Document ID: FERC-2015-1696-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects; Merced Irrigation District; Pacific Gas and Electric Co.,
Posted Date: 2015-12-10T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 76683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31126]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2179-043--California; Project No. 2467-020--California]

Merced Irrigation District; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the applications for license for the Merced River 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2179), and the Merced Falls 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2467) and prepared a final multi-
project environmental impact statement (EIS) for the projects.
    Both projects are located on the Merced River. The Merced River 
Project is located at river mile (RM) 62.5 and 56.3, respectively, 
about 23 miles northeast of the city of Merced in Mariposa County, 
California. The Merced River Project occupies 3,154.9 acres of federal 
land administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM). The Merced Falls Project is located at RM 55 on 
the border of Merced and Mariposa Counties, California. The Merced 
Falls Project occupies 1.0 acre of federal land administered by BLM.
    The final EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicants' 
proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Merced River and 
Merced Falls projects. The final EIS documents the views of 
governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian 
tribes, the public, the license applicants, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the final EIS is available for review at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the 
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    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.
    For further information, please contact Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502-
6824 or at matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov.

    Dated: December 4, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-31126 Filed 12-9-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P