Document ID: FERC-2015-1387-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
Posted Date: 2015-10-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 62526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26384]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12514-074]

Northern Indiana Public Service 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'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. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
    Staff prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) to analyze the 
potential environmental effects of implementing the proposed modified 
definition of abnormal flow conditions, as required by article 405 of 
the current license (issued October 2, 2007), 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 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.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    For further information, contact Rebecca Martin by telephone at 
202-502-6012 or Mark Pawlowski at 202-502-6052.

    Dated: October 9, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-26384 Filed 10-15-15; 8:45 am]
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