Notice2021-11459
City of Seattle, Washington; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment
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June 1, 2021
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29257-29258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11459]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 553-238]
City of Seattle, Washington; Notice of Availability of
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 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.
An environmental assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of
staff's review of the proposal.\1\ The EA contains 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
significantly affecting 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 EA may be viewed on the Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> 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,
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2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#21676473626e4f4d484f44725451514e535561474453420f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8acccfd8c9c5e4e6e3e4efd9fffafae5f8fecaeceff8e9a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a> or toll-free at 1-866-208-3372, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the issuance date
of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
Please file comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paper-filed. Paper filings made using
the U.S. Postal Service should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket number P-553-238. Commenters
can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-11459 Filed 5-28-21; 8:45 am]
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