Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 10, 1995 / Notices 24845

Intent To Prepare a Draft Joint

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/

EIR) for the Los Angeles County

Drainage Area Water Conservation and

Supply Study, Whittier Narrows and

Santa Fe Reservoirs, Los Angeles

County, California

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District will

prepare a joint EIS/EIR to evaluate the

feasibility of establishing both a yearround water conservation pool and

seasonal water supply pool at Whittier

Narrows and Santa Fe Reservoirs. Both

reservoirs are located in the San Gabriel

Valley area of Los Angeles County and

both are components of the Los Angeles

County Drainage Area (LACDA) system.

The study will also investigate the

potential feasibility of integrating the

operations of various county-operated

detention facilities in the upper

watershed with water conservation and

supply at Whittier and Santa Fe. The

study was developed in response to

local concerns regarding future water

supply sources, given continued

regional population growth, dwindling

imported water supplies, and continued

increases in the cost of water.

Establishment of water conservation at

these reservoirs would increase

groundwater reserves by extending the

period water is available for release to

downstream spreading grounds.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the proposed action

and DEIS/EIR can be answered by: Ms.

Colette Diede, Study Manager, (213)

894–5440, or Ms. Lois Goodman,

Environmental Manager, (213) 894–

0535, P.O. Box 2711, Los Angeles,

California 90053–22325.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

a. Authority

Study authority is provided under

authority of the Energy and Water

Development Appropriations Act of

1993 (Public Law 102–377).

b. Proposed Action/Alternatives

The proposed action for Santa Fe

Reservoir is to utilize the existing debris

pool up to elevation 456.0 NGVD for

year-round water conservation and

portions of the flood control pool up to

the elevation 459.0 NGVD on a seasonal

basis for water conservation purposes.

The proposed action for Whittier

Narrows Reservoir would utilize the

existing debris pool up to elevation

206.0 NGVD for year-round water

conservation and portions of the flood

control pool up to elevation 209.0 on a

seasonal basis for water conservation

purposes.

Another element of this study would

investigate the feasibility of integrating

the operation of various county-run

dentation basins in the upper watershed

within the operations at Santa Fe and

Whittier Narrows.

c. Scoping

An extensive mailing list has been

developed which includes Federal,

State and local agencies and other

interested public and private

organizations and parties. Individuals

on the mailing list will receive a copy

of the initial notice and all subsequent

notices announcing additional scoping

meetings. An initial public scoping

meeting was held on March 23, 1995.

Additional public meetings will be

scheduled during the review period for

the draft EIS/EIR. Specific meeting

dates, times, and places will be

published in local newspapers. Formal

coordination with the appropriate

Federal, State and local agencies has

begun.

d. Potentially Significant Issues

Potentially significant issues

identified include impacts to land and

water use, biological resources

including endangered species and

riparian resources, and recreation and

cultural resources.

e. Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR

The draft EIS/EIR is expected to be

available to the public for review and

comment beginning in September of

1997.

f. Comments

Comments and questions regarding

the project may be addressed to: U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles

District, ATTN: Ms. Colette Diede,

CESPL–PD–WA, or Ms. Lois Goodman,

CESPL–PD–RL, P.O. Box 2711, Los

Angeles, California 90053–2325.

Dated: April 14, 1995.

Michael R. Robinson,

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.

[FR Doc. 95–11456 Filed 5–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–KF–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EG95–44–000, et al.]

Northern American Energy Services

Co., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate

Regulation Filings

May 3, 1995.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Northern American Energy Services

Co.

[Docket No. EG95–44–000]

On April 21, 1995, North American

Energy Services Company, a

Washington corporation (‘‘Applicant’’),

with its principle executive office at

Issaquah, Washington, filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an application for determination of

exempt wholesale generator status

pursuant to Part 365 of the

Commission’s Regulations (the

‘‘Application’’).

Applicant has entered into an

operation and maintenance agreement

with Turbine Power Co. S.A., a copy

organized under the laws of the

Republic of Argentina, to operate and

maintain a 123-megawatt natural gasfired, electric power generating facility

located at General Roca, Argentina (the

‘‘Project’’). Project facilities also include

a gas pipeline that interconnects with a

regional gas carrier’s pipeline, a natural

gas processing unit, and a 132-Kv

switching station which is

interconnected with a 132-Kv

transmission line owned by Energia Rio

Negro Sociedad del Estado (‘‘ERSE’’),

the state-owned electric company of the

Province of Rio Negro, Republic of

Argentina. The Project is expected to

commence generating electric power

during March 1995. All of the power

generated at the Project will be sold at

wholesale by the Project’s owner,

Turbine owner Co. S.A., to ERSE

pursuant to a purchase and sale

agreement.

Comment date: May 23, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice. The

Commission will limit its consideration

of comments to those that concern the

adequacy or accuracy of the application.

2. The Hub Power Company Limited

[Docket No. EG95–46–000]

Take notice that on April 28, 1995,

The Hub Power Company Limited, a

Pakistani corporation, filed with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

an application for determination of