[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68318-68319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28089]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13272-004-AK]


Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Availability 
of Final Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
Title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 
CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47,897), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for an original license to 
construct the Old Harbor Hydroelectric Project, and has prepared a 
final environmental assessment (EA) with the cooperation of the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
    The proposed 525 kilowatt (kW) project would be constructed on the 
East Fork of Mountain Creek and transfer water into a powerhouse on the 
Lagoon Creek Tributary, near the town of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island 
Borough, Alaska. The project intake and a portion of the penstock would 
be located on approximately 7.74 acres of federal land that is part of 
the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge and approximately 3.24 acres of Old 
Harbor Native Corporation land that is subject to a conservation

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easement administered by the FWS and the State of Alaska.
    The final EA contains Commission staff's analysis and response to 
comments filed on the draft EA issued on May 7, 2015. The FWS staff 
reviewed the analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the 
proposed hydroelectric project. The final EA concludes that licensing 
the project, 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 final 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.
    Please contact Adam Beeco (Commission Staff) by telephone at (202) 
502-8655, or by email at [email protected], if you have any questions 
concerning the hydroelectric licensing process or contact Diana Biesanz 
(FWS Staff) by telephone at (907) 786-3426 or by email at 
[email protected], if you have questions concerning the right-of-
way permit.

    Dated: October 28, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28089 Filed 11-3-15; 8:45 am]
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