[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 54620]
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. 11563-057]


Northern California Power Agency; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

August 31, 2010.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Commission has 
reviewed an application filed by the Northern California Power Agency 
(licensee) on May 26, 2010, and supplemented on July 11 and August 9, 
2010, requesting Commission approval to temporarily amend the license 
for the Upper Utica Project, FERC No. 11563. The licensee seeks 
Commission approval to partially draw down Lake Alpine and deviate from 
the minimum reservoir surface elevation and minimum water volume 
requirements of the project license in order to facilitate repairs to 
the low-level outlet works. The Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes 
the environmental impacts of the proposed activities and concludes that 
approval of the application, with appropriate environmental measures, 
would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment. The project is located on Silver 
Creek and the North Fork Stanislaus River, in Tuolumne and Alpine 
Counties, California.
    The EA was written by staff in the Office of Energy Projects, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. A copy of the EA is attached to a 
Commission order titled ``Order Approving Temporary License 
Amendment,'' issued August 31, 2010, and 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-
866-208-3372, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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