94-28663. Peak Power Corp., Kvaerner Venture, Inc., and Las Vegas Energy Storage Limited Partnership; Revised Notice to Conduct Scoping Meetings and a Site Visit  

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    [Project No. 11367-001]
    
     
    
    Peak Power Corp., Kvaerner Venture, Inc., and Las Vegas Energy 
    Storage Limited Partnership; Revised Notice to Conduct Scoping Meetings 
    and a Site Visit
    
    November 15, 1994.
        The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received an 
    application to construct and operate the proposed Sheep Mountain Pumped 
    Storage Project, FERC Project No. 11367. The off-stream project would 
    be located approximately 19 miles south of Las Vegas in Clark County, 
    Nevada. This proposed project would involve federal lands managed by 
    the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
        The FERC staff has determined that licensing this project would 
    constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
    of the human environment. Therefore, the FERC staff intends to direct a 
    third-party contractor in the preparation of an Environmental Impact 
    Statement (EIS) on the hydroelectric project in accordance with the 
    National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (Pub. L. 91-190. 
    42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, January 1, 1970, as amended by Pub. L. 94-52, July 
    3, 1975, Pub. L. 94-83, August 9, 1925, and Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), 
    September 13, 1982). This EIS will objectively consider both site-
    specific and cumulative environmental impacts of the project and 
    reasonable alternatives, and will include an economic, financial, and 
    engineering analysis. BLM will be a cooperating agency on the EIS.
        The Draft EIS (DEIS) will be circulated for review and comment by 
    all interested parties, and FERC will hold a public meeting for the 
    DEIS. FERC and BLM will consider and respond to comments received on 
    the DEIS in the Final EIS. The FERC staff's conclusions and 
    recommendations will then be presented for the consideration of the 
    Commission in reaching its final licensing decision. BLM will use the 
    information in the EIS to make its decision on issuing a right-of-way 
    grant for the project.
        Scoping: Affected landowners, concerned citizens, special interest 
    groups, local governments, and any other interested parties are invited 
    to comment on the scope of the environmental issues that should be 
    analyzed in the EIS. Scoping will help ensure that all significant 
    issues related to this proposal are addressed in the EIS, and also will 
    identify significant or potentially significant impacts that may result 
    from the proposed project.
        The FERC will conduct two scoping meetings on November 29 and 30, 
    1994. A scoping meeting oriented towards the public will begin at 7:30 
    p.m. on November 29, 1994, at the Clark County Library located at 1401 
    E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. A scoping meeting oriented towards 
    the agencies will begin at 8:30 a.m. on November 30, 1994, at the BLM 
    offices located at 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada. (The public and 
    the agencies may attend either or both meetings, however.)
        Objectives: At the scoping meetings FERC staff will (1) Identify 
    preliminary environmental issues related to the proposed project; (2) 
    identify preliminary resource issues that are not important and do not 
    require detailed analysis; (3) identify reasonable alternatives to be 
    addressed in the EIS; (4) solicit from the meeting participants all 
    available information, especially quantified data, on the resource 
    issues; and (5) encourage statements from experts and the public on 
    issues that should be analyzed in the EIS, including points of view in 
    opposition to, or in support of, the staffs' preliminary views.
        Procedures: The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter and 
    all statements (oral and written) thereby become a part of the official 
    record of the Commission proceedings for the Blue Diamond South 
    Project. Individuals presenting statements at the meetings will be 
    asked to clearly identify themselves for the record.
        To help focus discussions at the scoping meeting, FERC will mail a 
    Scoping Document I, outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EIS, 
    to agencies and interested individuals on the project mailing list. 
    Copies of the scoping document will also be available at the scoping 
    meetings.
        Persons choosing not to speak at the meetings, but who have views 
    on the issues or information relevant to the issues, may submit written 
    statements for inclusion in the public record at the meetings. In 
    addition, written, scoping comments may be filed with Secretary, 
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., 
    Washington, DC 20426 until December 27, 1994. All written 
    correspondence should clearly show the following caption on the first 
    page: Sheep Mountain Pumped Storage Project, FERC No. 11367-000.
        Intervenors--those on the Commission's service list for this 
    proceeding (parties)--are reminded of the Commission's Rules of 
    Practice and Procedure, requiring parties filing documents with the 
    Commission, to serve a copy of the document on each person whose name 
    appears on the official service list. Further, if a party or interceder 
    files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits 
    of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular 
    resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that 
    resource agency.
        Site Visit: A site visit to the Sheep Mountain Project is planned 
    for November 29, 1994. Attendees will meet at the parking lot of the 
    Gold Strike Casino, located in Jean, Nevada (east side of route 15) at 
    9 a.m. Those who wish to attend should contact Mike Strzelecki at (202) 
    219-2827.
        For Further Information Contact: Mike Strzelecki, FERC-OHL, (202) 
    219-2827 or Roy Lee, BLM Las Vegas Resources Area, (702) 647-5040.
    Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
    Acting Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 94-28663 Filed 11-18-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
11/21/1994
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Document Number:
94-28663
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: November 21, 1994, Project No. 11367-001