[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48728-48729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22995]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2242-078]


Eugene Water and Electric Board, Oregon; Notice of Availability 
of Environmental Assessment

September 17, 2009.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC's) 
regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 380 (Order No. 
486, 52 Federal Register [FR] 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the Eugene Water and Electric Board's application for license 
for the Carmen-Smith Project (FERC No. 2242-078), located in on the 
McKenzie River in Lane and Linn counties, near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. 
The project occupies approximately 574 acres of the Willamette National 
Forest managed by

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the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Eugene Water and 
Electric Board proposes no new capacity.
    Staff prepared an environmental assessment (EA), which analyzes the 
potential environmental effects of relicensing the 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.
    A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may 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 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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice and should be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. Please affix Project No. 2242-078 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 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    For further information, contact Robert Easton by telephone at 202-
502-6045 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-22995 Filed 9-23-09; 8:45 am]
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