[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 15705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6981]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12555-004-PA]


Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Availability 
of Environmental Assessment

March 23, 2010.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) regulations, 
18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 F.R. 47879), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for an original license for the 
Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project, to be located on Mahoning Creek 
in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and prepared an environmental 
assessment (EA). In the EA, Commission staff analyze the potential 
environmental effects of licensing the project and conclude that 
issuing a license for the project, with appropriate environmental 
measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment.
    Because the Commission's headquarters was closed from February 8 to 
11, 2010, due to severe weather, staff was delayed in preparing the EA. 
Therefore, we are waiving Sec.  5.22 of the Commission's regulations 
which updated the schedule for EA issuance to March 1, 2010, as the 
target date for EA issuance.
    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 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 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 ``Mahoning Creek Project No. 12555-
004'' 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 Kristen 
Murphy at (202) 502-6236.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-6981 Filed 3-29-10; 8:45 am]
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