Document ID: FERC-2012-0944-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: City and Borough of Sitka, AK
Posted Date: 2012-06-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 33210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13539]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Project No. 2230-044 Alaska]

City and Borough of Sitka, AK; Notice of Availability of 
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 (Order No. 
486, 52 Federal Register 47897), Commission staff has reviewed the City 
and Borough of Sitka's (City of Sitka's) application for a capacity-
related amendment to the license for the Blue Lake Hydroelectric 
Project (FERC Project No. 2230) and has prepared a final environmental 
assessment (EA). The project is located on Sawmill Creek, formerly the 
Medvetche River, in the Borough of Sitka, Alaska. The project currently 
occupies a total of 1,676 acres of federal lands administered by the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and under the City of 
Sitka's proposal, it would occupy 1,798 acres of federal lands.
    The final EA contains the Commission staff's analysis of the 
potential environmental effects of the proposed modifications to the 
project and the addition of new generating capacity and the conclusion 
that authorizing the amendment, with appropriate environmental 
protective measures, 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 2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The final EA also may be viewed on 
the Commission's Internet 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. Additional 
information about the project is available from the Commission's Web 
site using the eLibrary link. For assistance with eLibrary, contact 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676; for TTY 
contact (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 Steven Sachs by telephone at 202-
502-8666 or by email at Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov.

    Dated: May 30, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-13539 Filed 6-4-12; 8:45 am]
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