Document ID: FERC-2009-1453-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment
Posted Date: 2009-09-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 182)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9202-160--Colorado]

 
Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

September 15, 2009.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations (18 CFR part 380), the Office of Energy Projects has 
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) regarding Upper Yampa Water 
Conservancy District's (District) request for a non-capacity license 
amendment for the Stagecoach Project (FERC No. 9202) located on the 
Yampa River in Routt County, Colorado. The District requests Commission 
approval to amend the project's license to (1) Increase the height of 
the project dam spillway's crest elevation by 4 feet, and (2) increase 
the maximum operating storage elevation of Stagecoach Reservoir by 4 
feet. This would increase the maximum storage capacity in Stagecoach 
Reservoir from 33,275 acre-feet to 36,460 acre-feet, and increase the 
project's potential for increasing downstream water supply. This EA 
concludes that the proposed license amendment, with staff's recommended 
mitigation measures, would not constitute a major Federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice and should be addressed to Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426. Copies of the EA are available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room. The EA also may be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number (P-9202) in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, please contact ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or 
call toll-free at (866) 208-3676. For TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    For further information regarding this notice, please contact B. 
Peter Yarrington at (202) 502-6129, or via e-mail at 
peter.yarrington@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-22718 Filed 9-21-09; 8:45 am]

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