Document ID: FERC-2013-1678-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project; Sabine River Authority of Texas and Sabine River Authority, Louisiana
Posted Date: 2013-12-30T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 79434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31081]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2305-036]

Sabine River Authority of Texas and Sabine River Authority, State 
of Louisiana; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project

    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), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application 
for license for the Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2305) 
and has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the 
project.
    The existing project is located on the Sabine River between river 
mile (RM) 147 and RM 279, affecting lands and waters in Panola, Shelby, 
Sabine, and Newton Counties, Texas, and De Soto, Sabine, and Vernon 
Parishes, Louisiana. The project occupies lands within the Sabine 
National Forest in Texas and the Indian Mounds Wilderness Area, 
administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture--Forest Service.
    The final EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicants' 
proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Toledo Bend Project. 
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 Alan Mitchnick at (202) 
502-6074 or at alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov.

    Dated: December 20, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-31081 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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