[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 88 (Friday, May 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 21675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 400-051-CO]


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

May 1, 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 Ames Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 400), located on 
Lake Fork, Howards Fork, and South Fork of the San Miguel River, in San 
Miguel County, about 6 miles north of Telluride, Colorado. The Ames 
Project occupies 99 acres of the Uncompahgre 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 45 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 ``Ames Hydroelectric Project No. 
400-051'' to all comments. Comments may be filed electronically via 
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. E9-10691 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]
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