02-11263. El Dorado Irrigation District; Notice of Public Meetings

May 1, 2002.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is reviewing the application for a new license for the El Dorado Project (FERC No. 184), filed on February 22, 2000. The El Dorado Project, licensed to the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID), is located on the South Fork American River, in El Dorado, Alpine, and Amador Counties, California. The project occupies lands of the Eldorado National Forest.

The EID, several state and federal agencies, and several non-governmental agencies have asked the Commission for time to work collaboratively with a facilitator to resolve certain issues relevant to this proceeding. These meetings are a part of that collaborative process. On Monday, May 13, 2002, there will be a Plenary Meeting, and meetings of Recreation and Terrestrial Workgroups. On Tuesday, May 14, the Aquatics-Hydrology Workgroup will meet. The workgroup meetings will focus on further defining interests and the development of management objectives. We invite the participation of all interested governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the general public in these meetings.

On Monday, May 13, the meetings will be held as follows:

Plenary Meeting—9:00 am-11:30 am

Recreation Workgroup—12:30 pm-3:30 pm

Terrestrial Workgroup—3:30 pm-4:30 pm

On Tuesday, May 14, the aquatics-hydrology workgroup will meet from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. All meetings will be held in the Folsom Hilton Garden Inn, located at 221 Iron Point Road, Folsom, California.

For further information, please contact Elizabeth Molloy at [phone] or John Mudre at [phone].

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Deputy Secretary.