Whitman Lake 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 11841-002) and has prepared a final 
environmental assessment (final EA) for the project. The project would 
be located on Whitman Creek, approximately 4 miles east of the City of 
Ketchikan, Alaska. The project would occupy 155.8 acres of lands of the 
United States, 155 acres administered by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service and 0.8 acres administered by the U.S. 
Bureau of Land Management.
    On February 8, 2008, Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU) filed a 
multi-party Settlement Agreement. In addition to KPU, the Alaska 
Department of Fish and Game, the Alaska Department of Natural 
Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, Water Resources Section, 
and the Southern Southeast Regional

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Aquaculture Association were signatories to the Settlement Agreement.
    The final EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed project and concludes that 
licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective 
measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would 
significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    Copies of the final EA are available for review in Public Reference 
Room 2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC. The final EA may also be viewed on the Commission's 
Internet Web site (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. Additional information about the 
project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, 
at (202) 502-6088, or on the Commission's Web site using the eLibrary 
link. For assistance with eLibrary, contact [email protected] 
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676; for TTY contact (202) 502-8659.
    For further information, contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434 or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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