[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 38989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19056]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 11516, 11120-002, and 11300--Michigan]
Commonwealth Power Company; Notice of Intent to Conduct Public
Scoping Meetings and Site Visits
July 15, 1997.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission)
will hold public and agency scoping meetings on July 28, 1997, for
preparation of a Multiple Project Environmental Assessment (MPEA) under
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the issuance of
original licenses for the Irving, Middleville, and LaBarge Project Nos.
11516, 11120-002, and 11300. The three projects are located on the
Thornapple River in Barry and Kent Counties, Michigan.
Scoping Meetings
FERC staff will conduct one agency scoping meeting and one public
meeting. The agency scoping meeting will focus on resource agency and
non-governmental organization (NGO) concerns while the public scoping
meetings are primarily for public input. All interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or both of the
meetings, and assist the staff in identifying the scope of the
environmental issues that should be analyzed in the MPEA. The times and
locations of these meetings are as follows:
Agency Scoping Meeting, Tuesday, July 29, 1997, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m., Caledonia Township Hall, 250 Maple Street, Caledonia, MI
49316.
Public Scoping Meeting, Tuesday, July 29, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00
p.m., Caledonia Township Hall, 250 Maple Street, Caledonia, MI
49316.
To help focus discussions, a scoping document (Revised Scoping
Document 1--including all three projects) outlining subject areas to be
addressed at the meeting will be distributed by mail to the parties on
the FERC mailing list. Copies of the Revised Scoping Document 1 will
also be available at the scoping meetings.
Site Visits
Site visits will be held at the three projects; anyone with
questions regarding the site visits should contact the appropriate
contact person below. All participants must furnish their own
transportation. The date and time of the site visits are as follows:
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Date/time Projects Contact
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Monday, July 28, 1997, 1:00 p.m. Irving, Bob Evans,
Middleville, and Commonwealth
LaBarge. Power (517) 676-
0700.
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All participants should meet at the Caledonia Township Hall, 250
Maple Street, Caledonia, Michigan, 49316.
Objectives
At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) Summarize the
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the planned
MPEA; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available
information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue;
(3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that
should be analyzed in the MPEA, including viewpoints in opposition to,
or in support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the
relative depth of analysis for issues to be addressed in the MPEA; and
(5) identify resource issues that are of lesser importance, and,
therefore, do not require detailed analysis.
Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become
part of the formal records of the Commission proceeding on the projects
under consideration. Individuals presenting statements at the meetings
will be asked to sign in before the meeting starts and to clearly
identify themselves for the record. Speaking time for attendees at the
evening meetings will be determined before the meeting, based on the
number of persons wishing to speak and the approximate amount of time
available for the session. All speakers will be provided at least 5
minutes to present their views.
Individuals, corporations, and agencies with environmental
expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to
assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed
in the MPEA.
Persons choosing not to speak at the meetings, but who have views
on the issues, may submit written statements for inclusion in the
public record at the meeting. In addition, written scoping comments may
be filed with the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All such filings should
conform with the requirements outlined in detail in Revised Scoping
Document 1.
For further information, please contact Sue Cielinski at (202) 219-
2942.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-19056 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
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