Document ID: FERC-2016-0976-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Alaska Energy Authority
Posted Date: 2016-07-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 46920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17010]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8221-094]

Alaska Energy Authority; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC's) 
regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 380 (Order No. 
486, 52 Federal Register [FR] 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed Alaska Energy Authority's application for a non-capacity 
amendment to the license for the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project 
(FERC Project No. 8221), located on the south shore and near the head 
of Kachemak Bay, 22.5 miles east, northeast of the city of Homer, Kenai 
Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The project currently occupies a total of 
5,498 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    Staff prepared a final environmental assessment (EA), which 
analyzes the potential environmental effects of constructing and 
operating a new diversion on the West Fork of Upper Battle Creek that 
would divert water to Bradley Lake and thereby increase generation at 
the project. The final EA concludes that authorizing the amendment, 
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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 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.
    For further information, contact Steven Sachs by telephone at 202-
502-8666 or by email at Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov.

    Dated: July 13, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17010 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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