
[Federal Register: May 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 94)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 271-128]


Entergy Arkansas, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment

May 10, 2010.
    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 an application to delegate authority to
Entergy Arkansas, Inc (licensee) for approving excavation and dredging
activities at the Carpenter-Remmel Hydroelectric Project (FERC No.
271). An environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of
staff's review of the proposal. The project is located on the Ouachita
River, in Hot Springs and Garland Counties, Arkansas.
    In the application, the licensee proposes a procedure that
establishes guidance for removing rock, soil, and silt materials from
Lakes Catherine and Hamilton, the project's two reservoirs, without
prior Commission approval. The EA contains Commission staff's analysis
of the probable environmental impacts of the proposed procedure and
concludes that approval of the proposal would not constitute a major
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
    The EA is attached to a Commission order titled ``Order Modifying
and Approving Dredging and Excavation Permitting Procedure,'' which was
issued May 4, 2010, and is available for review and reproduction at the
Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary''
link. Enter the docket number (P-271) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3372, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-11632 Filed 5-14-10; 8:45 am]
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