[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74782-74783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30872]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 176-018 & Project No. 176-035 California]


City of Escondido Vista Irrigation District; Notice of 
Availability of Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR Part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the application for conduit exemption from licensing for the 
Bear Valley Powerhouse Project, to be located on the San Luis Rey River 
near the city of Escondido, California, and the application for 
surrender of license for the Escondido Hydroelectric Project, currently 
located on the San Luis Rey River. The Bear Valley Powerhouse Project 
is part of the existing Escondido Hydroelectric Project. Commission 
staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes the 
potential environmental effects of the conduit exemption and surrender 
and concludes that issuing a conduit exemption for the Bear Valley 
Powerhouse Project and granting the surrender of the Escondido

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Hydroelectric Project, with appropriate 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 the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-(866) 
208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Please contact Carolyn Templeton by telephone at (202) 502-8785 or 
by email at [email protected] if you have any questions.

    Dated: November 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30872 Filed 11-30-11; 8:45 am]
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