[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 13659] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-7284] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 1933-011 and 2198-007] Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment March 16, 1998. A final environmental assessment (EA) is available for public review. The final EA analyzes the environmental impacts of an application by Southern California Edison Company (licensee) to relocate project facilities. The licensee proposes constructing a new penstock to replace part of the existing flowline for the Santa Ana River (SAR) 1 and 2 Hydroelectric Project No. 1933-011 and all of the flowline for the SAR 3 Hydroelectric Project No. 2198-007. The licensee proposes to construct a new powerhouse to replace both the SAR 2 and SAR 3 powerhouses. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building a new flood control dam in the Santa Ana River Canyon below the SAR 1 and 2 Project. The Seven Oaks Dam will inundate and destroy the SAR 2 powerhouse and the SAR 3 flowline rendering both projects inoperable. The licensee's proposed construction would allow it to continue to operate the projects. Both projects are on the Santa Ana River and its tributaries in San Bernardino County, California. The final EA finds that the application to relocate project facilities would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The final EA was written by staff in the Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture--Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Ranger District. Copies of the final EA can be obtained by calling the Commission's Public Reference Room at (202) 208-1371. David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-7284 Filed 3-19-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M