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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11841-002 Alaska]

 
Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

June 19, 2007.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission 
or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, Commission staff has reviewed 
the application for a license for the proposed Whitman Lake 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC no. 11841-002) and has prepared an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The project would be 
located on Whitman Creek, approximately 4 miles east of the City of 
Ketchikan, Alaska. The project would occupy 155.8 acres of lands of the 
United States, 155 acres administered by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service) and 0.8 acres administered 
by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
    The EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
effects of the proposed project and 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.
    Copies of the EA are available for review in Public Reference Room 
2-A of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, 
DC. The EA may also be viewed on the Commission's Internet Web site 
(http://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. Additional information about the project is 
available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202) 
502-6088, or on the Commission's website using the eLibrary link. For 
assistance with eLibrary, contact FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-
free at (866) 208-3676; for TTY contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any comments on the EA 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., Room 1-A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ``Whitman Lake Hydroelectric Project 
No. 11841-002'' to all comments. Comments may be filed electronically 
via Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    For further information, contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434 or 
by e-mail at kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-12303 Filed 6-25-07; 8:45 am]

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