
[Federal Register: May 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 98)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12775-001]

 
City of Spearfish, South Dakota; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment

May 13, 2010.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) 
regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 380 (Order No. 
486, 52 Federal Register (FR) 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the city of Spearfish's application for license for the 
Spearfish

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Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 12775-001), located on 
Spearfish Creek near the city of Spearfish, in Lawrence County, South 
Dakota. The existing, but unlicensed project occupies a total of 57.26 
acres of federal lands within the Black Hills National Forest managed 
by the U.S. Forest Service.
    Staff prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA), which 
analyzes the potential environmental effects of licensing 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 draft EA is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at 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 (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.
    Any comments should be filed within 45 days from the date of this 
notice. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text-only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please affix Project No. 12775-001 to all 
comments.
    For further information, contact Steve Hocking by telephone at 
(202) 502-8753 or by e-mail at steve.hocking@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-12231 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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