Document ID: FERC-2015-0610-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc., Alaska
Posted Date: 2015-05-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 27682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11635]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13272-004]

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc., Alaska; Notice of 
Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
Title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations, 18 
CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47,897), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for an original license to 
construct the Old Harbor Hydroelectric Project, and has prepared a 
Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) with the cooperation of the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The proposed 262 kilowatt (kW) project 
would be constructed on the East Fork of Mountain Creek and transfer 
water into a powerhouse on the Lagoon Creek Tributary, near the town of 
Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Some project facilities 
would be located on approximately 1.85 acres of federal lands of the 
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
    The draft EA contains Commission staff's analysis and the FWS 
staff's review of the analysis of the potential environmental impacts 
of the proposed hydroelectric project. The draft EA concludes that 
licensing the project, 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 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 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 filings. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system 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. In 
lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426. Please affix ``Project No. 13272-004'' to all comments.
    Please contact Adam Beeco (Commission Staff) by telephone at (202) 
502-8655, or by email at adam.beeco@ferc.gov, if you have any questions 
concerning the hydroelectric licensing process or contact Stephanie 
Brady (FWS Staff) by telephone at (907) 306-7448 or by email at 
stephanie_brady@fws.gov, if you have questions concerning the right-of-
way permit.

    Dated: May 7, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-11635 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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