[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 67047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25682]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 553-238]


City of Seattle, Washington; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

    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 submitted by the City of 
Seattle, Washington to construct a replacement fuel dock and associated 
infrastructure at Diablo Lake at the Skagit River Project No. 553. The 
Skagit River Project is located on the Skagit River in Snohomish, 
Skagit, and Whatcom counties, Washington. The project occupies a 
portion of the Ross Lake National Recreation Area administered by the 
U.S. National Park Service and the Mount Baker National Forest 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    A Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) has been prepared as part of 
staff's review of the proposal.\1\ The FEA contains the Commission 
staff's analysis of the probable environmental effects of the proposed 
action and concludes that approval of the proposal, with Commission 
staff's recommended measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action that would significantly affect the quality of the human 
environment.
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    \1\ On July 16, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 
issued a final rule, Update to the Regulations Implementing the 
Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
(Final Rule, 85 FR 43,304), which was effective as of September 14, 
2020; however, the NEPA review of this project was in process at 
that time and was prepared pursuant to CEQ's 1978 NEPA regulations.
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    The FEA may be viewed on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
553) in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-3372, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: November 18, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-25682 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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