95-9204. Public Notice of Intent To Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and a Site Visit

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 72 (Friday, April 14, 1995)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-11495-000]


Public Notice of Intent To Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and a 
Site Visit

April 7, 1995.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Original for Major Project.
    b. Project No.: 11495-000.
    c. Date filed: August 26, 1994.
    d. Applicant: Nooksack River Hydro, Inc., Bothell, WA.
    e. Name of Project: Clearwater Creek.
    f. Location: On Clearwater Creek, near Deming, Whatcom County, WA.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lon Covin, Hydro West Group, Inc., 1422 
130th Avenue NE., Bellevue, WA 98005, [phone].
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Surender M. Yepuri, P.E., [phone].
    j. Deadline date for written comments on scoping (environmental 
issues): May 26, 1995.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: On December 15, 1994, the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Intent 
to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Clearwater 
Creek Project (FERC No. 11495) and Warm Creek Project (FERC No. 10865).
    l. Intent to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings: Two scoping meetings 
will be conducted on Tuesday, May 9, 1995, at 7:00 p.m., and Wednesday, 
May 10, 1995, at 10:00 a.m.
    Location: Hampton Inn, 3985 Bennett Drive, Bellingham, WA 98225.
    Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies with 
environmental expertise are invited to attend either or both meetings 
and assist the staff in identifying the scope of environmental issues 
that should be analyzed in the EIS.
    To help focus discussions at the meetings, a scoping document 
outlining subject areas to be addressed in the EIS will be mailed to 
agencies and interested individuals on the Commission 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 issues or information relevant to the issues, may submit written 
statements for inclusion in the public record at the meeting. In 
addition, written comments may be filed with the Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street NE., Washington, 
DC, 20426, by the deadline date shown in Item (j) above. All written 
correspondence should clearly show the following caption on the first 
page: Clearwater Creek Hydro Project, FERC No. 11495.
    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.\1\ 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.

    \1\The official service list can be obtained by calling the 
Office of the Secretary, Dockets Branch at [phone].
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    Site Visit: A site visit to the Clearwater Creek Hydro project is 
planned for May 9, 1995. Those who wish to attend should plan to meet 
at 9:00 a.m. at the Acme Country Kitchen on Route 9 in Acme, 
Washington.
    m. Description of Project: The proposed project would consist of: 
(1) A 10-foot-high, 75-foot-long reinforced concrete diversion weir 
with a crest elevation of 1,665 feet on the National Geodetic Vertical 
Datum; (2) a 40-foot-wide, 80-foot-long, and 18-foot-high concrete 
intake structure; (3) a 63-inch-diameter, 8,785-foot-long steel 
penstock; (4) a 48-foot-wide, 48-foot-long, and 35-foot-high concrete 
powerhouse equipped with a vertical Pelton turbine generator unit with 
a rated capacity of 6.0 MW; (5) an 80-foot-long tailrace; (6) a 35-kV, 
11.4-mile-long transmission line; and (7) appurtenant equipment.
    n. Purpose of Project: Project power would be sold to a local 
utility.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files Maintenance 
Branch, located at 941 North Capitol Street NE., Room 3104, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling [phone]. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the applicant's office (see item (h) 
above).
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-9204 Filed 4-13-95; 8:45 am]
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