[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 62 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14978-14979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7443]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2210-169]


Appalachian Power Company, Virginia; Notice of Availability of 
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Smith Mountain Pumped 
Storage Project and Announcing Intention To Hold Public Meeting

March 27, 2009.
    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 has reviewed the application for license for the 
Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. 2210), located on the 
headwaters of the Roanoke River in Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, and 
Pittsylvania counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Commission staff 
has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 
project.
    The draft EIS contains staff's evaluation of the applicant's 
proposal and the alternatives for relicensing the Smith Mountain 
Project. The draft 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 draft EIS is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The draft 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

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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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    Comments should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, 
20426. All comments must be filed by May 11, 2009, and should reference 
Project No. 2210-169. 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.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    In addition to, or in lieu of, sending written comments, you are 
invited to attend a public meeting that will be held to receive 
comments on the draft EIS. The time and location of the meeting will be 
announced in a subsequent notice.
    At this meeting, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments, 
as well as 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. This meeting is posted on the Commission's calendar located at 
http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other 
related information.
    For further information, contact Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, 
or via e-mail at [email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-7443 Filed 4-1-09; 8:45 am]
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