Document ID: FERC-2016-1002-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Ward Mill Hydroelectric Project
Posted Date: 2016-07-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 48783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17520]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9842-006]

Mr. Ray F. Ward; 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) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a new license for 
the Ward Mill Hydroelectric Project, located on the Watauga River near 
Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina, and has prepared a draft 
Environmental Assessment (draft EA) for the project. The project would 
not occupy federal land.
    In the draft EA, Commission staff analyze the potential 
environmental effects of relicensing the project and conclude that 
continued project operation under a new license, with appropriate 
measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly 
affecting 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 number 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, please contact Adam Peer by telephone at 
(202) 502-8449 or by email at Adam.Peer@ferc.gov.

    Dated: July 18, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17520 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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