[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10252]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12589-001--CO]


Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Availability of 
Draft Environmental Assessment

April 28, 2009.
    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 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the 
Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a new major 
license for the Tacoma Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 12589), located 
on Cascade, Little Cascade and Elbert Creeks in San Juan and La Plata 
Counties, Colorado. The project currently occupies, in part, 233.4 
acres of Federal land in the San Juan National Forest administered by 
the U.S. Forest Service.
    Staff prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) that analyzes 
the probable environmental effects of relicensing the project and 
concludes that relicensing the project, with appropriate staff-
recommended environmental measures, would not constitute a major 
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    A copy of the EA is on file with the Commission and is available 
for public inspection. 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 excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access documents. 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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    Comments on the EA should be filed within 30 days from the issuance 
date of this notice, and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1-A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ``Tacoma Hydroelectric Project No. 
12589-001'' to all comments. 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 the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site under the ``eFiling'' link. For further 
information, contact David Turner at (202) 502-6091.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10252 Filed 5-4-09; 8:45 am]
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