[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 53869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23323]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13212-005--Alaska]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Kenai Hydro, LLC Proposed Grant Lake Hydroelectric
Project
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed the application for license for the proposed Grant Lake
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 13212) and has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. The proposed
project would be located on Grant Lake and Grant Creek, near the
community of Moose Pass, in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, and occupy
1,688.7 acres of federal lands within the Chugach National Forest,
administered by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest
Service).
The draft EIS contains staff's evaluations of the applicant's
proposal and the alternatives for licensing the proposed Grant Lake
Hydroelectric. 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 website at http://www.ferc.gov under 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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.
All comments must be filed by December 10, 2018.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at 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. In lieu of electronic
filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The
first page of any filing should include docket number P-13212-005.
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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Commission staff will hold two public meetings for the purpose of
receiving comments on the draft EIS. The daytime meeting will focus on
resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization
comments, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input
from the public. All interested individuals and entities will be
invited to attend one or both of the public meetings. The times and
locations of the meetings are as follows:
Daytime Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 28, at 1:00 p.m. (Local Time)
Location: Moose Pass Community Hall, Mile 29.5 Seward Highway,
Moose Pass, AK 99631
Evening Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 28, at 7:00 p.m. (Local Time)
Location: Moose Pass Community Hall, Mile 29.5 Seward Highway,
Moose Pass, AK 99631
For further information, please contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-
8434 or at [email protected].
Dated: October 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23323 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
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