[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1076]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2230-044]


City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska, Alaska; Notice of Availability 
of Environmental Assessment

    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), Commission staff has reviewed the 
City and Borough of Sitka's application for a capacity-related 
amendment to the license for the Blue Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC 
Project No. 2230) and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). 
The project is located on Sawmill Creek, formerly the Medvetche River, 
in the Borough of Sitka, Alaska. The project currently occupies a total 
of 1,676 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, and under the City of Sitka's proposal, it 
would occupy 1,798 acres of federal lands.
    The EA contains the Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of the proposed modifications to the project and 
the addition of new generating capacity and the conclusion that 
authorizing the amendment, 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 2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The EA also may be viewed on the 
Commission's Internet Web site at (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. Additional information 
about the project is available from the Commission's Web site using the 
eLibrary link. For assistance with eLibrary, contact 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676; for TTY 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email 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. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters 
can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact 
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    For further information, contact Steven Sachs by telephone at (202) 
502-8666 or by email at [email protected].

    Dated: January 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-1076 Filed 1-19-12; 8:45 am]
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