Document ID: FERC-2013-0836-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Sabine River Authority of Texas and Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana; Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project
Posted Date: 2013-06-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37216-37217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14727]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2305-036]

Sabine River Authority of Texas and Sabine River Authority, State 
of Louisiana; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Toledo Bend 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2305) and has prepared a draft 
environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project.
    The existing project is located on the Sabine River between river 
mile (RM) 147 and RM 279, affecting lands and

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waters in Panola, Shelby, Sabine, and Newton Counties, Texas, and De 
Soto, Sabine, and Vernon Parishes, Louisiana. The project occupies 
lands within the Sabine National Forest in Texas and the Indian Mounds 
Wilderness Area, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture--
Forest Service.
    The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicants' 
proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Toledo Bend Project. 
The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the 
license applicants, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the 
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866)208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (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.
    All comments must be filed by August 5, 2013, and should reference 
Project No. 2305-036. 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 (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) 
under the ``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text 
only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' 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.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Commission staff will hold two public meetings for the purpose of 
receiving comments on the draft EIS. The daytime meeting will focus on 
resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization 
comments, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input 
from the public. All interested individuals and entities will be 
invited to attend one or both of the public meetings. A notice 
detailing the exact date, time, and location of the public meetings 
will be forthcoming.
    For further information, please contact Alan Mitchnick at (202) 
502-6074 or at alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov.

    Dated: June 14, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14727 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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