Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment and Solicitation of Comments

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1407]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2114-064]


Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County; Notice of 
Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment and Solicitation of 
Comments

January 15, 1999.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR Part 
380 (Order No. 486, 52 F.R. 47910), the Office of Hydropower Licensing 
(OHL) reviewed the proposal for implementing an Interim Protection Plan 
(IPP) for steelhead and chinook salmon at the Priest Rapids Project in 
Grant County, Washington. The Commission prepared a draft environmental 
assessment (DEA) for the proposed action. In the DEA, the Commission 
concludes that approval of the IPP will not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    This DEA was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower Licensing 
(OHL). As such, the DEA is OHL staff's preliminary analysis of the IPP. 
No final conclusions have been made by the Commission regarding this 
matter.
    Should you wish to provide comments on the DEA, they should be 
filed within 30 days from the date of this notice. Comments should be 
addressed to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project 
number (2114-064) on any comments filed.
    Copies of the DEA are available for review in the Public Reference 
Room, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1407 Filed 1-21-99; 8:45 am]
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