
[Federal Register: March 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 46)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2165-022]

 
Alabama Power Company; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

March 2, 2009.
    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 a New Major License 
for the Warrior River Hydroelectric Project, which includes the Lewis 
Smith and Bankhead developments.
    The Lewis Smith development is located in north central Alabama in 
the headwaters of the Black Warrior River on the Sipsey Fork in 
Cullman, Walker, and Winston Counties. The Bankhead development is 
located in west central Alabama downstream of the Lewis Smith 
development, on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County. The Lewis 
Smith development occupies 2,691.44 acres of Federal lands administered 
by the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bankhead development occupies 18.7 
acres of Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. 
Staff has prepared a final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 
project.
    The final EA contains staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental effects of the project and concludes that relicensing 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 final EA is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. 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.
    For further information, please contact Janet Hutzel at (202) 502-
8675 or at janet.hutzel@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-5214 Filed 3-10-09; 8:45 am]

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