[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 14786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05278]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2277-023]


Union Electric Company (dba Ameren Missouri); Notice of 
Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

    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 FR 47897), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for a new license for the Taum 
Sauk Pumped Storage Project (FERC Project No. 2277), located on the 
East Fork of the Black River in Reynolds County, Missouri, and prepared 
a draft environmental assessment (EA).
    In the draft EA, Commission staff analyzes the potential 
environmental effects of licensing the project, and concludes that 
issuing a new license for the project, with appropriate environmental 
measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the draft EA is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's 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. 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 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 www.ferc.gov/docfiling/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at 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 filing, 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. Please affix ``Taum Sauk 
Pumped Storage Project No. 2277-023'' to all comments.
    For further information, please contact Janet Hutzel by telephone 
at (202) 502-8675, or by email at [email protected].

    Dated: March 1, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-05278 Filed 3-6-13; 8:45 am]
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