Document ID: FERC-2016-1570-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
Posted Date: 2016-11-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 81751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27807]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12514-074]

Northern Indiana Public Service Company; 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, the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed Northern Indiana Public Service 
Company's application for amendment of the license for the Norway-
Oakdale Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 12514-074), on the 
Tippecanoe River near the city of Monticello in Carroll and White 
Counties, Indiana, and prepared a final environmental assessment (EA) 
for the project. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
    The final EA contains staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of implementing the proposed modified definition 
of abnormal flow conditions that would be included in a revised article 
403, which defines the operation of the project. Staff concludes that 
authorizing the amendment, with staff's recommended modification to the 
definition of abnormal river conditions, 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 Mark Pawlowski at 202-502-6052.

    Dated: November 10, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-27807 Filed 11-17-16; 8:45 am]
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