[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 35630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14012]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 349-173]


Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Availability of the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Martin Dam Hydroelectric 
Project and Intention To Hold Public Meetings

    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 the application for license for the 
Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 349), located on the 
Tallapoosa River in Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Elmore Counties, Alabama, 
and has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) for 
the project. The project occupies 1.39 acres of federal lands 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    The draft EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicant's 
proposal and the alternatives for relicensing the Martin Dam 
Hydroelectric Project. The draft EIS documents the views of 
governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian 
tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at  http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``e-Library'' 
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202)502-8659.
    You may also register online at  http://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.
    On February 8, 2012, the Commission published notice of application 
accepted for filing, soliciting motions to intervene and protests, 
ready for environmental analysis, and soliciting comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
fishway prescriptions. The notice also established a procedural 
schedule for issuing the draft EIS, filing comments on the draft EIS, 
the deadline for filing modified terms and conditions, and issuing the 
final EIS. Because of the complexity of the issues, the procedural 
schedule has been revised to allow for later issuance of the draft EIS, 
pursuant to section 5.25(a) of the Commission's regulations.
    All comments must be filed by Tuesday, August 13, 2013, and should 
reference Project No. 349-173. 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 http://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://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 five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you may 
attend a public meeting that Commission staff will hold for the purpose 
of receiving comments on the draft EIS. At this meeting, resource 
agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity 
to provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the 
draft EIS. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter, and all 
statements (verbal and written) will become part of the Commission's 
public record for the project. A notice detailing the exact date, time, 
and location of the public meetings will be forthcoming. The meeting 
will also be posted on the Commission's calendar located at  http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related 
information.
    For further information, please contact Stephen Bowler at (202) 
502-6861 or at [email protected].

    Dated: June 6, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14012 Filed 6-12-13; 8:45 am]
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