Document ID: FERC-2007-0610-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Columbia Power&amp; Water Systems
Posted Date: 2007-04-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 64)]
[Notices]               
[Page 16343-16344]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11351-014]

 
Columbia Power & Water Systems; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

March 29, 2007.
    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 
Project's staff (staff) reviewed a proposal to surrender the license 
for the Old Columbia Dam Project, and prepared an environmental 
assessment (EA) for this proposed surrender. In this EA, staff 
evaluates potential effects of the proposed surrender and finds that 
there would be no effects to aquatic or terrestrial resources, 
threatened or endangered species, recreation resources, or land use. 
The Commission also determined that the proposed surrender may 
adversely affect properties listed in the National Register due to the 
loss of Federal jurisdiction, and executed a Memorandum of Agreement 
(MOA) with the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Officer, pursuant 
to 36 CFR part 800.3 and 36 CFR part 800.6 of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation regulations implementing Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act (16

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U.S.C. 470f), in order to mitigate the adverse effects of the proposed 
surrender. The EA concludes that the proposed action will not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the human 
environment.
    A copy of the EA is attached to Commission order titled ``Order 
Approving Surrender of License'', issued March 28, 2007 and is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, 
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or may 
be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://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, call toll-free 1-866-209-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-6206 Filed 4-3-07; 8:45 am]

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