
[Federal Register: April 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 76)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12429-001--Montana]

 
Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

April 15, 2009.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC's application 
for license for the proposed Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project, 
located at Clark Canyon reservoir on the Beaverhead River near the city 
of Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana, and has prepared an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The proposed project 
would occupy a total of 1.15 acres of Federal lands administered by the 
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
    The EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
impacts of the 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.
    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 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.

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    Any comments should be filed within 45 days \1\ from the date of 
this notice and should be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please affix Project No. 12429-001 to all 
comments. 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 the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. For a simpler 
method of submitting text-only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
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    \1\ Although the typical comment period for an EA is 30 days, 
the comment period in this instance is 45 days to allow the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service and others to respond to Commission 
staff's preliminary section 10(j) determination, as discussed in 
section 5.4.1 of the EA.
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    For further information, contact Dianne Rodman by telephone at 202-
502-6077 or by e-mail at dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-9172 Filed 4-21-09; 8:45 am]

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