31520 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 120 / Thursday, June 20, 1996 / Notices

Comment date: June 28, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

29. Portland General Electric Company

[Docket No. ES96–30–000]

Take notice that on June 12, 1996,

Portland General Electric Company filed

an application, under § 204 of the

Federal Power Act, seeking

authorization to issue short-term debt,

from time to time, in an aggregate

principal amount of not more than $250

million outstanding at any one time,

during the period August 1, 1996

through July 31, 1998, with a final

maturity date no later than July 31,

1999.

Comment date: July 11, 1996, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

the comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–15761 Filed 6–19–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 7481–068]

New York State Dam Limited

Partnership; Notice of Availability of

Draft Environmental Assessment

June 14, 1996.

A draft environmental assessment

(DEA) is available for public review.

The DEA was prepared for New York

State Dam Limited Partnership

(licensee) to provide passage for adult

blueback herring at the New York State

Dam Hydroelectric Project. In a letter

dated April 9, 1993, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (FWS) recommended

that the licensee operate its existing fish

bypass to provide downstream fish

passage for migrating adult blueback

herring in the Mohawk River.

Article 15 of the project license

requires the licensee, for the

conservation and development of fish

resources, operate project facilities as

may be ordered by the Commission

upon its own motion or upon the

recommendation of the Secretary of

Interior, after notice and opportunity for

hearing.

In summary, the DEA examines the

environmental impacts of four

alternatives for providing downstream

fish passage for adult blueback herring

at the project: (1) continuous flow; (2)

summer operation; (3) spill; and (4) noaction. These alternatives are described

in detail on pages five and six of the

DEA.

The DEA recommends that the

licensee operate its fish bypass in

accordance with the summer operation

alternative. The DEA concludes that

implementation of this alternative

would not constitute a major federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment.

This DEA was written by staff in the

Office of Hydropower Licensing (OHL).

As such, the DEA is OHL staff’s

preliminary analysis of FWS’s

recommendation for downstream

passage of adult blueback herring. No

final conclusions have been made by the

Commission regarding this matter. Any

action, pursuant to article 15, will be

initiated by the Commission only after

notice and opportunity for hearing.

Should you wish to provide

comments on the DEA, they should be

filed within 60 days from the date of

this notice. Comments should be

addressed to: Ms. Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. Please include

the project number (7481–068) on any

comments filed.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–15691 Filed 6–19–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Assessment

June 14, 1996.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Proposed

Measures and Schedule for Improving

the Seismic Stability of Butt Valley and

Canyon Dams.

b. Project No: 2105–037.

c. Date Filed: June 13, 1996.

d. Licensee: Pacific Gas and Electric

Company.

e. Name of Project: Upper North Fork

Feather River Project.

f. Location: Butt Creek, Lake

Alamanor, and Butt Valley Reservoir, in

Plumas County, California.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. § 791(a)–825(r).

h. License Contact: Mr. Jeffrey D.

Butler, Manager—Hydro Generation,

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O.

Box 770000, Mail Code N11C, San

Francisco, CA 94177, (415) 973–4603.

i. FERC Contact: Dr. John M. Mudre,

(202) 219–1208.

j. Comment Date: July 5, 1996.

k. Project Description: Pacific Gas and

Electric Company, licensee for the

Upper North Fork Feather River Project

(FERC No. 2105), has filed plans for

remedial work to be conducted to

improve the seismic stability of the

project’s Canyon and Butt Valley Dams.

The filing includes a description of, and

proposed measures to mitigate, the

environmental impacts of the proposed

work. These impacts may result from

the temporary drawdown of Butt Valley

Reservoir, temporary restrictions on

public access to the area, and

construction activities. Staff intends to

prepare an environmental assessment

(EA) on the licensee’s plans for remedial

work and environmental mitigation.

Comments are invited on the licensee’s

plans and the appropriate scope of the

EA.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C1,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS‘‘,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named