

[Federal Register: October 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 194)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2100-134 California]

 
California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Availability 
of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Oroville Facilities 
and Intention to Hold Public Meetings

September 29, 2006.
    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 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the 
Oroville Facilities (FERC No. 2100), located on the Feather River in 
the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Butte County, California, and has 
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) for the 
project. The existing project occupies 2,000 acres of federal lands 
managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service within 
the Plumas and Lassen National Forests and 3,900 acres managed by the 
U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    The draft EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicant's 
proposal and alternatives for relicensing the Oroville Facilities. The 
draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the 
license applicant, and Commission staff.
    Comments on the draft EIS should be filed with Magalie R. Salas, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. All comments must be filed by November 28, 2006, 
and should reference Project No. 2100-134. Comments may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 
and instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 

under the eLibrary link.
    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are 
invited to attend one or more public meetings that will be held to 
receive comments on the draft EIS. Meeting dates, times, and locations 
will be provided in a subsequent Notice.
    At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments 
and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meeting will be 
recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) 
will become part of the Commission's public record for the project. 
Meeting information will be posted on the Commission's calendar located 
at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other 

related information.
    The Commission will consider comments it receives as it prepares 
the final EIS for this project. The final EIS will be part of the 
record from which the Commission will make its decision.
    Copies of the draft EIS are available for review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on 
the Internet at http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. Enter the docket 

number (P-2100) to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    CD versions of the draft EIS have been mailed to everyone on the 
mailing list for the project. Copies of the CD, as well as a limited 
number of paper copies, are available from the Public Reference Room 
identified above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
 to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
    For further information, contact James Fargo at (202) 502-6095 or 
at james.fargo@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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