Document ID: FERC-2010-0035-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Alabama Power Company; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment
Posted Date: 2010-01-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 1050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X10-200108]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2146-111]

Alabama Power Company; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

December 31, 2009.
    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 a new major license 
for the Coosa River Hydroelectric Project (Coosa River Project), which 
includes the Weiss, H. Neely Henry, Logan Martin, Lay, and Bouldin 
developments; the Mitchell Hydroelectric Project (P-82); and the Jordan 
Hydroelectric Project (P-618). Alabama Power Company has requested that 
Project Nos. 2146, 82, and 618 be consolidated into one project. We are 
processing these three projects under Project No. 2146-111. This final 
environmental assessment (EA) is a cooperative undertaking between the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Commission.
    The Coosa River Project is located on the Coosa River, in the 
States of Alabama and Georgia. The Logan Martin development affects 
less than 1 acre of Federal lands, the Lay development affects 133.5 
acres of Federal lands, the Mitchell Project affects 127.3 acres of 
Federal lands, and the Jordan Project affects 10.1 acres of Federal 
lands. Staff has prepared a final EA for the project.
    The final EA contains staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of the project and 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 http://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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    For further information, please contact Janet Hutzel at (202) 502-
8675 or at janet.hutzel@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-65 Filed 1-7-10; 8:45 am]
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