[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 24441-24442] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-11542] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2389-012 Maine] Edwards Manufacturing Company, Inc. and City of Augusta; Notice of Availability of Report on the Cost of Removing Edwards Dam April 29, 1997. By direction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) December 20, 1996, order, 77 FERC para. 61,285, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) staff has prepared an independent study of the cost of removing Edwards dam and documents the findings of the study in a report titled ``Cost of Removing Edwards Dam on the Kennebec River, Maine'' (Report). The Edwards Hydroelectric Project is located on the Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine. In the Report, ORNL staff analyze various alternative approaches to dam removal, estimate the cost of these approaches, and present a recommended approach for dam removal. The cost of ORNL's recommended approach is $2.7 million. The findings of this study will be incorporated into the Kennebec River Basin final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which is planned for publication later this year. Responses to public comments on this report will be included in the final EIS. Copies of the Report are available for review in the Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, of the Commission's offices at 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. Any comments should be filed on or before May 16, 1997, and should be [[Page 24442]] addressed to: Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. Please affix Project No. 2389-012 to all comments. For further information, contact Joe Davis, Commission staff Task Monitor, at (202) 219-2865. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 97-11542 Filed 5-2-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M