83 FR 7029 - Pine Creek Mine, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7029]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03248]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12532-006]


Pine Creek Mine, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
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 Pine Creek Mine, LLC's (PCM or 
applicant) application for a license to construct its proposed Pine 
Creek Mine Tunnel Hydroelectric Project (Pine Creek Mine or project), 
and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). The proposed 1.5-
megawatt (MW) project would be located largely inside the Pine Creek 
Mine tunnel and adjacent to Morgan Creek and Pine Creek in Inyo County, 
California. The project would occupy only subsurface federal lands 
managed the U.S. Forest Service.
    The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental impacts of the proposed hydroelectric project. The 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 EA is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 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 
[email protected] 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 and modified terms and conditions on the EA should be 
filed within 60 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. 12532-006'' to all comments.
    Please contact Quinn Emmering (Commission Staff) by telephone at 
(202) 502-6382, or by email at [email protected], if you have any 
questions.

    Dated: February 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-03248 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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