[Federal Register: August 19, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 160)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3428-080-ME]

 
Androscoggin County, Maine; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

August 13, 1998.
    An environmental assessment (EA) is available for public review. 
The EA was prepared for an application filed by Miller Hydro Group, 
Incorporated on May 15, 1998, requesting the Commission to amend its 
license for the existing Worumbo Hydroelectric Project. The proposed 
amendment would permit the licensee: (1) to increase the normal 
evaluation of the project impoundment by 1.5 feet (from 97.0 feet mean 
sea level (msl) to 98.5 feet msl) by installing crest control gates on 
the Durham side and manual hinged flashboards on the Lisbon side of the 
existing dam; and (2) to implement periodic 1.5-foot reservoir 
drawdowns.
    The EA evaluates the environmental impacts that would result from 
implementing the proposed amendment of license; the document concludes 
that approval of the application would not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The EA was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower Licensing, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Copies of the EA can be viewed at 
the Commission's Reference and Information Center, Room 2A, 888 First 
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20426. Copies also may be obtained by 
calling the EA coordinator, Jim Haimes, at (202) 219-2780.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-22250 Filed 8-18-98; 8:45 am]
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