94-29189. Bangor-Hydro Electric Co.; Intent to Hold a Public Meeting in Bangor, Maine, to Discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed Basin Mills Project and Existing Stillwater and Milford Projects

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 10981, 2712 and 2534-ME]


Bangor-Hydro Electric Co.; Intent to Hold a Public Meeting in 
Bangor, Maine, to Discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) for the Proposed Basin Mills Project and Existing Stillwater and 
Milford Projects

November 21, 1994.
    On November 10, 1994, the Commission staff mailed the Lower 
Penobscot River Basin DEIS to the Environmental Protection Agency, 
resource and land management agencies, and interested organizations and 
individuals. This document evaluates the environmental consequences of: 
(1) Constructing and operating the license applicant's proposed Basin 
Mills project which consists of a new 38 mega-watt (MW) Basin Mills 
hydroelectric development, expansion of the existing Veazie 
hydroelectric development from 8.4 to 16.4 MW and decommissioning of 
the existing 2.3 MW Orono development; (2) continuing operation of the 
applicant's existing 1.95 MW Stillwater project; (3) expanding the 
applicant's existing Milford project from 6.4 MW to 8 MW; and (4) 
alternatives to the applicant's proposals.
    The DEIS evaluates five alternatives for the Basin Mills proposal: 
No action (deny Basin Mills license, continue existing operation of 
Veazie and Orono); BHE's proposal; BHE's proposal with additional 
staff-recommended mitigation; not constructing Basin Mills but 
relicensing Veazie, with or without increased capacity, in combination 
with decommissioning or refurbishing Orono; and not constructing Basin 
Mills, decommissioning and removing Veazie dam, and refurbishing Orono.
    Alternatives for the Stillwater and Milford projects include: No 
action; applicant's proposal; and applicant's proposal with staff-
recommended mitigation.
    The public meeting, which will be recorded by an official 
stenographer, is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 1994, 
at the Ramada Inn, 357 Odlin Road (Exit 45B off I-95), in Bangor, 
Maine.
    At the meeting, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments 
and recommendations regarding the DEIS for the Commission's public 
record.
    For further information, please contact Sabina Joe at (202) 219-
1648.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-29189 Filed 11-25-94; 8:45 am]
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