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[FR Doc No: 94-31986]
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[Federal Register: December 29, 1994]
[Project No. 3074-005; Washington]
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To
Conduct a Scoping Meeting; City of Spokane
December 22, 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 FR 47910), the Office of Hydropower Licensing
has reviewed the licensee's amendment application that proposes to
increase the forebay water surface level for the upriver Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
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
We will conduct two scoping meetings in Spokane, Washington, on
January 18, 1995. All interested individuals, organizations, and
agencies are invited to attend and assist staff in identifying the
scope of environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EIS. The
first meeting will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm and will be oriented
toward resource agency concerns. The second will be held from 7:00 pm
to 11:00 pm and will be oriented toward public participation. Both
meetings will be held at Spokane City Hall, 808 West Spokane Falls
Boulevard, Spokane, Washington.
Copies of the scoping document will be mailed to all entities who
have expressed interest in this proceeding. The scoping document is
also available in the Commission's Reference and Information Center,
Room 3308, of the Commission's offices at 941 North Capitol Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426 and will be available at the scoping meeting.
We encourage all interested parties to read the scoping document prior
to the scoping meeting.
Objectives
At the scoping meeting the staff will: (1) identify reasonable
alternative operating procedures and environmental enhancement measures
that should be evaluated in the EIS; (2) identify significant
environmental issues related to the continued operation of the Upriver
Project; (3) determine the depth of analysis for issues that we will
address in the EIS; and, (4) identify and resources that are not
significant and, therefore, do not require detailed analysis.
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 April 22, 1994.
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 February 17, 1995.
All written correspondence should clearly show on the first page of
each document the following caption: Upriver Dam Hydroelectric Project,
FERC Project No. 3074-005--Washington.
Further, please note the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 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. 94-31986 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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