Document ID: FERC-2013-0268-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Middle Fork American River Project
Posted Date: 2013-02-28T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 13660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04664]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2079-069]

Middle Fork American River Project; Notice of Availability of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Middle Fork American River 
Hydrolectric 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 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Middle Fork 
American River Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2079), located on the 
Middle Fork of the American and Rubicon Rivers and Duncan and North and 
South Fork Long Canyon Creeks in Placer and El Dorado Counties, 
California, and has prepared a final environmental impact statement 
(EIS) for the project. The project occupies 3,268 acres of federal 
lands administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture--Forest 
Service.
    The final EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicant's proposal 
and the alternatives for relicensing the Middle Fork American River 
Hydroelectric Project. The final EIS documents the views of 
governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian 
tribes, the public, the license applicant, 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: February 22, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-04664 Filed 2-27-13; 8:45 am]
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