83 FR 57469 - Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment: California Department of Water Resources

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 221 (November 15, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57469-57470]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24885]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2100-185--California]


Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment: 
California Department of Water Resources

    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 an application filed by the California 
Department of Water Resources (California DWR), licensee for the 
Feather River Hydroelectric Project, to repair the Oroville Dam main 
spillway, modify the existing emergency spillway, and relocate a buried 
transmission line. The specifications for the proposal were filed with 
the Commission on January 29, 2018, and supplemented with additional 
supporting information on February 13, July 16, and August 1, 2018. The 
project is located on the Feather River in Butte County, California.
    California DWR proposes to repair and reconstruct the Lake Oroville 
main spillway as a result of the failure of the main spillway beginning 
on February 7, 2017. California DWR also proposes to fortify the 
existing emergency spillway located adjacent to the main spillway and 
to relocate a buried transmission line near the Hyatt Power Plant. The 
proposed work would take place over two years, with major portions of 
the work at the main spillway completed on an expedited basis prior to 
the commencement of the normal wet season on November 1, 2017. The 
remainder of the work would be completed by January 2019. Staff 
prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA), which analyzes the 
potential environmental effects associated with the reconstruction and 
modification of project structures. The draft EA also discusses the 
environmental effects of California DWR's response to the spillway 
failure and concludes that California DWR's proposed activities, with 
specified environmental protection 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's 
Public Reference Room or it may be viewed on the Commission's website 
at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number P-2100 
in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free 
at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 202-502-8659. All comments must be filed 
by December 10, 2018.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can also 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
2100-185.
    For further information, contact Mr. John Aedo at (415) 369-3335 or 
by email at [email protected].


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    Dated: November 8, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24885 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P