[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 94 (Monday, May 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 27550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11632]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 271-128]


Entergy Arkansas, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

May 10, 2010.
    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 an application to delegate authority to 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc (licensee) for approving excavation and dredging 
activities at the Carpenter-Remmel Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 
271). An environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of 
staff's review of the proposal. The project is located on the Ouachita 
River, in Hot Springs and Garland Counties, Arkansas.
    In the application, the licensee proposes a procedure that 
establishes guidance for removing rock, soil, and silt materials from 
Lakes Catherine and Hamilton, the project's two reservoirs, without 
prior Commission approval. The EA contains Commission staff's analysis 
of the probable environmental impacts of the proposed procedure and 
concludes that approval of the proposal would not constitute a major 
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    The EA is attached to a Commission order titled ``Order Modifying 
and Approving Dredging and Excavation Permitting Procedure,'' which was 
issued May 4, 2010, and is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. 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 (P-271) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-3372, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-11632 Filed 5-14-10; 8:45 am]
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