Document ID: FERC-2017-0843-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Birch Power Co.
Posted Date: 2017-07-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 31768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14335]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13102-003]

Birch Power Company; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations Part 380, Office of Energy 
Projects staff has reviewed the application for original license for 
the Demopolis Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 13102-003) 
on the Tombigbee River.
    The Demopolis Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would be located 
at an existing lock and dam owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
on the Tombigbee River, west of the city of Demopolis in Marengo and 
Sumter Counties, Alabama. The project would occupy 23 acres of federal 
land.
    Staff has prepared this draft environmental assessment (draft EA) 
that analyzes the potential environmental effects of the project and 
concludes that constructing and operating the project, with appropriate 
environmental protection measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action that would significantly affect the quality of the human 
environment.
    A copy of the draft 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 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.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please 
file comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, 202-502-8659. In lieu of electronic filing, 
please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page 
of any filing should include: ``Demopolis Lock and Dam Hydroelectric 
Project No. 13102-003.''
    For further information, contact Adam Peer at (202) 502-8449 or by 
email at adam.peer@ferc.gov.

    Dated: June 29, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-14335 Filed 7-7-17; 8:45 am]
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