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[FR Doc No: 94-15461]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2145-021]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To
Conduct a Scoping Meeting
June 21, 1994.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, 18 CFR part
380 (order No. 486, 52 F.R. 47910), the Office of Hydropower Licensing
has reviewed the licensee's amendment application that proposes
modifications to the Rocky Reach Project facilities and operation.
Staff's initial evaluation of the proposed modifications was issued on
October 15, 1993, in a draft environmental assessment.
A draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be issued and
circulated for review by all interested parties. All comments filed on
the draft EIS will be analyzed by staff and considered in the final
EIS. Staff's conclusions and recommendations will then be presented for
the consideration of the Commission in reaching its final decision.
Scoping Meeting
A public scoping meeting will be held Thursday July 28, 1994,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant County Auditorium, 400 Douglas
Street, Wenatchee, Washington. An agency scoping meeting will be held
on Monday, July 25, 1994, from 8:00 a.m. until noon at the Portland
Building 2nd Floor Auditorium, 1120 SW. 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
All interested individuals and organizations are invited to attend and
assist staff in identifying the scope of environmental issues that
should be analyzed in the EIS.
The environmental assessment will be considered the initial scoping
document. Copies of the environmental assessment will be mailed to all
entities who have expressed interest in this proceeding. The
environmental assessment is also available in the Commission's
Reference and Information Center, Room 3308, of the Commission's
offices at 941 North Capital Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and will
be available at the scoping meeting. We encourage all interested
parties to read the environmental assessment prior to the scoping
meeting.
Objectives
At the scoping meeting the staff will: (1) describe the range of
issues being considered in this amendment application proceeding; (2)
review the conclusions and recommendations in the environmental
assessment; (4) identify any additional issues that should be included
in the EIS; and (5) obtain any additional information that any entity
feels should be considered during preparation of the EIS.
Procedures
The scoping meeting will be recorded by a stenographer and all
statements (oral and written) will become part of the Commission's
public record for this proceeding that was noticed on October 22, 1991.
Interested persons who are unable to attend, or do not choose to speak
at the scoping meeting, may submit written statements for inclusion in
the public record. All written comments must be filed with the
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, on or before September 8, 1994.
All written correspondence should clearly show on the first page of
each document the following caption: Rocky Reach Project, FERC Project
No. 2145-021.
Further, please note the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedures, requiring all entities to file an original and eight copies
of any filing with the Commission. Parties filing documents must also
serve the documents on each person whose name is on the official
service list.
For further information, please contact Jim Hastreiter at (503)
326-5846.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-15461 Filed 6-24-94; 8:45 am]
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